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I was wondering the same thing.

The only thing that I can think about is that maybe something got in the pipes because of the tornado last weekend. I did a partial change on the others, so maybe there was enough of the old water in there to overtake anything wrong with the water. I am going to have to check each one tonight...

Ok, I don't know what happened. I did full water changes on 6 of my males late Friday night. I did nothing out of the ordinary, and I used the same dechlorinator and water that I normally do. All were fine up until yesterday after I got home. One jumped (his water is not anywhere close to...

16 in all. It takes several hours to clean tanks. That is my stress reliever. :D

I will have to get a better pic of him. Humans go blue when they die, so if bettas did that, he would be what they look like. His eyes are even glazed over like a dead human. It is very weird. He has 2 red spots on his anal fin, so that is why I say that he was shot in battle, and now he is...

Looks like a gorgeous veil tail to me. I almost got a fish just like that at Walmart last night. I am tempted to go back tomorrow. :drool: I am so addicted. Great tank!! :good:

Seeing as I have 16 bettas now, these are only a couple. These were taken with my camera phone, so they aren't great, but you can get the drift. I need to get my good camera out and start snapping better ones. This is the one that I would like to have done in stained glass, but I can't...

Lookey what I got last night at Wallyworld!!! :drool: Iddn't he BEAUTIFUL!! He is a feisty thing. All the boys have been flitting since he came along. I also got another one too. He is gorgeous himself, but I couldn't get a good pic of him. Look at that shine!! Here is the other guy!!

We did have enough notice with this one that I could gather as many as possible. I just don't like feeling that I have not tried everything I could to save them. If there is no time, there is no time, but I like having a plan in case there is time. Thanks for the feedback.

Actually, we don't usually have tornados, but this has been an active year. We have had a ton of severe storms over the last few months. I am in Central Texas.

They are all in glass containers. I would be afraid of them breaking while trying to move them. I was thinking about keeping those disposable ziploc containers under the cabinet with small slits in the lids. That way I can pour a little bit of water in there to systain them until I can get...

Bad bad bad. Nope. You run, you get sucked up. Basically, I had 4 dogs and 3 cats in the bathroom. I covered up the guinea pigs and the turtles, because I didn't have time to put them in containers and get them to the bathroom too. (The containers were being washed from the tornado the week...

We had a tornado hit here on friday night, and I realized that I don't have a disaster plan for the boys. I have 12 guys all in separate containers, no divided tanks. What would you do if a disaster happened and you had to get your fish out pronto? I have a plan for my other animals, but I...

Ok, so I looked at "it" last night. There is a definitely HUGE (by fish standards) white thing coming down between the ventrals and the anal fin. Do young males have this? I suppose I will keep this one separated until I know what exactly he/she is. Don't want to add any females if in fact...

Well, "IT" has dark lines running the length of the body. Is that normal in Males? I have 12 others that I know are males, but I haven't seen the lines. I got "it" thinking that the fins were a little long for a female, but I can't get "it" to flare. Are there any pics showing a definite...

Ok, these are taken with my camera phone, but they sort of do the job. What kind of tail is this. I am thinking mixed between VT and Spade, but she sure looks more Spade to me. I have had her a week or so, and her body lines have darkened really well. Pretty little fish.

The marbling on that one is perfect. Good job. :good:

I love it. I have a couple of gorgeous VT's that have the best color. The hard part would probably be getting the marbled effect down. My favorite is the green/orange mix that I have. I would love to have your talent.

I agree whole-heartedly. She had better refund your money, or replace the fish. (Not that there is a replacement like him.)

I would want a light kit though, and it doesn't look like there is one to fit it.

I worked at Petsmart as a 17 year old. The only reason I got the job was because of who my mother was in the world of Fish keeping in this town. The manager knew her well, and knew what I grew up with. I didn't have any "training". Thank goodness I knew the questions to ask. I would not...

The least they could do is have a pet handbook for them to read. It is kind of like a kid telling someone that it is ok for their dog to play in the street during 5 o' clock traffic. I mean DUH!!

I keep all of mine separate. I used to keep males with other fish, until one or both of the parties would be shredded to bits. We keep the males and females next to each other during spawn times, but not in the same tank until she is ready. I suppose it is possible, just like humans. Some...

I was in Petco the other day looking around the aquatics, and a lady was asking an employee a question. I couldn't help but eavesdrop, since I grew up in a fish store. She said that she realized that bettas can't be together, but can they be with other fish. Well, the "Kid" (I call him a kid...

Hi all. I am from Texas, and I am the proud owner of 12 bettas, and a myriad of others. My mom owned a tropical fish store when I was a kid, so I kind of got the fever, if you know what I mean. I have been lurking around reading posts for a while, but I decided to actually register and take...