Went shopping for test kit

Well I'm sure we've all done it. I went to the lfs for a nitrite test kit, some plants and some pond pellets for my uncle who took our goldfish into his pond. Of course I had to have a look at the fish. Paused outside the female betta tank and looked at them for some time. I usually just glance in there as they are nearly always just dark blue or reds and I've got those colours.

Today however I looked for a while mainly because they had so many of them in there. Lots of little ones too and suddenly this female shot out of a castle ornament they had in there, flared and then hid back in again. The yellow colouring on her tail made me notice her. I went straight to the guy and asked if I could have her as she was unusual colouring maybe described as mustard but I'm no expert. She stayed hidden in the castle and he had to shake it to ger her out

She's in my quarantine tank now and it has no lights but I've tried to get the best picture of her I can to show her colouring. She's a little beat up but by no means the worst in there as others were very torn due to being so many in there. She is very nosey and didn't stay still for long but I just snapped her tucking into some interpet betta flakes

Any thoughts on what I describe her as for colouring etc? She's fairly dark on the body sort of steely grey and has yellow/mustard colouring on her fins with blue edging. Can't wait to see her properly in a lighted tank with my other females.

Congrats on the nice find!

She looks/ sounds like a mustard gas, or at least has some MG in her. She's gorgeous.

Thanks cutechic

She's already quite special to me as she's eating the snails in my quarantine tank

Nice looking fish.

Joby said:

She's already quite special to me as she's eating the snails in my quarantine tank

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What a little terror!


Can't wait to see her in the female community tank.

Thanks Wilder

I love your skating santa

If she's looking healthy then she'll be going into the community tank next weekend cutechic. I also have another female bought today She is dark blue/green with some red on her body. Very big girl this time. She's in a quarantine tank next to Dijon (mustard get it?) and they are very interested in eachother.

That is such a cute name!

Any pics of your newest girl?

Very pretty fish Joby Hard to go in a store and leave empty handed huh

She is really cute, and sounds very fiesty!

Would love to see more pics.

Thanks guys

Can't get any pics of my new girl as her tank is also unlighted and she's so flippin' quick! I think she's got red/green and blue in her I noticed this morning. Might call her Noel as she looks Christmassy

Dijon is pretty beat up and nipped but I'm hoping the melafix will help her fins grow back. I guess it will take around a couple of weeks?