Some Kind Of Betta

[sausagewinkle]

Been to pets at home today for some new neons as I lost all mine a few weeks back due to a disease in my tank, so got these and they are currently in a quarantine tank.
So I was looking at the bettas as I do and came across these (picture added). They were classed as 'female fighter fish', the man working in the shop didn't even know what they were and said they will have just came in as female fighters. Are they a different specie?
They are tiny, about the size of some of my 3 month fry.
I bought 4 and set a tank up for them, I couldn't resist whether it was the right thing or not I have them now

 

[Sam-Baker]

Been to pets at home today for some new neons as I lost all mine a few weeks back due to a disease in my tank, so got these and they are currently in a quarantine tank.
So I was looking at the bettas as I do and came across these (picture added). They were classed as 'female fighter fish', the man working in the shop didn't even know what they were and said they will have just came in as female fighters. They are definately bettas, just a different specie.
They are tiny, about the size of some of my 3 month fry.
I bought 4 and set a tank up for them, I couldn't resist whether it was the right thing or not I have them now

For some reason they really remind me of Gourami Fry!, Can anyone else see it?

 

[Fishy friend2]

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i can totally see it

 

[sausagewinkle]

Hmmmmm....

 

[marieukxx]

I bought a teeny tiny one yesterday, but you can tell she's a betta. I don't know about that one I'm no expert as you know lol.

What about emailing Steve at BettaSpelnedns? He's always helped me with questions and he's got a lot of experience, maybe he'll know.

You make me laugh you're as bad as me. You've got a load of baby bettas you've bred and you've still gone out and bought more lol

 

[lilfishie]

sparkling gourami is my guess, they only get to an inch of so

 

[coldcazzie]

Looks like sparkling gourami to me too lucky you! I never see them up here!

 

[lilfishie]

Me either Caz, i'd love some

 

[coldcazzie]

I want to get a group for my biotope, but it's looking like I'll have to specially order or buy online

 

[fuzzynicki]

I couldn't tell a thing from the first photo, but in the second one it def looks like a sparkling/pygmy gourami to me too! I know one Maidenhead Aquatics in Surrey that sells them, but nowhere anywhere round here! As far as I know they like to be kept in groups. ???

 

[loraxchick]

+1 for gourami

 

[sausagewinkle]

Yeah 100% gourami silly me
And silly shop for selling them to me as something there not, although it doesn't surprise me

 

[sausagewinkle]

Shame because I really like these little guys

 

[-FighterFishh]

Why can you not keep them? They don't get too big, surely you could squeeze them in somewhere?

 

[sausagewinkle]

Im sure my girls would like them as a little snack