Soo... this is infinately tacky, and I actually feel quite the heel.
But, I like having two bettas. I like how they keep each other company and flare at each other and move. I like how their movement keeps me company.
So, I 'need' to get a second one. Since I won't be putting another betta into that tank -- honestly, that 10gal wasn't going to be my deceased betta's permanent home, which is part of what makes his loss so ... yeah -- I'll be keeping him in either the bowls (some 1g, some 2g) or the 5gal all-glass.
I had promised myself last year, that if I had call to get myself another betta, that I'd purchase from a breeder. Someone healthy and young. Someone I wouldn't have to nurse back to health straight from the store.
But, I don't know. After seeing some of the stock here in town, I am half a mind to 'save' one of them. I realize the intellectual ramifications of such an action -- sick fish, stressed self, feeding the machine that doesn't care for the fish in the first place, paying too much for a fish that's ill -- but I almost want to do it anyways. Almost. They *are* expensive here, I could get my Dwarf Puffers for less cost than I could get your standard VT betta.
Don't know, this is mostly a conversational thread, since I don't know anyone at all who understands my 'weird fish thing'.
Should I get him from a breeder, or should I rescue a local?
Another point is, I can't afford a fish from a breeder at this time. It'll be at least until next month, if not Janurary outright until I can afford to pay for a fish from a breeder. Maybe he's worth the wait.
D*de, I feel a right fine a** at the moment. I'm actually grieving a little fish, and contemplating buying another one at the same time. What an odd state of being.
edit: I apologize for the sudden spamage on the forum. I'm just... adjusting to the absence of my betta, Furin. That, in combination with the sake I've had, is making me chatty.
But, I like having two bettas. I like how they keep each other company and flare at each other and move. I like how their movement keeps me company.
So, I 'need' to get a second one. Since I won't be putting another betta into that tank -- honestly, that 10gal wasn't going to be my deceased betta's permanent home, which is part of what makes his loss so ... yeah -- I'll be keeping him in either the bowls (some 1g, some 2g) or the 5gal all-glass.
I had promised myself last year, that if I had call to get myself another betta, that I'd purchase from a breeder. Someone healthy and young. Someone I wouldn't have to nurse back to health straight from the store.
But, I don't know. After seeing some of the stock here in town, I am half a mind to 'save' one of them. I realize the intellectual ramifications of such an action -- sick fish, stressed self, feeding the machine that doesn't care for the fish in the first place, paying too much for a fish that's ill -- but I almost want to do it anyways. Almost. They *are* expensive here, I could get my Dwarf Puffers for less cost than I could get your standard VT betta.
Don't know, this is mostly a conversational thread, since I don't know anyone at all who understands my 'weird fish thing'.
Should I get him from a breeder, or should I rescue a local?
Another point is, I can't afford a fish from a breeder at this time. It'll be at least until next month, if not Janurary outright until I can afford to pay for a fish from a breeder. Maybe he's worth the wait.
D*de, I feel a right fine a** at the moment. I'm actually grieving a little fish, and contemplating buying another one at the same time. What an odd state of being.edit: I apologize for the sudden spamage on the forum. I'm just... adjusting to the absence of my betta, Furin. That, in combination with the sake I've had, is making me chatty.
