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Urgent!!!!!

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#1 ·
My friend's betta, Ninja, is dying. I asked my friend, Tiffany, if she checked her water parameters to see if they are in the normal range, she says that they are fine. There is no sign of disease. She has him in a bowl, but does water changes every day, like 50% water changes. She got the betta maybe a year ago, so Ninja is approximately 1 year and a half old. Not very old for a betta. Please help with this, it is very urgent. I can relay your messages to Tiffany. Thank you in advance.
 
#2 ·
50% change in a bowl is not enough unless it is planted. You are still leaving ammonia and other waste behind. Also I would assume if it is a bowl he is not heated. therefore she would need to slowly raise the temp and start doing 100% changes every couple of days.
 
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hope the betta is doing better by now. I agree with bev's notion it needs more heat and likely cleaner water.
 
#12 ·
Ask your friend if she can possibly upgrade the tank to a 10 gallon. they are cheap enough and then she can add a heater and small filter. This is how I keep my one Betta and he is thriving. Fish bowls just are not adequate enough. My betta thrives at 83/84 degrees
 
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Update on the betta, Ninja: He is back to being himself again.

I will talk to her about getting a 10 gallon tank for him and her other one. She could split the 10 gallon into two with a divider and have both of them in there. I will definitely talk to her about it. Thank you all for your help with this.
 
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