Odin The Betta :) (he's Now Named)

[hollyp0p]

This is my new arrival....no photo quite does his wide array of colour justice yet.....but believe me I will keep snapping until it does.....when I got him home and held the bag in the sunlight I could have cried with joy.....in sunlight he's an overlay of purple pink and blue on a whiteish almost marbled backing.....gorgeous....under the tank light at most angles he's dark blue with a pinky/purpley sheen

So far in my community tank all is well....the neons are scared of him (even though he's not aggressive)......the danios....well to be honest a couple of females were hassling him and one i think was nipping so those 2 went back to the lfs today, leaving me with the two smaller females and the two males.....who have taken no interest in him at all....just kept out the way (they know the 'betta' male ....)

Before I put him in yesterday I also replanted mush of the tank to give him retreats....though he seems to like being eveywhere but in the shadows.....and does like to admire his reflection.....though I have not seen him flare up at all......he doesn't seem to like looking at himself when i place an actual mirror up and moves so it's no longer in sight...lol.....i think i possibly have the most placid betta ever, though he doesn't sit still for long unless getting air

 

[devon_charm]

Awww he is a lovely boy hun . Congrats on the great find

 

[hollyp0p]

Awww he is a lovely boy hun . Congrats on the great find

hehe thankyou.....i just hope i can find him a name to match

 

[hollyp0p]

Awww he is a lovely boy hun . Congrats on the great find

hehe thankyou.....i just hope i can find him a name to match

sorted thanks to my better half who at first said Thorr, then we decided Odin suited him better!

And this evening after loosing harassing danios he seems to be in his element, he even flared up for the first time earlier after leaving the mirror by the tank, i'm swayed......he's simply the best!

Also....anyone any idea what adding a (bullpit i think it's called) plec....grow to about 5cm.....would that be ok?

 

[Heather.]

Aww he looks lovely.. Nice tank you have too.. How many gallon is it..? x

 

[hollyp0p]

Aww he looks lovely.. Nice tank you have too.. How many gallon is it..? x

hehe thankyou....he is a beeaauuty!
I have a Juwel Rekord 60.....it's 55 litres which is about 14.5 gallons it's a good starter tank i think and not overly expensive

 

[HODDY]

very nice...

 

[devon_charm]

Do you mean a bulldog plec aka the rubbernose? I have one of these in with one of my malesand they get on fine together and as yours seems to be good with the other fish you have i see no peoblem in it

 

[hollyp0p]

Do you mean a bulldog plec aka the rubbernose? I have one of these in with one of my malesand they get on fine together and as yours seems to be good with the other fish you have i see no peoblem in it

Probably i remember it had a dogs name!
I don't have any bottom dwellers and it would probably help on keeping any algae away (not that i have had much at all yet).
Is it the one that grows to about 5cm?