i'm addicted.

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supersixone

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clearly i just can't say "no more bettas." it doesn't work. does not compute.

i lost my precious vader. that stupid el dorado tank with no light, i couldn't see him as well as i ought and didn't know he was ill until it was too late :( i told watt, the breeder, as i was moping and miserable over his loss. watt offered me one just like him for $15. of course i agreed, because everyone needs a little vader-style gorgeousness in their lives. he can't replace my vader, but i still would like to have one. he then offered to give me a good discount if i got anything else i needed, so of course i look a look around aquabid. after many times looking at fish like this, i finally decided to call one mine.

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$20 for that green marble, and then he said i could pick a free betta. i chose this one, a copper hm plakat

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then i discovered he had giants. i showed him photos of thor and titan, and he found me a girl to match thor. for $5 (really $10 but he's picking up the $5 air cargo):

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did i mention last night i caved and got two fancy gold hm plakats for $13 from a guy in hawaii?

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with the sudden influx of new fish, i've found myself inundated. at present time i have 35 betta splendens, 4 betta coccina, and 2 betta pugnax. i made the difficult decision to rehome some of the boys, specifically blueberry, pippin, and aranince, as well as one of the fancy gold hm plakat boys. they will be graciously taken in by a good friend and bettakeeper in another state when we meet up at a concert at the end of the month. i'm lucky they're going to such a good home, or i don't think i would be able to part with them!
 
That is a lot of bettas. I think I became addicted about 20 bettas ago. You have some really gorgous fish! I love the new green marble you are getting. He's beautiful! :wub:
 
I have one of those El Dorado tanks... annoying things, how are you supposed to light them? Filter it comes with blows any fish across the tank. I really don't like them. :angry:

Sorry about your loss, but your new boys are beautiful! :kewlpics:
 
Supersixone,

Ok, I'm letting you this right now, because it's important that you know. You let me know the minute that Thor and his woman get down with some serious baby making, because I know that I would certainly be willing to provide a home for a baby giant. My sister doesn't need to live in the house in Miami anymore. :p

That is a match made heaven. She looks like a Brunnhilde to me. I am :drool: :drool: :drool: at the thought of what their little ones will look like.

Congratulations on your aquabid purchases! Your addiction is only helping to fuel the addictions of the rest of the forum members. :D
 
I love that first one. I saw him, and thought about bidding. I decided not to because of the red spot on his dorsal. He is still :drool: , but I'l trying not to buy any more fish I will not breed. Of course that makes it alot easier to turn down a $20 fish on Aquabid, than a $3 one at the store. :p
 
I don't know whether to die over the golden plakats or that green marble! :drool: :cool: Ah, what a glorious addiction! Thanks for showing us such beautiful fish....W-O-W. :hyper:
 
i've been eyeing the green marble for so long, i might as well just get him :D
 
supersixone said:
i've been eyeing the green marble for so long, i might as well just get him :D
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I think you and I have the same taste in fish. I have or want most of what you have.
 
ManyFISH4Me said:
supersixone said:
i've been eyeing the green marble for so long, i might as well just get him :D
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I think you and I have the same taste in fish. I have or want most of what you have.
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i know another person like that too...in some cases we'll buy new fish on the same day and it will turn out we got the same or similar things :blink:
 
well, once again my shipping box is filled...but it's not all my fault ;) a friend of mine in NC, whom i'll be seeing in a couple weeks, fell in love with one of watt's fish, and couldn't resist the discounted price he offered when i said she was interested. and well, i mentioned to watt that i loved mustard gas plakats, and he said to help him out with $5 for air cargo, and he'd pick a nice one to send me. who can pass that up?? not me ;D
 
okay well apparently i just threw in the towel re: no more fish. i saw these on ebay and couldn't resist. i have always always always wanted a SUthasine gold, and here was this gorgeous SUthasine gold halfmoon plakat. and well, the monster marble pk was just too cool looking to forgo

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this is the black green that i am getting, btw. he is only 2 months old so his tail is not large yet like vader's was, but watt assures me it will grow to be that big. i kind of like that i am getting vader jr, and can raise him up. tell me he isnt just adorable!

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WOW those are some beautiful bettas.
How old are they?
 
Supersix, you probably have the most amazing collection of bettas i've seen, well done ;)

You're not just addicted, you're hoplesly addicted, and there's no way of getting out :p

DD
 

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