Jaded12
The Betta Bug Has Bitten... Resistence Is Futile
I put rescue in quotes because I don't want to get into any arguments with people who only consider a fish a rescue if you get it for free. So here are some of my past "rescues"
Here's corona, as you can see his fins are a bit lacking, lol, I found him in Wal*Mart in a half filled cup so dirty that you couldn't see him at all.
Zander: When I got him he had the worst case of fin rot I'd ever seen, absolutly no tail, and most of his bottom fin was gone, he was also covered in ich.
Toby: When I got toby he had the worst bacterial infection in his head I'd ever seen, his whole head was swollen, his eyes were almost swollen shut, all of his fins literally looked like they were wilting off, after nearly a month of treating him with antibiotics, and steamed towels over his tank he got all better, he now lives with a good friend of mine and is still doing great
Waffle: as you can see he had almost no tail, and a bit of ich, otherwise he was fairly healthy, he now lives with a friend of mine in Idaho
I went into the LFS with the full intention of picking up the Healthiest looking betta that I could find... So I got over to the bettas (and they have them in those discusting things that hang inside the maine tanks that are like an inch wide that they get out of super easy) half of the bettas are in the maine tanks, one was terrorizing the guppies, one was hiding (scared to death) under the filter from the DRAGONFISH, one was in with the females, and there were even 2 in one tank, shredded, gasping and on the verge of death. Then of course in the little containers are all of these poor things that can't even move sad.gif sad.gif So my hopes of getting a healthy betta were shattered (not because there weren't any healthy ones, but because I had to help one of the poor ones in need) so first I inform the guy working that 2 males were in together, he took one out and put it in a container, I told him his guppies would have no tails left, he took that male out, I told him he would end up with either a dead male or some dead females, he said they would be fine angry.gif I told him the dragonfish would probably love a betta sandwhich, he glared at me and walked away angry.gif angry.gif angry.gif So completely pissed off, I look at the bettas, and see one with gorgeous coloring, floating completely vertical, obviously miserable sad.gif I couldn't take them all, he he seemed the worst off, (besides the 2 who had been fighting, but they looked beyond saving, at least I had gotten the guy to seperate them, unsure.gif ) and luckily while I was there someone bought the poor little guy who was in with the dragonfish biggrin.gif So I got the one boy who was swimming vertically. He's now 100% better, and the most personable betta I have ever met!!! wub.gif wub.gif
Here's corona, as you can see his fins are a bit lacking, lol, I found him in Wal*Mart in a half filled cup so dirty that you couldn't see him at all.
Zander: When I got him he had the worst case of fin rot I'd ever seen, absolutly no tail, and most of his bottom fin was gone, he was also covered in ich.
Toby: When I got toby he had the worst bacterial infection in his head I'd ever seen, his whole head was swollen, his eyes were almost swollen shut, all of his fins literally looked like they were wilting off, after nearly a month of treating him with antibiotics, and steamed towels over his tank he got all better, he now lives with a good friend of mine and is still doing great
Waffle: as you can see he had almost no tail, and a bit of ich, otherwise he was fairly healthy, he now lives with a friend of mine in Idaho
I went into the LFS with the full intention of picking up the Healthiest looking betta that I could find... So I got over to the bettas (and they have them in those discusting things that hang inside the maine tanks that are like an inch wide that they get out of super easy) half of the bettas are in the maine tanks, one was terrorizing the guppies, one was hiding (scared to death) under the filter from the DRAGONFISH, one was in with the females, and there were even 2 in one tank, shredded, gasping and on the verge of death. Then of course in the little containers are all of these poor things that can't even move sad.gif sad.gif So my hopes of getting a healthy betta were shattered (not because there weren't any healthy ones, but because I had to help one of the poor ones in need) so first I inform the guy working that 2 males were in together, he took one out and put it in a container, I told him his guppies would have no tails left, he took that male out, I told him he would end up with either a dead male or some dead females, he said they would be fine angry.gif I told him the dragonfish would probably love a betta sandwhich, he glared at me and walked away angry.gif angry.gif angry.gif So completely pissed off, I look at the bettas, and see one with gorgeous coloring, floating completely vertical, obviously miserable sad.gif I couldn't take them all, he he seemed the worst off, (besides the 2 who had been fighting, but they looked beyond saving, at least I had gotten the guy to seperate them, unsure.gif ) and luckily while I was there someone bought the poor little guy who was in with the dragonfish biggrin.gif So I got the one boy who was swimming vertically. He's now 100% better, and the most personable betta I have ever met!!! wub.gif wub.gif