Betta in Blue

[GP]

I didn't understand this, and I'm going to explain briefly. PetsMart had bettas in blue water....

 

[nutter]

Before when i had bettas deliverd to my house in the mail (i know it sounds wierd) they came in blue water.. i think it helps with stress or something?? maybe they only just got them shiped in, but i dont know

Nutter

 

[Grams]

the blue water is some type of medicine.

 

[bettabah]

My anti-fungal medicine is blue..

Maybe its treated water..

 

[Angel Lady]

When I buy fish they throw a small tablet in the water with them that turns the water blue..I think it is called a oxygen tablet or something to that affect..

 

[cutecotton]

the blue water is acutally a good thing that'll keep the betta less stressed, etc.

 

[lopeva]

Quick Cure will also turn the water blue. Maybe they want to ensure healthy bettas.

 

[wuvmybetta]

It's either bettamax or methylene blue (bettamax's main ingredient) They do this to prevent disease outbreaks while they're on the shelf and in transport.

 

[Grams]

the ones you see at petsmart is methylene blue.

 

[GP]

Ahh, well I thought it was some kind of sanitized water... You can't ever trust the LFS'.

 

[jaimoe]

They are shipped in that blue water. Could just be a case of lazy employees who don't want to bother changing the water when they switch the bettas from their little bags to their little cups.

 

[fuman_chica]

My walmart has them in blue water that is so dark that alot of times you can't even tell what color the betta is. I bought one almost a year ago who I thought was black and blue...when I got him home and put him in his new tank, I found out he was redish purple with bluish silver.

 

[SneakBetta]

I always thought it was ick prevention. I have some ick prevevention medicine at home that turned the water blue. It's a little tablet that u put in the water and it dissolves, making the water blue.