Hard water Bettas

[Baddams]

I use this, rather than the Stress Coat. It's more concentrated (and I'm not convinced the fish benefit from Aloe Vera):

https://www.apifishcare.com/product.php ... bGBq-hKjIU

[Stephen]

[quote=Laura Noob]
It keeps not letting me post a pic so I will change my profile pic to one of my Boy. Sorry for the technical hitch.
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Use the imgur on the left to upload an image.
Click on imgur and select the image.

[Laura Noob]

That’s better! Thanks for the assist!

[fr499y]

Hello and welcome to AF-UK Lovely looking betta you have there

[Gingerlove05]

[quote="Baddams" pid='40757' dateline='1571914310']
I use this, rather than the Stress Coat. It's more concentrated (and I'm not convinced the fish benefit from Aloe Vera):

https://www.apifishcare.com/product.php ... bGBq-hKjIU
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Too much aloe vera can cause excess slime coat/mucus which can lead to further issues. If I remember correctly that is

[Laura Noob]

Ok, noted. I will try that water conditioner instead. Thank you!

[stuaz]

He looks good to me. Light/white coloured bettas are known to changing colour more so than the others colours as they mature. It's also possible that he carries something called the "marble" gene. Which isn't anything to really worry about but can explain colour change.

If it's just his colour change that is causing your worry and not actually his behaviour then I would put money on his colour change just a nature change for him

[Stephen]

[quote=Gingerlove05]
[quote=Baddams]
I use this, rather than the Stress Coat. It's more concentrated (and I'm not convinced the fish benefit from Aloe Vera):

https://www.apifishcare.com/product.php ... bGBq-hKjIU
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Too much aloe vera can cause excess slime coat/mucus which can lead to further issues. If I remember correctly that is
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Aloe vera can cause problems with the protective mucus on the fish.

[Laura Noob]

Hi Laura and welcome!

I'm in Bournemouth too, so I know what a struggle our hard water can be.
Have you thought of mixing in some RO at water changes?
I've been doing this for a couple of months now and it's gently reducing the hardness in the tank. The inmates seem to like it (I even caught a couple of my Harlequins getting jiggy with it the other day) and it's even reduced the scale marks around the waterline.
I get it from these people:

https://www.spotlesswater.co.uk/

They've got a unit in the industrial estate behind Castlepoint (at the self storage place next door to Bookers). The unit's like a small shipping container with a screen/card payment machine and hose/nozzle. I just pull up with a container in my boot, self-service some water, pay and go. It's dead easy. On my last visit I got 50 litres for 92p (I'm guessing you wouldn't even need that much).

Fishcove are great - I only discovered him a while ago. Lovely little shop.

Funnily enough I have been thinking of slowly adding some RO water to see if half and half might help. That’s great to know that there is something so nearby! Thank you, I’ll go and investigate next time i’m In Castlepoint!