My New Betta

afternoon fellow fish lovers,

Just thought I'd post a couple of pictures of my new Betta. His name is Barquentine.
I ended up getting him online as an early Christmas present. It's a bit of a long story; I'd originally ordered a blue half moon plakat, but the day before he was due to be sent out, he jumped into his neighbour's tank and had a bit of a bust-up with the occupant (they did both survive, but it will take a couple of months before they're back to their normal selves).
The poor supplier couldn't get hold of me, so in the end he sent me a young halfmoon male, in the hope that he would be acceptable. As you can see, Barquentine is very handsome - the most beautiful shade of blue, with rose pink edging to his fins. Apparently, this type is called Thai Flag.

I'm absolutely thrilled with him. He's very bold and inquisitive, and loves chatting and passing the time of day with me. It's been quite a long wait, but worth it in the end.

Diz

Hi Diz,

He is really gorgeous. It's well worth keeping a photo record of him so you can watch for changes to his fins and tail. i've done this with Stan and it's helped me see if he has new notches or tears in his finnage.

FC76

If it's a small tank (easier for water changes!) then yes, do one every day till he shows signs of growing the damage out.

Damage like this is quite common in newly bought bettas and can easily come from handling during bagging.

I'd do somewhere around 7 litres; a third. For me, that's a bucketful. I can't lift big buckets 

Beautiful fish, congratulations on getting your Betta after waiting do patiently!

Thanks Jesnon, how's your little guy doing?

It's funny you asked your post just reminded me I hadn't I updated my thread so I just posted! He's doing well 

I wouldn't keep these frogs with any fish.

It's worth looking at the Seriously fish site for any new fish

http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/betta-imbellis/

the new betta (ted) is settling in nicely.
he has built a bubble nest overnight and is taking a little food. he also seems to have eaten some of the baby hitch hiker snails from my tank too. there were definitely less of them on the glass this morning.
ted is quite lively, swimming in all areas of my tank and chasing his reflection at times.
there is a beautiful red colour to his fins when he flares them up.