New betta... again

[Synirr]

I found a beautiful copper DT at my LFS the other day and couldn't resist... originally I was thinking of breeding with him, but now that I've got him home I think his spine is a little too crooked for that. He'll still have a great life as a pet, though
Currently living in my 10 gallon

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[Lady]

aww what a cutie! How come everyone else finds such great fish at thier lfs?

 

[Ben]

Awesome fish Synnir

DD

 

[jollysue]

Nice color !

 

[Elise]

I am so jelous!!! Gosh, my lfs won't even think of ordering DTs for me and here you are just waltzing in and buying one!!! I am so dying for a DT!

 

[JoLtNbolt]

Is a crooked spine genetic? or could it just be an injury of some sort.

also... how do you keep the sand in your tank clean? I have a tough time already with gravel.

 

[JBN]

Wow that's a beautiful DT copper you got there . Which of the two pictures is his real colorings?

 

[Synirr]

Is a crooked spine genetic? or could it just be an injury of some sort.

also... how do you keep the sand in your tank clean? I have a tough time already with gravel.

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It could be an injury or the result of being raised in poor water, but my bet is on genetics, since DTs are prone to having crooked spines.

Sand is much easier to clean than gravel, you should try it. Not so hard to vac all the gunk out, since it all just settles on top. Plus, my army of trumpet snails take care of any uneaten food and such.

Wow that's a beautiful DT copper you got there . Which of the two pictures is his real colorings?

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Both
He looks different in different light. Usually like the 2nd pic, though

 

[JoLtNbolt]

Sand is much easier to clean than gravel, you should try it. Not so hard to vac all the gunk out, since it all just settles on top. Plus, my army of trumpet snails take care of any uneaten food and such.

I would think that sand particles would be small enough and light enough that they would get sucked up in the gravel vacuum

 

[Auratus]

You know.... you could buy those good bettas from your lfs and sell em to us who are less fortunate

He's awesome

 

[Bettabelieveit]

and you just made my girlfriend (Saucy) veeeerrrrryyyy jelouse! that is her absolute dream betta right there what an awesome find!

 

[Synirr]

I would think that sand particles would be small enough and light enough that they would get sucked up in the gravel vacuum

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You'd think so, but it's actually not the case. The sand is heavy enough to stay down unless you ram the vac down into it... which I have done on accident a couple of times when I wasn't paying attention! I use a Python, so that was a lot of sand in my sink

You know.... you could buy those good bettas from your lfs and sell em to us who are less fortunate

He's awesome

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I could
Who wants a pastel rosetail?
I'm dead serious, they have one. Also a nice black and white marble plakat who is Adramelech's bro. He's singletail though. It was tough to choose between the two, let me tell ya!

and you just made my girlfriend (Saucy) veeeerrrrryyyy jelouse! that is her absolute dream betta right there what an awesome find!

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... along that same line of thought, they do have a nice copper superdelta/HM in stock

 

[con771]

Beautiful fish !

 

[Andie]

... along that same line of thought, they do have a nice copper superdelta/HM in stock

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Gah, really? Um . . . for how much???

 

[Synirr]

... along that same line of thought, they do have a nice copper superdelta/HM in stock

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Gah, really? Um . . . for how much???

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I was just there today to pick up some bloodworms and he was $18.99. He chewed up his caudal fin a bit though, poor thing