I'm very much used to seeing the bettas Walmart has and the condition they're kept in. But yesterday was different. There was only one cup with a fish in it, sitting next to a stack of empty ones. One fish. A red crowntail. I looked at my husband and he looked at me; we both felt terrible for it. It wasn't that he was in bad shape or anything but being the only one... well.
We bought a pretty cheap tank with light and cover as a "temporary home" (meaning we'll probably upgrade to a 3g for this guy to stay on my desk) but he's in a 1.5g while he heals up.
Overall, he's in amazing shape considering the water he was in. I woke up this morning and he had made me a bubble nest and was dancing for me. All afternoon while I've been at my desk he's been fidgeting with the nest. He'll add to it and then stare at me. Then add to it again and stare.
I've not got him to eat yet but I'm not worried about that. He looks great, he's very active. I got a cheap 2-15g heater that is keeping it about 77*, colder than I want but my husband didn't want to spend a whole lot of money. It's better than room temp and better than dying in a dirty cup.
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Definitely not the worst cup I've seen a betta in but not the best, by far.
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His body is quite a bit paler than you can see in the picture.
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Not sure what this is (asked on a betta forum but no reply yet).
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It's come to my attention that the pineapple has metal in it? So I'll test it tomorrow. I think it's supposed to be in the green part at the top so I may saw it off and see how that works. Either way, he's interested in it but hasn't exploded. Got him a hammock as well that he's sort of okay with. I was aware of the metal wire in it before buying so I took that out before it even reached the tank. (For the record... I'm not a fan of Spongebob. At all. My son picked out the Spongebob originally and I made a habit of hiding it in the tank because it sort of went against what I was going for <_< But I figured oh well, I did promise myself I'd get some Spongebob stuff for a 3rd tank someday.)
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So he's pretty handsome, in really great health for being a Walmart betta. Very much a flirt.
I'm either going to...
1)Petco's next $1 a gallon sale get a 29g for the goldfish and pleco, upgrade both betta's to the 20g long and split it.
2)Split the 10gallon with the VT betta
3)Keep him in the 1.5g if he likes it
4)Upgrade to a 2.5-3g.
It all depends on finances.
Also, I hate the light included in this tank set. Hate it. So much. It makes everything look cloudy which I know it's not <_< Crappy LEDs. I'll get something else for sure.
Thinking of doing 50% changes every other day. I know I could get by with two 50% and one 100% in a week but bleh I hate doing 100% changes. Might sneak in a 75% one day in the week or something though.
Any idea why he looks so much better in pictures? D: He looks very Cambodian. Ammnia burns? Ionno D: I added in aquarium salt when I set the tank up and will probably continue that treatment for a week and do a 100% change afterwards. He has a good n** in his tail so that's why I chose to add salt.