Uh it is definitely still a big deal. Ammonia is still an irritant with nitrite being even more potentially fatal. I recommend fishless cycling for ALL fish. Any measurable amount is too much.
if that was the case, Walmart couldnt keep the dang things alive long enough to sell.........
Oh, I did not know about cycling tanks. There are no living plants as the puny little LED light it came with couldn't light up the whole tank. It does receive light when the overhead lights in our basement come on, because it’s in the family area the overhead lights are one quite often. We are planning to do a 25% water change weekly, would that be enough to help keep the Ammonia down until the tank is cycled? And the tank is filled up about 2 inches below the rim, but has a lid onto, and I don't think he can jump out. And I'm assuming if the betta has built a bubble nest, he is adapting well to the new tank?
I never said it was always fatal but it can still cause gill damage.
Just because a fish can survive poor water quality doesn't mean it should be subjected to it...thriving vs. merely surviving...
aint always the males that fight.....right after laying eggs one time i had a female beat the heck out of a the male and shred his fins.....
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