I have succumb to the betta fish addiction and have never been happier. I have 4 of these guys now, each dwelling in ten gallons of a divided up 40 gallon tank.
Excuse the poor quality photos, I only have access to my phones camera at the moment, and they were not exactly cooperative about the photo shoot. Some have flash which I know is not very nice, but it didn't bother them at all and I used it when they weren't at the front of the tank. Also, I'm still a noob about types of betta so if anyone could chime in with opinions as to what they are, that'd be great
First up is Laura. She's a juvie that I've raised for the past few months, I got her as a baby. She is the sass master, and also a bit of a whale.
Then we have Scar, who earned his name from the large chunk of fin he was missing when we got him. It has since healed almost completely. He is the back up sass master should Laura ever lose her sassiness. He is still just a juvie as well, but he wasn't much smaller when we got him.
Next is Stefan. I used to have pet rats, and on a rat forum I joined we had the term 'heart rat' for our favorite rat, the one we held closest to our heart. Well, I think of Stefan as my heart fish, mainly because he is such a little fighter. He was so small when I got him, roughly half an inch, and was so lethargic he floated at the top of the tank for the night. I got him to eat and he has been making bounds and leaps ever since, though recently decided he only wants live food which is a bit annoying, but hey.
Last but not least is Hobart, who has only been with us for two weeks now. He was sold to me as a half moon. He has pretty extensive damage to his tail, which I'm hoping will heal up as well as Scar's did. He is my first adult betta. There's definitely something satisfying about putting an older betta who has lived out its life in a cup into a ten gallon home. He recently figured out what blood worms are after refusing to eat them at first.
Soon I will be upgrading their tank a bit, adding plants along the barrier walls so they aren't able to see each other and of course lighting. They are doing well even though they can see eachother, but I'm sure they'd be happier if they weren't as aware of their neighbors. The dividers are home made out of very fine plastic mesh I found locally, not perfect but they get the job done.
Excuse the poor quality photos, I only have access to my phones camera at the moment, and they were not exactly cooperative about the photo shoot. Some have flash which I know is not very nice, but it didn't bother them at all and I used it when they weren't at the front of the tank. Also, I'm still a noob about types of betta so if anyone could chime in with opinions as to what they are, that'd be great
First up is Laura. She's a juvie that I've raised for the past few months, I got her as a baby. She is the sass master, and also a bit of a whale.
Then we have Scar, who earned his name from the large chunk of fin he was missing when we got him. It has since healed almost completely. He is the back up sass master should Laura ever lose her sassiness. He is still just a juvie as well, but he wasn't much smaller when we got him.
Next is Stefan. I used to have pet rats, and on a rat forum I joined we had the term 'heart rat' for our favorite rat, the one we held closest to our heart. Well, I think of Stefan as my heart fish, mainly because he is such a little fighter. He was so small when I got him, roughly half an inch, and was so lethargic he floated at the top of the tank for the night. I got him to eat and he has been making bounds and leaps ever since, though recently decided he only wants live food which is a bit annoying, but hey.
Last but not least is Hobart, who has only been with us for two weeks now. He was sold to me as a half moon. He has pretty extensive damage to his tail, which I'm hoping will heal up as well as Scar's did. He is my first adult betta. There's definitely something satisfying about putting an older betta who has lived out its life in a cup into a ten gallon home. He recently figured out what blood worms are after refusing to eat them at first.
Soon I will be upgrading their tank a bit, adding plants along the barrier walls so they aren't able to see each other and of course lighting. They are doing well even though they can see eachother, but I'm sure they'd be happier if they weren't as aware of their neighbors. The dividers are home made out of very fine plastic mesh I found locally, not perfect but they get the job done.
