Betta Fish?

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Aug 22, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject: Betta Fish?

Anyone have any? My gf and i were at petsmart just looking around and decided to get 2, Got a female and male, only spent 11 bux on everything, got some glass stones some food and of course the fishies! Put the blue/black female in a big Grey Goose bottle with some blue/clear stones at the bottom, and the redish white male in a beef eaters gin bottle with some red stones on the bottom. Ill take some pics later. They seem to like them. Im planning on getting a bigger tank and making a sorority of female betta fish haha. They are so cool and fun to watch. Anyone else have any?

Steven M · Posted: Aug 23, 2009 12:03 am Post subject:

I've had a few while growing up. easy as fvck to take of.

kornhouse · Posted: Aug 23, 2009 2:43 pm Post subject:

-=AlexXx=-, Why would you want a bunch of females, they are usually pretty ugly. Put a mirror up to the male's bottle and he will frill up, or put both bottles side by side Laughing

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Aug 23, 2009 3:21 pm Post subject:

kornhouse, i like the females, they arent ugly? The one i got is a vibrant blue and is much more playful then my male so far. Shes swims around and looks like she has alot more personality. I know thats not the case for all, but i still kinda like the females better cuz they are less popular and not as many people have/like them as much.

urinal mint · Backside 180 Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 1990

chickity china the chinese chicken fish.

joel · Backside 180 Joined: 20 Apr 2008 Posts: 747 City: ORLANDO

I got a half red half blue one named blub.

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

I've had a few. One lasted over 3 years. The last year I barely fed the thing and he kept kicking. Only died when I moved back home and my mom actually started feeding him regularly. I don't think he knew what to do with all the food so it just sank to the bottom and ruined the water.

key · Posted: Aug 24, 2009 5:07 am Post subject:

put them all in the same bottle and watch them play!! Embarassed

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Aug 24, 2009 10:49 am Post subject:

Greg T, thats crazy haha.

key, Evil or Very Mad

taku · Kickflip Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 2868 City: Central FL

I had an all white one that just died about 2 weeks ago. Lived about a year. I didn't notice for a day or two that it died because he always looked dead. Don't overfeed. People love to do this 'cause it's really the only interaction you get to have with a fish.

Try to only change 50% or less of the water at a time also.. rapid/drastic changes in water temp (like when cleaning and pouring in new water) can kill it or degrade it's immunity level too so try to let the "new" water get to room temp like your betta bowl is before doing the water change, especially important if you change more than 50% of the water.

PassedOutAwake · Faceplant Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 40 City: Panama City

how did you get stones and a fish in a goose bottle? the neck of the bottle is so skinny. pics please

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Aug 25, 2009 12:09 am Post subject:

PassedOutAwake, they are the little glass stones that u can get at the pet store, they fit, some were a bit to big, but the majority i crammed in.

taku, thats what ive been doing well, only once, but ya thats what the lady told me at the store, looks like the male one i have got some "fin rot" so i gotta keep the water extra clean for him till that goes away or get medication for him :/

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

-=AlexXx=-, did you cram the fish in too? How will you ever get it out of there?

RollinTrees · Frontside 180 Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 334 City: NorCal

yeah, honestly how the chickity china the chinese chicken did u get that fish in there. very cruel! shoulda jus left the vodka in and let him get fizzle up

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Aug 27, 2009 12:59 pm Post subject:

he had alot of room, he even blew a bubble nest at the top (meaning hes happy) i moved them both to 2 1 gallon vase's they like that too Smile

and they are tiny they fit in and out every easily, not even squeezing lol.

Le Jalapeno · Guest

don't they fight if you put them in the same tank?

yookyle · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 1002 City: Reno

i had a gold fish that lived for 6 years he had a giant tumbor almost as big as himself, some how i think the tumbor kept him alive......he wouldnt die Evil or Very Mad

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Sep 01, 2009 12:27 am Post subject:

Le Jalapeno, they are 2 diff vases.

yookyle, thats crazy haha.

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

A Male and female can live in the same bowl but its still risky. Two males will definitely fight though.

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Sep 01, 2009 4:38 pm Post subject:

4+ females can live in the same aquairum as long as there are enough hiding spots , plants and stuff and of course enough gallons to house them properly. Im considering making a Beta sorority.