lilacamy931
Starting again
Well currently I am signed off sick for two weeks and need to get out the house for fresh air and so thought why not go fish store shopping even if to browse? I had not been near Pets at Home before so thought I would trek out on the bus, with a vverrry long walk and finally we got there. It is a big place and the stock is limited but least quite clean. I was impressed at first as most the bettas were in individual slotted tanks, most looked healthy in tail respect except one and two were in the main community tanks. I have two slots currently awaiting bettas, one for the sought after white CT which still waiting to hear on and the other spare and promised on a stocking, but I could still look and be tempted! Brought a large plant recommended to me by Jennybugs on here and now have slightly more filled tank (thanks jen!)
I did see two stunning bettas, one very feisty VT with lots of colours on his blue based body but he kept attempting to jump to get to the others and really did not want him jumping a divide. The second was like Reno but in VT form but bless him subdued in a community tank. They had just had a large delivery and so all the bags were floating in the relevant tanks and not being tended to but unsure if this was temperature acclimation. One lady looking at the goldfishes gasped and when looked round one of the bags was half over the side and a goldie in it with no water! She reacted quickly and popped him back in the water part, bless him..I managed to resist both and headed back passing by Proaquatics.
They had only two left that both looked tattered, their bettas always sell well and never see their first stocking, had a play with a clown fish and moved on.
On my way back on the bus what should I see a new Pets at Home 20mins away by bus that has just opened, big and how come I never knew! Cursing slightly went home, got lunch then determindly popped on bus to check the new closer store out!
It is smaller (only a little) than the other, their products were the same and the fish selection smaller. The bettas unfortuantely in this one were each in a community. They also seemed to have only basic blues and reds. Although temptation raised it s head again! There was a cute turquoise VT that stood out from rest with his vibrancy though he had quite a lot of curl to his fins, then I saw a massive flash of blue in the tank next door. There was a stunning midblue HM (i think!) he was chasing everything in sight and had really impressive finnage. I must have been there 20 mins starring and watching him as the guy came over to ask if he could help (prior to this I had been stalking him listening to how his knowledge was with the customers - he was pretty good! Only thing did not agree is they as a policy say bettas one good for a community) well we got chatting and reallllly tempted but walked away eventually with the bracket been looking for all along for £2.40.
Never did make it to the store I intended to go to all along but that will be when he gets the new stock in now!
Anyways not much point just thought would tell of fishy adventures and if anyone near Bournemouth to tempt you! (there was also a very brilliant red one with a good shine to the scales in the second P@H).
Some pics caught of blue and turquoise, didnt think about me camera in first store:
Fleeting glimpse of turquoise
The blue whilst not chasing
The blue preparing to chase and can see his lovely finnage
I did see two stunning bettas, one very feisty VT with lots of colours on his blue based body but he kept attempting to jump to get to the others and really did not want him jumping a divide. The second was like Reno but in VT form but bless him subdued in a community tank. They had just had a large delivery and so all the bags were floating in the relevant tanks and not being tended to but unsure if this was temperature acclimation. One lady looking at the goldfishes gasped and when looked round one of the bags was half over the side and a goldie in it with no water! She reacted quickly and popped him back in the water part, bless him..I managed to resist both and headed back passing by Proaquatics.
They had only two left that both looked tattered, their bettas always sell well and never see their first stocking, had a play with a clown fish and moved on.
On my way back on the bus what should I see a new Pets at Home 20mins away by bus that has just opened, big and how come I never knew! Cursing slightly went home, got lunch then determindly popped on bus to check the new closer store out!
It is smaller (only a little) than the other, their products were the same and the fish selection smaller. The bettas unfortuantely in this one were each in a community. They also seemed to have only basic blues and reds. Although temptation raised it s head again! There was a cute turquoise VT that stood out from rest with his vibrancy though he had quite a lot of curl to his fins, then I saw a massive flash of blue in the tank next door. There was a stunning midblue HM (i think!) he was chasing everything in sight and had really impressive finnage. I must have been there 20 mins starring and watching him as the guy came over to ask if he could help (prior to this I had been stalking him listening to how his knowledge was with the customers - he was pretty good! Only thing did not agree is they as a policy say bettas one good for a community) well we got chatting and reallllly tempted but walked away eventually with the bracket been looking for all along for £2.40.
Never did make it to the store I intended to go to all along but that will be when he gets the new stock in now!
Anyways not much point just thought would tell of fishy adventures and if anyone near Bournemouth to tempt you! (there was also a very brilliant red one with a good shine to the scales in the second P@H).
Some pics caught of blue and turquoise, didnt think about me camera in first store:
Fleeting glimpse of turquoise
The blue whilst not chasing
The blue preparing to chase and can see his lovely finnage
Hopefully someone will home him soon before he does get nipped, though tbh he was king of that tank when I saw him. I am still learning on the shoaling fish but could see combos that definately didnt work.
I wish they sold ones that looked like that around here! 
Whilst out running errands I popped into the local Petsmart to buy cat litter, I stopped by the betta area and saw the most gorgeous blue female halfmoon. She was exactly the same color as the blue betta in the 1st post. Unfortunately, due to being in the process of moving, and not having a filtered tank, I was not able to give her a home. 
