word.So glad that some people listen to experience.
Betta with an eye-deformity. Should I buy?
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Thanks, I've always wanted one but never could bring myself to chance the aggression factor and having to keep a replacement tanks, etc ..
You're comment seals the deal.
So glad that some people listen to experience.
I've met too many people in this lifetime who don't.
I’ve only ever known two keepers who have successfully kept sorority betta tanks long term and unfortunately both these member don’t frequent the forum so much anymore.
But it does take a lot of knowledge and know how on keeping bettas and sorority tanks, certainly not for the newbie or even for some experienced keepers to be entirely honest.
But it does take a lot of knowledge and know how on keeping bettas and sorority tanks, certainly not for the newbie or even for some experienced keepers to be entirely honest.
Oh dear!
Not sure if that’s the sellers fault if Royal Mail are slow to deliver your fish.
Unless seller has not labelled the parcel correctly or something like that.
Hopefully you’ll get the betta real soon and in decent health.
Fingers crossed.
Not sure if that’s the sellers fault if Royal Mail are slow to deliver your fish.
Unless seller has not labelled the parcel correctly or something like that.
Hopefully you’ll get the betta real soon and in decent health.
Fingers crossed.
kwi
Fish Herder
I thought there was only one courier licensed to transport live animals in the UK. Royal Mail certainly aren't and after working in a mail centre I definitely wouldn't use them to do so.
That's my understanding too. The reason postage is usually so high is because of the licenced courier fees.
According to their website, Royal Mail permit fish fry but that's all.
According to their website, Royal Mail permit fish fry but that's all.
kwi
Fish Herder
It's RM at fault, the service is Special Delivery, that stuff routes differently. Unless it's leaked
Gypsy Tart
Fish Fanatic
There's still hope. However, I assumed that the seller was using a 24 h courrier service and not RM.
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Thanks to everyone for the encouragement. I've been in contact with the seller and she says:
" She's not in the cold. She has heat pack with 40h. Let me know when she'll arrive tomorrow. Sorry but it's not my fault. "
It's due to get very cold this morning aswell.
I just checked the temp of a spare unheated tank I have and it's reading 18 degrees right now, I expected it to be much lower as I keep my room quite cool, so perhaps it wont be too bad.
" She's not in the cold. She has heat pack with 40h. Let me know when she'll arrive tomorrow. Sorry but it's not my fault. "
It's due to get very cold this morning aswell.
I just checked the temp of a spare unheated tank I have and it's reading 18 degrees right now, I expected it to be much lower as I keep my room quite cool, so perhaps it wont be too bad.
Seems seller already being defensive, but let’s hope the heat pack/s will do the trick and the betta arrives healthy enough.
Have to remember it’s not your fault either so am unsure why seller would say this.
Btw I loathe folks who apologises with a ‘but’ afterwards, which kind of takes the apology away imho.
Fingers crossed it all works out ok in the end.
kwi
Fish Herder
But under the distant selling regulations it is their fault...........
Gypsy Tart
Fish Fanatic
That's right. Fish should never be sent via RM!
Have faith, the heat pack will do it's job providing it's packed properly. A friend of mine posted a betta which was never collected by the buyer and returned to him. He expected to find a dead fish, but instead found a perfectly happy and healthy betta! The fish was in the mail for atleast two weeks
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