Look At This Little Guy

[squidneh]

Hey all.  So I was at petco the other day, and having developed a good relationship with some of the 'fish' employees, one stopped me as I looked at all the little cichlids and guppies.  He pointed me to a small baby betta just put out today, knowing that I have two baby bettas and have had success with them.  He for some reason was attached to this fella and wanted him in good hands.  I picked him up for free because he wasn't the most appealing to the eye and was lethargic.  
 
I have named the little dude Stefan. I'm unable to tell whether it is a male or female because his/her fins are really tiny. I can always change it to Stefanie 

I have an ongoing theme of naming my bettas human names (Laura, Vladimir, and now Stefan)
 
Here he is next to my finger for size comparison.  I wear a size 7 ring, average size hands, towards the smaller side

 
Yes, he is in a small 1 gallon bowl for now because I have nothing better to quarantine him in.  He will be moving into the divided up 40 gallon with my other baby bettas once he proves he is not diseased and rather just poorly cared for.  I will do my best with him, I doubt anyone else buying him from petco would have kept him alive long.  He has eaten some brine shrimp and a few fry pellets and compared to the first night I had him, where he just hung at the top like he was dead, he is doing much better now - swimmingly if i do say so myself 

 
 

 

[Mamashack]

Aw bless! He's a real sweetie and has a good chance of thriving with your care, squidneh! It's the caring that counts!

 

[squidneh]

Thanks! I hope he makes it, I'm doing everything I can for him and he is getting stronger every day

 

[bluesword23516]

Very interesting colors, I quite like his body color, I hope it stays! Hope he isn't sick, I love betta fish, they really do have personalities. 

 

[Dreamer03]

Im sure he will be fine now that he is on your care

 

[squidneh]

Yes I do love his coloring.  He is holding his fins out more, they are no longer clamped up.  He also is 1000 times more active since the day I got him, even developing a bit of an attitude when I put my finger on the glass! Thanks for the kind words everyone, I love my fish and do my best to care for them.

 

[Mamashack]

Glad he's settling in with you!