My Very First Rescue Betta!

[BWBettas]

Ok... so i'm thinking he is your ordinary VT but... his short tail and long pointy anal fin are taking me towards PK. Although he could just be a young VT just thought i'd check with you. He was in a nasty tank full of black skirt tetras and HE was nipping them... he has a bit of damage on his anal fin and dorsal but he is still a rescue betta! MY VERY FIRST!! Yippee! I'll call him Daffy, as in daffodil as in his colour

Bret

 

[lisie]

I'd definitely say he's a VT. Pretty guy though.

 

[BWBettas]

Yeah i would of thought VT but his tail is in perfect condition no nips, and it is really short whereas his anal fin is long and real pointy im confused now... He looks just like my Bowzer

Bret

 

[grahamsokel]

Looks nice good luck with him

 

[liz2]

OK he looks nice!


Which shop did you get him from?

 

[BWBettas]

Broadland Aquatics It's A Good Little Shop, They Are Better At Marine Than Tropical Though
Can anyone help me with his tail type? i just went down to check on him and his ray branches are straight at first then curl down. when he flares they straighten out does that help?

Bret

 

[liz2]

They will need a better piccie to identify him. But dont upset him by making him flare too much bless!!

 

[BWBettas]

I wont, well i just tried and he swam away bless him, so ill leave him a few days and try him on some bloodworms, see if that settles him

Bret

 

[mrplaty]

i think he is a VT but his fins have been nibled away and now his anal fin looks a bit like a PKs

 

[froggy]

Good Job I Am Going Too Find One At Petsmart That Screams Give Me A Home!!

 

[BWBettas]

Just want to add he is just over 1.5 Inches long... so he is not a young fish... although his tail is perfect. No nips atall... only nipped on anal and dorsal fin. He is a big, old guy so im swnging towards plakat....

Anyone else?

Bret

 

[thelastbetta]

Looks like a common VT to me.

 

[Synirr]

Definitely VT, I'd say the shorter finnage is caused by ammonia burn, but it's just a guess. I've seen that kind of effect before in fish that have been in uncleaned cups at Walmart way too long
EDIT: By the looks of it it's already on the mend though, when it's fresh it looks like nasty finrot on the ends.

 

[BWBettas]

Yeah, i thought he was PK because of the prfectly round tail... i dont know about the ammonia burns? he was in a tank with 3 black skirt tetras and all the filtration is a central system so im not sure his water was bad quality? if Synirr says VT it's VT

But good on me for rescuing him

Bret

 

[Synirr]

Like I said, it looks like it's on the mend, so it could have happened to him before he was put in the tank you saw him in
Might not be that at all, that's just what it looks like to me.