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Can you correct? I have a fish and I am reading pages about the fish. Can you let me know, is there any mistake?

Remember when doing a water change, make sure you are gentle and you make the water temperature as close to the original water temperature as possible. I will add some hot tap water to raise the water temperature to the what the temperature was before the water change. It will take some playing around with to match the temperature.

The fish is only doing this on the front right lower corner of his tank. The filter is located directly in back of where he is doing this, so I don't think he is adverse to the filter flow.

Salt is not medication but a chemical that is alien to freshwater fish and the addition of salt in sufficient quantities to be terminal to this parasite will also be harmful to a wide range of fish.

Thankyou

Doctor D · Accepted Answer

I would simplify a little (and make shorter sentences). Here is how I would write these lines.

Remember, when doing a water change, to be gentle. The water temperature should be as close to the original water temperature as possible. I add some hot tap water to raise the temperature of the fresh water to match the original water temperature. It will take some playing around to get the temperature correct.

The fish is only doing this in the front right lower corner of his tank. The filter is located directly in back of where he is doing this, so I don't think he is adverse to the filter flow.

Salt is not medication but a chemical that is alien to freshwater fish. Adding salt in sufficient quantities to kill this parasite will also be harmful to a wide range of fish.

Does this help?

Anonymous · Answer

The help was helpful thank you

Can you help me with two sentences?
what goes in blank?
Could I ask for you help ___ a different sentence?

I had to think of this in order to be able to phrase it at all. Could you read it and tell me if you understand it, and if it needs to be fixed?

The more shots you miss the smaller the increments by which you percentage drops/the less your percentage drops. If you take 1 shot and you make it you are 100% if you miss the next one you are 50% the one after that 33%, after that 25%, 20%

TYVM

Doctor D · Answer

The first sentence:

Could I ask for your help on/with a different sentence. (possessive "your" here).

Second set of sentences:
I would break up the sentences and add some information to improve clearness.

The more shots you miss, the smaller the increments by which your percentage of wins drops. If you take one shot and make it, you are at 100%. If you miss the next one, you are at 50%. The one after that gets you to 33%, then 25%, then 20%.

Anonymous · Answer

DoctorD, I am into fish and am reading some stuff. Can you tell me where the mistakes are, there mustn't e many as I can't find it. The underlined parts is my concern.

I have my Fluval Specs each set to minimum flow at/on the pump. The output current is still too strong for fish who has taken wedging himself against the filter intake so he does not have to swim against the vortex inside the tiny tank.
I have attached a small cut out foam filter to the output nozzle and was able to restrict the current flow.
You could experiment with positioning the nozzle so that it hits the wall of the tank, hence reducing the flow of output current.
I'm taking very strong consideration to swapping out at least one of our other tanks for one of these regardless of the inflow problem.
A fish that seems to like to swim in/with the current of your filter.
Fish like to feel safe, so plants where he can hide in is good. The more room he has to hide, the bigger chance that he'll feel comfortable coming out (knowing he'll always have a place to go to).

If you have a docile betta and a 10+ gallon tank, then you can get tank mates but there are some rules you need to follow.

1. No gouramis. They're too closely related to bettas and the betta will confuse it for another betta.
2. No fish with bright colors and/or big fins (like fancy guppies). You're betta can confuse big finned, colorful fish for another betta.

which is correct?

The underlined parts is my concern. The underlined parts are where I am concerned

Doctor D · Answer

It looks pretty good. My corrections or suggestions are in bold.

I have my Fluval Specs each set to minimum flow at the pump. The output current is still too strong for a fish who has taken to wedging himself against the filter intake so he does not have to swim against the vortex inside the tiny tank.
I have attached a small cutout foam filter to the output nozzle and was able to restrict the current flow.
You could experiment with positioning the nozzle so that it hits the wall of the tank, hence reducing the flow of the output current.
I've given very strong consideration to swapping out at least one of our other tanks for one of these regardless of the inflow problem.
A fish that seems to like to swim with the current of your filter.
Fish like to feel safe, so plants where he can hide in are good. The more room he has to hide, the bigger the chance that he'll feel comfortable coming out (knowing he'll always have a place to go back to).

If you have a docile betta and a 10+ gallon tank, then you can get tank mates but there are some rules you need to follow.

1. No gouramis. They're too closely related to bettas and the betta will confuse it with another betta.
2. No fish with bright colors and/or big fins (like fancy guppies). Your betta can confuse big finned, colorful fish with another betta.

(It's always "confuse with")

Anonymous · Answer

Could I ask one thing for my blog to correct?

The different isn't significant enough between a fish tank of 10 to 40 liters. If you want to put your fish in a 40 liter tank you could just as well put him in a 20. It wouldn't make a difference. The difference is noticeable between 80 to 120 liters. So if you have a 80 liter tank and want to get a 100 or 120, that wouldn't be a waste of money. There are some fish that can live only in 100+ liters.

I want to start a sentence like thus. Is it correct?

The only difference significant enough to be mentioned is...

The dark font is my concern
There is a light above my aquarium. Since it is too bright and strong when straight on, I turn it to (face) the side when I turn it on so as to to disturb disrupt the fish. If you have a Betta fish that is what you should do.

Thank you in advance

Doctor D · Answer

Yes, you can start with
"The only difference significant enough to be mentioned is ..." (the rest of the sentence may or may not be correct).

Let me make a few suggestions about the full paragraph. I would make a few changes. The biggest would be to reword the first sentence to put the parts of the phrase together. Thus:

The different between fish tanks holding between 10 and 40 liters isn't significant. If you want to put your fish in a 40 liter tank, you could just as well put him in a 20. It wouldn't make a difference. The difference only becomes noticeable between 80 to 120 liters. So if you have an 80 liter tank and want to get a 100 or 120, that wouldn't be a waste of money. There are some fish that can live only in tanks holding 100 liters or more.

Most of this is fine.
There is a light above my aquarium. Since it is too bright and strong when straight on, I turn it to (face) the side when I turn it on so as not to to disturb the fish. If you have a Betta fish, that is what you should do.
"face" is optional. If you want another word than "turn," say "I rotate it to the side when I turn it on..."

Hope that helps.

Anonymous · Answer

Hi

I would like to write something like this but I'm not sure how to say it.
I forget to feed my fish more and more everyday.
I feed him less and less everyday. I just forget to feed him. At first i would feed him one a day now, it's every other day.

Start with the pile with the most number of seeds in it. Work you way around it until your tank is clean.

Thank you

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