Non-eating fish...why?

[red_fish_blue_fish]

I have had great luck with all of my male Bettas, and decided to try my hand at breeding. But finding a female was no easy task ( stores want to only carry males because they sell faster ). So when I did find a female, I was so excited! I found her at a local Walmart ( you know how great their pet sections are *being sarcastic* ). I know Bettas can be picky eaters, but i got a male from the smae place and he is eating just fine. SO why the heck is my female not eating? I have tried flake food, cause I thought she may be too small for the pellets...but she just spits it out. Should I try fry food? Can anyone help? I don't want her to die.
~Red_fish_Blue_fish~

 

[WILDER]

Probably not used to the brand, try some bloodworms, she will love them, and stress can cause them not to eat for a while, good luck.

 

[red_fish_blue_fish]

ThanX. I will pick some up today and see if they work. It could be stress from moving into a new environment. I just thought it was odd that the male adjusted so well. I guess more ppl look at them, so they are used to more stress? I donno, blood worms it is. She wants to eat though, she is picking some of the flakes off of the bottom, sucking them in, and spitting them out.
I will keep you posted,
~red_fish_blue_fish~
HeRe ShE Is (see pic)

 

[red_fish_blue_fish]

My pictures won't post for some reason, sorry....

 

[WILDER]

Never mind, I can't do it either,

 

[red_fish_blue_fish]

Dang it. I just noticed a white patch on my blue male. The one I also got from Wally World (Walmart). it looks like some of the scales on the head of my male betta are swollen with this fungus looking stuff. There is even a slight patch on his eye. The Bettas there are kept in seperate cups too...how the heck did they get stuck with this stuff. What do you think it is. I know I have seen it before. I have Betta Fix would that work for this over time, or no?
red_fish_blue_fish

 

[WILDER]

If it's fluffy on the head it's columnaris i'm afraid, do some salt baths on the betta, add some salt to his tank, and you will need an antibiotic treatment.
http/www.flippersandfins.net/flexibacter.htm

 

[red_fish_blue_fish]

Well, it kind of looks like scales are missing, there is the one fuzzy spot, and then "missing scale parts". ??? What would you recommend for treatmet?
~red_fish_blue_fish~

 

[red_fish_blue_fish]

Ewwy no! Looks nothing like that!
~RFBF~

 

[WILDER]

You do getting missing scales with columnaris, it shows itself in may different forms, it depends on your location, but i would use something like tetracycline a broad spectrum antibiotic.
http/article.dphnet.com/cat-02/columnaries.shtml

 

[red_fish_blue_fish]

Good idea. I am going to pick that up. The more I look at it, it kind of looks like flex. but in the VERY early stages. Which is good I guess...to catch it early. *sigh, I should learn not to fall for the pitiful looks of sad retail animals. I have made that mistake before, and always end up spending more money than I want to. But I am all attached to him now (which happens almost emediately with me) so I am going to save him.
~RFBF~ thanks

 

[WILDER]

It mean's you have a heart, I always end up looking after sick animals, good luck with the betta and let the board no of his progress.