My first betta home has a resident

[jollysue]

I got the Hex 5 today, washed it up and just in case found my largest vase and washed it out too.

Then I went shopping

I got 2 very pretty boys, 2 bags of plants and a 10 usg w/o a hood, etc., just in case.

They have both eaten some soaked freeze dried daphnia and blood worms that I had prepared for my goldies.

I planted the Hex 5 w/some of what I could get--a bunch of anacharis and wisteria for the marble (?) turqouise and purple boy. And I put a bunch of anacharis in the vase too until I deside which way to go with the pink and lavender boy.

It occurs to me that the vase boy might like to room in a pygmy gourami tank with three honeys and some sparklers. Would that work?

 

[GuppyDude]

sounds good, except for the betta in the gourami tank, dwarfs userally arnt as aggressive, but they might rip up a betta, he's best left in his vase for now. if u think he's cramped u can always go to liek walmart and buy a storage tub, punch some holes and u got and instant betta paradise.

 

[jollysue]

Thanks, Guppy Dude Just thought I'd ask. I thought honeys abd sparklers were considered pygmies. They are alot smaller than dwarfs.


Well here are pics of the lavender vase boy and the turqouise boy

I had to shoot in the dark and couldn't see what I was aimimg at The turqouise boy is really much prettier that the pic. I missed the flares and mostly got the flee from the crazy god with the spotlight.

I really have two unused 10 usg tanks. One is for quarantine. I actually thought they might get along. I guess a female or two would work?

By the way, what did I get???

 

[SnowyzMom]

I love the colours on your veiltails! Particularly the lavender/blue one. WOWSERS! Thanks for sharing them.

If we go by the one inch of fish per 1 gallon rule, Majestic, my mature pink/red/turquoise male just barely fits his 5 gallon. He sure rules it! Even the snails aren't safe!

You can always divide one of the 10 gallons in half with a divider of plastic canvas cut to size(buy at any craft store). That way they've both got tons of room. Cute guys for sure!

 

[jollysue]

Thank you SnowyzMom. )

I like Lavender Vase boy too. He has one of those baby faces. The green one has the pointed nose with the under bite look. But he has a pretty tail and they both flare readily.

I was surprised at how many had very damaged fins. Lavender Vase boy had a brother that I actually liked better, but he had a big half moon bit out of his tail fin. There were a couple that I considered only to find that there fins were ragged. I thought about rescuing them, but most of the shredded boys didn't flare as well.

Do the bettas eat snails? I was thinking of putting some trumpets in their tanks to clean.

Oh yeah I picked up a divider screen when I got the extra 10 usg tank.