Synirr
"No one is a failure unless you try"
I made out like a bandit at the betta show last weekend, and just got some good pics of my new friends. I got the two males I wanted the most, three cuuuute little girlies, and a pair of wild-caught Betta imbellis. I'm planning on using all these fish as breeding stock in the future 
First, the pair of imbellis... I originally planned on getting some smaragdina, but these two stole my heart and I decided that, until I move out and have more room for tanks, one wild pair is more than enough. The tank is pretty bare right now because I wanted to get them out of their bags as soon as possible and didn't feel like dealing with substrate after getting home at 9:00PM. I'll let them get settled before really setting up the tank all pretty-like. They're still pale and stressed in the pics, but believe me, they're FANTASTIC in full colour.
Male on the bottom
Oooo, a worm!
This is one of the fantastic males I got. I'm really surprised no one bid against me on this one... at the show he looked kinda like black lace with red, but now that I've got him home, he looks more copper red. I think he won 2nd place in his division (correct me if I'm wrong here, Wuv; I have a shoddy memory.)
The other male, a lovely little turquoise guy. I love the fins on both these boys -- so many rays they look feathery. I think this guy got third in his division... I had to fight for him at auction 
On to the girlies! This female is a really weird colour, and looked even weirder at the show. She looked rather pale and unremarkable at show, but she is GORGEOUS under the light! Everyone who let me get her for the starting price don't know what they're missing!
Steel blue 8 ray female... what a little cutie she is! Very spunky!
Lastly, my steel blue DT female. She's also very, very cute, but a little shy
First, the pair of imbellis... I originally planned on getting some smaragdina, but these two stole my heart and I decided that, until I move out and have more room for tanks, one wild pair is more than enough. The tank is pretty bare right now because I wanted to get them out of their bags as soon as possible and didn't feel like dealing with substrate after getting home at 9:00PM. I'll let them get settled before really setting up the tank all pretty-like. They're still pale and stressed in the pics, but believe me, they're FANTASTIC in full colour.
Male on the bottom
Oooo, a worm!
This is one of the fantastic males I got. I'm really surprised no one bid against me on this one... at the show he looked kinda like black lace with red, but now that I've got him home, he looks more copper red. I think he won 2nd place in his division (correct me if I'm wrong here, Wuv; I have a shoddy memory.)
The other male, a lovely little turquoise guy. I love the fins on both these boys -- so many rays they look feathery
. I think this guy got third in his division... I had to fight for him at auction
On to the girlies! This female is a really weird colour, and looked even weirder at the show. She looked rather pale and unremarkable at show, but she is GORGEOUS under the light! Everyone who let me get her for the starting price don't know what they're missing!
Steel blue 8 ray female... what a little cutie she is! Very spunky!
Lastly, my steel blue DT female. She's also very, very cute, but a little shy
