Well, if any of you recall my thread about the "ugly" bettas at my LFS, my parents gave the big N-O to letting me have one of the little females. I was crushed, but I didn't give up quite when my parents wanted me to.
I found a vase in my pantry, (don't get me wrong on the word vase, there is NO plant in it, and it holds one gallon, with a good sized opening at the top.) I cleaned it out with boiling water and a scrubber, since it had held a flower arrangement of my mothers. I threw in some extra gravel, an old plant, and some dechlorinated water and set it in my room. Everything was ready.
Then, today, I decided to go along with my mother to get my nails done, (the nail salon just happens to be right next to my LFS) and when I was done, I nonchalantly stated I needed to pick up some aquarium sealant for my rusty nets. My mom gave me the old sigh, and we went over. I went to the back, grabbed a tube of sealant, and scooped up the female at the very bottom of the "uglies" pile, the thinnest, most hopeless one there. Brought it to the front, wordlessly set it on the counter, and lo and behold my mom paid for it! She saw the set up in my room, and agreed that a dollar wasnt going to kill anyone.
so I have her, and she is doing great! I named her Dory, she kinda had that temperment from the finding nemo dory, so I just had to do it.
Poor thing actually looks quite pretty now, getting to be blueish red. I think she is a crowntail, too. It was so hard to tell in that cup.
I found a vase in my pantry, (don't get me wrong on the word vase, there is NO plant in it, and it holds one gallon, with a good sized opening at the top.) I cleaned it out with boiling water and a scrubber, since it had held a flower arrangement of my mothers. I threw in some extra gravel, an old plant, and some dechlorinated water and set it in my room. Everything was ready.
Then, today, I decided to go along with my mother to get my nails done, (the nail salon just happens to be right next to my LFS) and when I was done, I nonchalantly stated I needed to pick up some aquarium sealant for my rusty nets. My mom gave me the old sigh, and we went over. I went to the back, grabbed a tube of sealant, and scooped up the female at the very bottom of the "uglies" pile, the thinnest, most hopeless one there. Brought it to the front, wordlessly set it on the counter, and lo and behold my mom paid for it! She saw the set up in my room, and agreed that a dollar wasnt going to kill anyone.
so I have her, and she is doing great! I named her Dory, she kinda had that temperment from the finding nemo dory, so I just had to do it.
Poor thing actually looks quite pretty now, getting to be blueish red. I think she is a crowntail, too. It was so hard to tell in that cup.
