My First Rescue Ever

[Elise]

At my LFS, they take awesome care of all their fish except for the female bettas. They never get any females in so when they do, they toss them in the other tropical tanks instead of in those cups. So, while I was just picking up a plant for a friend, I saw this tiny, very young, tattered little girl in with a tank of super nippy tetras! She looked so depressed and skinny and her fins were torn so badly. I just couldn't leave her there so I bought her and made a complaint with the fish department about her condition. I'll post pics maybe tomorrow. She seems to have trouble swimming because of her fins, but she can get around ok. Everyone please pray for her! And think of good, strong names to give her (I swear animals always take after their names!)

*update*
You can't see it in the pic, but she has fin rot. She is very happily swimming around in her little one gal right now. She was so cute, flaring at her neighbors in the 5gal. She is swimming a thousand times better today! I think I'm going to tempt her to eat later with some live bloodworms.

 

[longhorn13]

good for you, i hope she does well

 

[Kiarra]

Poor thing. She's lucky you found her.

 

[xanthianacid]

It's such a shame theres not more people like us.
Today at the LFS, they were selling a couple a torture device for bettas, one of those long chimney shaped (Ie long and thin) Betta containers, that had been split into two without any gravel, plants just the plain glass. Naturally they sold Betta water conditioner but these guys will have nothing else to do but stare each other and flare all day. Shocking!
I was a bit TOO emotional at the time to say anything, and they were right at the counter buying it at the time too... I just gave them a shocked expression I think. It caught me pretty much off guard.

On another day when I was feeling a bit stronger, I found a dead betta in a shop (completely different LPS) and I made a big fuss about it. They quickly took it away (probably to flush it). It really upset my daughter, the one who asked "what's wrong with that Betta Mummy? He's not moving!" What do you say to that?

Edit was a spelling error betters for betta! lol

 

[GSD]

well done for saving her!once you get one though every time you see one........

 

[Dawney G]

Thats a shame, She is such a beautiful girl. Good for you darlin for taking her under your wing. We do need more people like you around.
How about 'Abeni', for a name. It meens, girl prayed for!

 

[chatterbox]

good 4 u ,she looks great

 

[ladyhawke]

At my LFS, they take awesome care of all their fish except for the female bettas. They never get any females in so when they do, they toss them in the other tropical tanks instead of in those cups. So, while I was just picking up a plant for a friend, I saw this tiny, very young, tattered little girl in with a tank of super nippy tetras! She looked so depressed and skinny and her fins were torn so badly. I just couldn't leave her there so I bought her and made a complaint with the fish department about her condition. I'll post pics maybe tomorrow. She seems to have trouble swimming because of her fins, but she can get around ok. Everyone please pray for her! And think of good, strong names to give her (I swear animals always take after their names!)

Glad to see someone who cares as much as you do brought her home! She is very pretty. Good luck with her.

 

[FrisaGirl]

She's so pretty.
As for names, how about:
Venus
Athena
Viola (12th Night)
Strong names!

 

[GSD]

awwww that finrot looks pretty bad!wel done for rescuing her
like Frisa Girl said
i like venus!

 

[Elise]

I like Venus too!