i got a new fishie

[sakaspuds]

after reading up about bettas, and seeing how many people have them and like them, i got one, its a scrawny little thing, very small and redish purple, i'll take a picture tomorrow...

http/members.lycos.co.uk/sakaspuds/betta/ looks more red/green with the flash

 

[Gunnie]

Bettas are great. Are you gonna have him by himself or in a community tank?

 

[sakaspuds]

he is in my peacefull community tank, sharing the tank with mollies platies tetras and such, i put gouramis and barbs and angels in my other tank

 

[sakaspuds]

i took some more pics of my betta today, its 3 weeks older now, as you can see, its a lot healthier now, the colouration is better the fins are no longer tattered, and its grown so much, i was thinking about calling it dave, after dave lister from red dwarf, cos it is small and red

 

[sakaspuds]

haha forgot the link ) http/homepage.ntlworld.com/sakaspuds/betta/ i put in one of the old pics so you can see how sad looking he was

 

[Joby]

He's looking gorgeous well done

Do I see a heavily pregnant guppy in the first pic? Looks like he's keeping an eye on her

 

[NickT]

Do I see a heavily pregnant guppy in the first pic? Looks like he's keeping an eye on her

wont have to worry about betta food for a while.

nice betta

i wish my betta was nice enuff to put into a community. he flairs at the guoramis when they get to close to his bowl.

your betta looks a little shreded as far as his fins go. do you have a power filter or any kind on current in your tank? a current, amongst other things, can cuase his fins to get blown and shreded....

 

[nino]

he's looking way better than when you first got him!!! i blame those damn little cups

 

[sakaspuds]

thanks for the comments his fins are still growing back, it might be just the picture, i think they pretty much look allright, i do have a powerfull current in my tank from the filter, but it doesnt swim at the top/back where it shoots out, so that shouldnt be a problem, as for the guppy question, the tank mates are platies, mollies (mostly young uns) 1 gold + 1 blue gourami, 2 corys, and a big old sailfin plec and a baby golden nugget pleco