Introducing Javier

[brittgs]

My 5.5 gallon tank seemed stable (temp 80 degrees, pH 6.6, ammonia 0, nitrite 0 and nitrates 5) so I went to my not-so-LFS and found lots of Bettas.  They all seemed more lively then the ones in the chain stores and more responsive when I picked up the cups to examine them.  Put some of the cups near each other to see if they flared.  Narrowed it down to a few and this little guy kept looking at me so I picked him.
 
His name is Javier.  After I floated him in the tank for a half hour or so, I put him in the tank.  He immediately hid in the back but after a while came out to explore all the nooks and crannies in the tank.  He comes up to the top of the tank when I come close and I have fed him one Hikari betta pellet.  However as soon as I put my phone next to the tank to take a photo, he took off.  I hope that I will be able to get some better pics soon.
 

 

 

 

[RRaquariums]

He is very cool love the blue color mine was almost the same

 

[brittgs]

Thanks RR.  I like how he has a dark face and gets lighter towards his tail.  I need to get photos in better light to show him off.

 

[Ninjouzata]

I can't wait to see better photos as he already looks quite lovely! I really like crowntails. Hope you enjoy him!

 

[brittgs]

Thanks Nin. I've liked the crowntails since I started looking at Bettas.

 

[AquaPit]

He will be a handsome Crown Prince! Nice! Love the cave you have in the there!

 

[brittgs]

Javier seems to like the cave too, AquaPit. He has been in and out of it, checking it out. He seems quite active.

 

[cocoa007]

Lovely fish ! Yesterday I too went to my LFS and saw beautiful bettas. When I upgrade to bigger tank, my current 30 L is going to house a betta

 

[RCA]

Lovely boy, similar to my latest

 

[brittgs]

Thank you.  Bettas are hard to resist!