A New Rare Beauty Rescued From Petco's Jars

[Malawi MaD]

One of the chips is on the corner, but we were able to repair it. I had a hobbyist at my LFS look at it (he has 18 tanks! ) and he said it should be fine. These are the rocks we found. We found both flat, and round stones. I am not sure what they are made of.

Oh must of been different someone else's tank that i looked at, thought it was your's. As long as it hasn't bust the seal and its only a chip it should be ok, usually corners are more tender but i suppose it depends on how bad the chip is. Nice looking rock, could do a nice aqua scape with it all, some pieces look a little like limestone which is good. Not a 100% sure what it all is though but it will make a nice looking malawi tank

 

[Dieses Madchen]

One of the chips is on the corner, but we were able to repair it. I had a hobbyist at my LFS look at it (he has 18 tanks! ) and he said it should be fine. These are the rocks we found. We found both flat, and round stones. I am not sure what they are made of.

Oh must of been different someone else's tank that i looked at, thought it was your's. As long as it hasn't bust the seal and its only a chip it should be ok, usually corners are more tender but i suppose it depends on how bad the chip is. Nice looking rock, could do a nice aqua scape with it all, some pieces look a little like limestone which is good. Not a 100% sure what it all is though but it will make a nice looking malawi tank

We weren't sure if the seal was busted or not, but we resealed it on the of chance. It is not leaking now, so i think it is going to be okay. I am just anxious now that I have a lot of the stuff I need. I am ready to get to the actual setup. Right now all I have pictures of is random items that I am going to use! I think the stones may be limestone, as I found them by the cliffs in the missouri hillside.

 

[Malawi MaD]

Well at least you have re sealed it to be sure ..You going for external or internal filtration? If its limestone that's good but even if it isn't, it will still look good

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Well at least you have re sealed it to be sure ..You going for external or internal filtration? If its limestone that's good but even if it isn't, it will still look good

What is the different lol. I bought a Marineland Biowheel Emperor 400, which is a double biowheel OTB filter, and a Aqueon Pro 250 adjustable heater.

 

[Malawi MaD]

Well at least you have re sealed it to be sure ..You going for external or internal filtration? If its limestone that's good but even if it isn't, it will still look good

What is the different lol. I bought a Marineland Biowheel Emperor 400, which is a double biowheel OTB filter, and a Aqueon Pro 250 adjustable heater.

Well without blabbering on to much lol basically an external filter is a canister filter containing usually 3/5 basket/sections holding the filter media they can have their media tailored specifically to the requirements of your livestock, which is good. They can sit under/next to the tank aquarium/stand/cabinet and have inlet and outlet pipes that sit in the aquarium. Your marineland emperor 400 is a type of external filter as it sit's on the side of the tank (i think ??) So the internal filter is basically the opposite as it's full submerged in the aquarium. That's just a brief explanation without going into to much detail

 

[lilfishie]

He is beautiful! looks similar to my new HM

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Well at least you have re sealed it to be sure ..You going for external or internal filtration? If its limestone that's good but even if it isn't, it will still look good

What is the different lol. I bought a Marineland Biowheel Emperor 400, which is a double biowheel OTB filter, and a Aqueon Pro 250 adjustable heater.

Well without blabbering on to much lol basically an external filter is a canister filter containing usually 3/5 basket/sections holding the filter media they can have their media tailored specifically to the requirements of your livestock, which is good. They can sit under/next to the tank aquarium/stand/cabinet and have inlet and outlet pipes that sit in the aquarium. Your marineland emperor 400 is a type of external filter as it sit's on the side of the tank (i think ??) So the internal filter is basically the opposite as it's full submerged in the aquarium. That's just a brief explanation without going into to much detail

That is right, the one I bought sits on the back of the tank (ITS HUGE! LOL)

He is beautiful! looks similar to my new HM

YOu don't find em like that often at Petco, thats for sure! When I saw him I HAD to have him lol. First time I have found one that is almost as striking as your "Bettaboys" specimens lol (yes I am JEALOUS of your bettas )

 

[lilfishie]

i must admit if he was in a store i'd HAVE to have him too! even with no space

 

[Dieses Madchen]

i must admit if he was in a store i'd HAVE to have him too! even with no space

I got to looking closer at him. Even though he was sold as a halfmoon, I think he might be a double tail. I will try and get a good picture of him flaring to post, but he is a docile little critter. He loves my platys and swords.

 

[lilfishie]

my DTHM doesn't look DT until you look very closely! hes guarding eggs now

 

[Dieses Madchen]

If you look at the last picture I posted, it doeesnt look like his back tail is rounded, it looks like there are two! Lol Regardless, I had to have him. There was a smaller one there that looked very similar, but the only thing I would have had to keep him in if I bought both was a 3L bowl.....it would have been better than the jar, but I don't have another heater. OH And congrats on the eggs! I saw that thread. cannot wait to see pics of the fry.

 

[lilfishie]

if he isn't DT then he probably will be, he's definately got the DT gene in there

 

[Dieses Madchen]

if he isn't DT then he probably will be, he's definately got the DT gene in there

Thanks for letting me know. I'm still learning about the world of bettas. I can honestly say that keeping them is proving to be very addicting.

 

[lilfishie]

if he isn't DT then he probably will be, he's definately got the DT gene in there

Thanks for letting me know. I'm still learning about the world of bettas. I can honestly say that keeping them is proving to be very addicting.

Addicting is not the word! i am very much still learning too, this spawn is a very big learning curve for me

 

[Dieses Madchen]

if he isn't DT then he probably will be, he's definately got the DT gene in there

Thanks for letting me know. I'm still learning about the world of bettas. I can honestly say that keeping them is proving to be very addicting.

Addicting is not the word! i am very much still learning too, this spawn is a very big learning curve for me

I am thinking about *maybe* trying my hand at breeding them learning on. My first steps are to get my Mbuna tank going, then I am going to redo my 40g tank....by then MAYBE. I am still trying to figure out what I am going to do with my 40. Either a dwarf cichlid tank or sorority.