My First Betta

[shadowtheblacklab]

I love him!

 

[PoptartShop]

Congrats! Wow...his coloring is GORGEOUS! Love 'em!

 

[ReMz]

Great looking guy! You certainly have given him a good home.

well thats 5 gallons which is good BUT I dont think its the right sort of space do to it having more height than anything else

Bettas like to swim, and with more height he hasnt got a lot of swimming space in all honesty

Let's hope he'll be ok for a couple of months until I can get him a new tank for Christmas. I was meant to get a tank just so I can get a fighting fish but my mollie had babies so got a bigger tank for them instead.

Oh he will be fine till then, its not affecting his health, sorry if it sounded that way

its just better for the tank to be longer, rather than have height

Agreed entirely. I was going to jump in here and say that it looked a bit small too..... but hey, there is plenty of water volume to dilute waste and more swimming room just makes things more "ideal".

He should be just fine

 

[siren1974]

Great looking guy! You certainly have given him a good home.

well thats 5 gallons which is good BUT I dont think its the right sort of space do to it having more height than anything else

Bettas like to swim, and with more height he hasnt got a lot of swimming space in all honesty

Let's hope he'll be ok for a couple of months until I can get him a new tank for Christmas. I was meant to get a tank just so I can get a fighting fish but my mollie had babies so got a bigger tank for them instead.

Oh he will be fine till then, its not affecting his health, sorry if it sounded that way

its just better for the tank to be longer, rather than have height

Agreed entirely. I was going to jump in here and say that it looked a bit small too..... but hey, there is plenty of water volume to dilute waste and more swimming room just makes things more "ideal".

He should be just fine

Aww, thanks for that. I must say I was a bit worried about him having enough room after the earlier posts but I'm glad he'll be OK where he is for a little while. He's very perky, much more than in the shop (I was a bit worried about taking him) and he seems to be a fiesty fella, flaring at his own reflection. I've read up alot about betta upkeep before getting him and I think he may be suffering from fin rot. It's very hard to tell from the pictures I've seen posted. His fins have an white, almost blue edge to them and the top one is sort of frazzled. I'm sure a bit of TLC will see him right soon.