Seems like your drastically underwatering it. 2-3 times in 3 Months is something a Cactus or Succulent can handle, but I'm very doubtful a Fiscus can.

No plant likes it's soil to completely dry out. Most like the top inch or so to dry out Then be watered throughly.

I love never had a Fiscus but many people have. Al will come help you soon or one of our other amazing members.

Thanks! I guess I should add the underwatering wasn't entirely intentional - I seemed to forget about checking the soil of this particular plant in the midst of more demanding ones. I watered it yesterday so I will be sure to continue giving it more attention than previously. Would that explain the spots and leaf drop? If any ficus owners want to chime in with a general watering schedule to use as a guideline, that'd be great, too. I do water based on soil but it'd be helpful to have an idea of how often I need to remind myself to check on this one.

I will tell you that these plants are indeed drought tolerant. I have a benjamina that gets watered every 6 weeks - 2 months with no problems. Its in a 10 inch pot. I also have a elastica in a 10 in that sits outside and alse gets rarely watered. Infact mine did the same thing when i first got it. I moved it to a sunnier room and it stopped dropping those leaves and getting spots. The like as much light as they can get. I also recently got a new variegated version and it is in the same sunny south window as the benjamina and it has not lost leaves either.

They also always have little bugs in the soil. and there are even worms that come out when i water the one that is INSIDE.

Here is my newest one...

Thanks, that's good to know! I was just telling my friend that if a plant is actively growing, then that's typically a sign it's faring okay in the conditions you're providing for it. Yours is definitely is a lot fuller than mine, and I certainly prefer a bushier ficus aesthetically. I will try moving it to a sunnier spot, that may prove difficult as fall has officially begun in Seattle - which means clouds and rain more often than not! Our apartment doesn't seem to get enough natural light to start with, imo - the sunniest side of our house is the east facing window and a lot of that light makes it onto our patio but not indoors, it seems. The ficus is also about a yard away from a 23W CFL bulb. Not sure if that is close enough to it to have any effect, because I know NOTHING about grow lights and can't ever seem to find any well-explained, beginner instructions regarding them on this forum.

I dont use grow lights but 3ft away is too far to have any effect.