lazyxsunshine
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Hello everyone! Here's my situation. I went away to Seaside Heights in New Jersey this past weekend ( I live in New York ) and while I was there on the boardwalk my boyfriend won me two betta fishies on one of the games. I love these fish, as I've had one before which lasted two years when I was smaller, with no real knowledge, just a fishie in a big bowl with weekly water changes and flake food daily.
I'm older now, and my new fish were in pretty bad shape. They were in small dirty cups, packed under shelves. I didn't get to pick the fish. They would just show you a blue one and a red one and you would choose. The first one I got is Tony Pinchers he's dark dark blue with lines of red and lighter blue in his tail. The other is Charlie Prissy Pants, only because I thought he was a girl until I read up on Bettas, and learned other wise. I brought them home in cups, and placed them in seperate huge measuring cups for the night with fresh water, since I had nothing else. The entire night I read up on these fish, along with my mommy, and took in everything.
The next day we went to petsmart and bought two seperate one gallon tanks with a cover and a sizable hole for air, but not too big. We bough gravel, silk plants, and a little toy, a treasure chest ( because Tony Pinchers is mafioso and hes a made guy). Charlie Prissy Pants got smoothed down shells that I had and plants too. I picked up some water conditioner and aquarium salt. Along with betta bites and betta flakes.
When I got back to set everything up I examined my fishies. Tony was building a huge bubble nest but I noticed something odd with his fins. I'm pretty sure they are both veiltails, but still his fins looked ragged and some of the ends were clear. It looks like there might have been some fin rot, or some black around the edges. However on the clear ones, it looks like blue is coming in. I can't tell if theyre growing in or rotting away. How can I tell? Too be sure I'm going to do a 100% water change every other day and adding some aquarium salt. He's perfect otherwise and always greets me when I open the lid and all, and I've only had him for two days. He's also very macho in his flaring. I love him!
Charlie Prissy Pants is another story. When I got him he was laying towards the bottom of the cup and looked annoyed if anything bothered him. I thought it was just because he was cramped in there. He looked orangey at first but when i put him in his new tank, overnight he was a shade of vibrant red with blue specks on him as well as light blue streaks in his tail. He looked like a different fish, but acted the same. He tends to stay to the bottom, almost sideways, only going up for air or finding a more comfortable position. But when he goes up, he swims straight up and he looks like hes moving his tail so hard but hes not going so far. He only stays near the bottom but he always swims vertically and then just sinks to the bottom and lays down. He isn't bloated, hasnt got any weird spots on him, he eats like I do, and dosnt seem constipated. His tail is not rotted at all and looks wonderfully even, I want him to show it off so bad! It's been two days and he looks like hes moving more, and his tail looks looser and not clamped up like when I first got him. He dosnt flare alot, he usually puffs up his gills but not his tail, its as if he cant lift himself off the gravel. Sometimes he'll look and slide away, not interested. I'm worried.
I'm doing the same thing with him as I'm doing with Tony tomorrow, water changed every other day and salt. I also keep them both in my room, and it's always hot in here, so theyre definitely in the right temperature. I also made sure I had them adjusted to the water.
Can anyone think of whats wrong with Charlie? And what can I do! Also if anyone can answer my question with Tony and his fin rot, I would appreciate it so much! Even though I've only had these fish for two days, I love them and they've already shown me so much personality, I would hate to lose them or even have them get worse.
thanks in advance!
I'm older now, and my new fish were in pretty bad shape. They were in small dirty cups, packed under shelves. I didn't get to pick the fish. They would just show you a blue one and a red one and you would choose. The first one I got is Tony Pinchers he's dark dark blue with lines of red and lighter blue in his tail. The other is Charlie Prissy Pants, only because I thought he was a girl until I read up on Bettas, and learned other wise. I brought them home in cups, and placed them in seperate huge measuring cups for the night with fresh water, since I had nothing else. The entire night I read up on these fish, along with my mommy, and took in everything.
The next day we went to petsmart and bought two seperate one gallon tanks with a cover and a sizable hole for air, but not too big. We bough gravel, silk plants, and a little toy, a treasure chest ( because Tony Pinchers is mafioso and hes a made guy). Charlie Prissy Pants got smoothed down shells that I had and plants too. I picked up some water conditioner and aquarium salt. Along with betta bites and betta flakes.
When I got back to set everything up I examined my fishies. Tony was building a huge bubble nest but I noticed something odd with his fins. I'm pretty sure they are both veiltails, but still his fins looked ragged and some of the ends were clear. It looks like there might have been some fin rot, or some black around the edges. However on the clear ones, it looks like blue is coming in. I can't tell if theyre growing in or rotting away. How can I tell? Too be sure I'm going to do a 100% water change every other day and adding some aquarium salt. He's perfect otherwise and always greets me when I open the lid and all, and I've only had him for two days. He's also very macho in his flaring. I love him!
Charlie Prissy Pants is another story. When I got him he was laying towards the bottom of the cup and looked annoyed if anything bothered him. I thought it was just because he was cramped in there. He looked orangey at first but when i put him in his new tank, overnight he was a shade of vibrant red with blue specks on him as well as light blue streaks in his tail. He looked like a different fish, but acted the same. He tends to stay to the bottom, almost sideways, only going up for air or finding a more comfortable position. But when he goes up, he swims straight up and he looks like hes moving his tail so hard but hes not going so far. He only stays near the bottom but he always swims vertically and then just sinks to the bottom and lays down. He isn't bloated, hasnt got any weird spots on him, he eats like I do, and dosnt seem constipated. His tail is not rotted at all and looks wonderfully even, I want him to show it off so bad! It's been two days and he looks like hes moving more, and his tail looks looser and not clamped up like when I first got him. He dosnt flare alot, he usually puffs up his gills but not his tail, its as if he cant lift himself off the gravel. Sometimes he'll look and slide away, not interested. I'm worried.
I'm doing the same thing with him as I'm doing with Tony tomorrow, water changed every other day and salt. I also keep them both in my room, and it's always hot in here, so theyre definitely in the right temperature. I also made sure I had them adjusted to the water.
Can anyone think of whats wrong with Charlie? And what can I do! Also if anyone can answer my question with Tony and his fin rot, I would appreciate it so much! Even though I've only had these fish for two days, I love them and they've already shown me so much personality, I would hate to lose them or even have them get worse.
thanks in advance!
welcome to the sickness! your soon going to get more and more and more 
then your BF will want some 
