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whoa dude. I didnt say he or the fish isnt 'allowed' to have whatever tank he wants. Only that i found his reasoning funny. Doesnt mean he cant make it a rice paddy tank or a post apocalyptic tank if he wants. Done right im sure itll look amazing.

roflmao. Betta splendens, the show ones as we know it that you keep, have not seen their ancestors wild habitats for generations. I dont think they would recognise the rice as their habitat. Lmao. Wild betta splendens are found in places other than rice paddies. That myth annoys me.

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I'm pretty sure Aquabid sellers send to UK?

lolll. So... A yellow hmpk dragon? :P congrats anyway. :)

I didn't talk to anyone like they're dumb. Pointing out my own wrong assumption wasn't pointing at anyone else that they're dumb. I had assumed people would do tests on parameters etc as I said before and wanted the same things I had wanted for my fish, and realised what an error that was. I...

Test your KH. get it to at least 3, try sodium bicarb.

she sang that song. I dont think she is smart enough to do either.

Shrugs. Read an article. Wouldn't mix them just to be safe. Still believe that different environments molded different fish and how they had adapted to thrive; water flow, gh, kh, temperature, and other stuff are so much more important than people think. Fish are different to mammals in that...

I wouldn't have endlers. Totally different water types. As with livebearers. Neons, dwarf corys, rasboras, embers. mid-upper tier - 4-6. corys, 3-4.

Aquabid.

actually, bettas do great in planted tanks, as do many fish. They are however great jumpers, so i heard. I highly doubt its the many water changes that affected them, unless the water you put in was very different to their tank water. Betta splendens and plakat were grown in jars, so one can...

i wouldnt put very fast fish with a betta, eg danios. Id go with neon tetras or rasboras. I like their look, school, small, and soft acidic water. Look at what their preferred water parameters are and water flow rate, if they are compatible with what a betta wants. You can add a sponge to the...

i find it interesting nobody here talks about culling ie killing unwanted fry by feeding them to bigger fish or other methods. If you cull, you dont have to worry about the nightmare of having hundreds of jars or needing to care about all that much space. Culling is an ethical debate; some...

wouldnt add a school, not even microrasbora, to the 30 litres. Just too small imo. If it were planted well, yeah, though i have a very different definition of planted to folks here, but i would still just go with shrimps betta and cory. Cory is as said above. They can go biggish compared to...

Wow. Ace has great blue colouring.

Re simplex mouth brooder . Mouth brooders can eat while carrying fry. Depends on the male. Macs grow big. Expensive to get at first. Apparently everyone wants them but it seems few actually buy one cos it's at least 200 dollars per pair and that's cheap. So getting rid of fry may be a problem.

Couldn't quite see its a very pointed anal fin without a better shot though. Can't see the dorsal either. And I've seen a female, vt, flare at a male. She didn't want to mate at that time.

i wouldnt put two mid or upper tier schools in a 60 litres. I feel one school ie 6 to 8 is pushing 60 litres in terms of space. You can add corys in addition to the glowlights or some other school, but keep in mind corys love big schools too, so at least 3 to 4 for comfort. In that case, betta...

How is that a male?

no. Thats in a years time. I have a pair of wilds in a 80 litres.

2 ft :D

love the look of your pk. Adore wild looking ones.

oh i pity the betta, having to be around the person who sang the worst song ever. If i were him, i would jump the tank when i hear her sing it or choke myself on the fake plant.

The bottom two pics of the golden boy did not do it justice. He was soooo gorgeous! And had a matching female too. Yeah, it takes a lot for any of us to go in there and not buy stuff. Lol. The shop has Thai and Indonesia imported plakats, wilds and splendens too occasionally for sale. Too bad my...

@My favourite LFS; probably the best betta shop here. Containers of Bettas up front

I had a thread that posed this question, except I do want to keep such a tank. Ioraxchick was most helpful in her contributions to the thread. Have a read. http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/374930-three-males-one-tank/page__p__3137721#entry3137721 After more consideration, I intend to...

Lmao animal protection. The RSPCA or council has hardly any power over pet shops and mammals, much less they could do anything and I mean anything about fish. Trust me, I worked in a bad pet shop and reported the conditions of the dogs and other animals to the council who could do sxxt all. They...

pics are up again. Going to my fav LFS tmr night and will take some pics of high end bettas and guppies since so many people keep them both here.

Sorry pics are down. Was fiddling with photobucket and deleted them all. Will put them up again soon. Just enjoy photos. It's not so difficult. :) EDIT: Decided not to go on about it.

:clap: I submit to your superiority. B-) Unfortunately wasted a thread. Thought I could use this to post other pics from another LFS next time. Sorry mods. EDIT: The pride in me must underscore my sarcasm alas lacking wit.

And now I'm explaining. I wasn't arguing. It's a fact to oppose your wrong statement, should someone else read it and think bacteria only live in sponges.

I must refute one point which is that bacteria can colonise anywhere, preferably somewhere with grip, not just on sponges. And I think you're on the moral high horse with short sightedness. Must be great view indeed. :)

Evidently you don't understand my point, ie a combination of factors including, but not exhaustive: 1, quality of water the betta is kept in; 2, environmental factors eg room temperature, humidity, food; 3, skill and knowledge of the keeper eg water changes, water additives, medication; 4, how...

LOL actually I was LOL-ing at your presumption at my attitude towards fish keeping. Like now, LOLing at your presumption what you thought I was LMAO-ing about. :D Funny stuff. I don't know if they will be in those boxes all their life. I don't think they'll be in the shop their whole life...

LMAO Dude, I keep my pair of wild bettas in 80 litres of water, ie 21 gallons, no other fish, just some cherry shrimps. That's far larger than what most of you do. Please don't tell me what attitude I have regarding fish keeping. However, I understand the need to balance profit and space...

They're a shop and from what I've seen, all of their fishies looked good and weren't so crowded except one goldfish, which is excellent for a pet/aquarium shop. All of the aquarium shop I've seen kept bettas in small containers, if not half filled cups, and most of them in horrible conditions...

More than 180degrees; it's a OHM.

[EDIT] More photos at page 2 and 3 /edit Went to a reputable large pet shop the other day and took some photos of their betttas. They stock wilds, I didn't see any unfortunately, plakats and splendens. All in good conditions :) Tried resizing in photobucket but didn't seem to work.

Sweet. Can't wait to see it all setup. :)