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Sue · « **Reply #1240 on:** June 05, 2018, 08:49:42 AM »

Shrimps. It's a bit small for a betta. Absolute minimum is 2.5 US gallons = 9.5 litres but 5 US gallons (19 litres) is much better. I have never put a betta in anything smaller than 25 litres.

Though if you have plants growing out if the tank shrimps would climb up them and escape; and betta's can jump so they need a lid.

Helen · « **Reply #1241 on:** June 05, 2018, 04:22:13 PM »

What about growing your own live food?

Sue · « **Reply #1242 on:** June 07, 2018, 12:32:09 PM »

I filled the betta tank this morning, and we are going betta shopping this afternoon. Luckily I did it before I stabbed my finger with a Stanley knife

(We've ordered a new lounge carpet which means we have to paint the woodwork before it is fitted. This involves removing a 3 inch strip of carpet round the skirting board, and with the furniture we have this will take at least 4 days. We started yesterday on the easy bit, and after my husband painted the top coat on that bit while I set up the tank, we moved some furniture and I cut the carpet on that bit of wall. And stabbed myself

Husband will undercoat that bit before lunch, then we're off out!)

Sue · « **Reply #1243 on:** June 07, 2018, 04:08:34 PM »

Update:

He has a pale blue body fading to white towards the head, and bright red fins. He is young (= small) and may turn out to be a half moon, which is a betta where the tail edges are 180 apart.

Photos to follow once he's settled.

And I moved one of the small grey nerites from the main tank.

Matt · « **Reply #1244 on:** June 07, 2018, 06:19:28 PM »

Can't wait to see the photo Sue!

Happy to know you have a Betta once again

Littlefish · « **Reply #1245 on:** June 07, 2018, 08:05:46 PM »

Congratulations on your new arrival @Sue

I'm looking forward to seeing pictures when he has settled in.

Rustle · « **Reply #1246 on:** June 08, 2018, 08:26:40 AM »

Looking forward to seeing him as i am thinking about getting one aswell

Sue · « **Reply #1247 on:** June 08, 2018, 09:35:33 AM »

I bought this new betta from my nearest Maidenhead Aquatics. They keep them in one of those units where each fish has a small tank to itself, and the tanks are in rows where the water trickles into the top row, overflows into the 2nd row and so on down to the bottom, then I assume through a filter before being pumped back to the top row. They also have different bettas - I can't remember seeing a veiltail there, the bettas are either crowntails, superdeltas or half moons with the odd king betta (extra large palakats). I've even seen very expensive koi bettas there. Yesterday they were obviously awaiting a new delivery as they had only half a dozen bettas. They were mainly crowntails (which i don't like, but that's just me) and a couple of marble pattern which I know can change colour. There was one reserved fish that would have been very tempting - mid blue body with dark red fins. But the fish that stood out for me was the one I bought, and he was perky and flared at my finger which is always a good sign.

The new betta is the 4th I've bought from this branch of MA which hasn't been open as long as the others within driving distance. The blue marble delta tail which turned plain blue was the first, he lived 23 months; then the plain peach half moon which lived 29¹/₂ months; then the 'neurotic' peach and pale blue which died in April 7 months after I got him; and my new pale blue and red betta.

However, the MA that burned down in the garden centre recently (my second nearest) kept bettas in tanks with other fish and they were virtually all red or dark blue veiltails.

For those of you wanting to buy a betta, I recommend looking at all the MAs you can get to. They do vary a lot in the bettas they stock. And the better ones do stock an amazing assortment of bettas.

Rustle · « **Reply #1248 on:** June 08, 2018, 10:25:37 AM »

That's some good information sue as i will be looking to buy one sometime in the near future. My tank at the moment has 4 baby corys about 3 months old, but next week i am looking to put them in the main tank.

I will then break down the tank as i want to change the substrate and add some plants.I will then be looking for some kind betta filter and start from fresh. I can use the filter in the tank i have now to reseed the tank.

We have 2 MA's near me one down the road and one in cheddar both In garden centre's.

fcmf · « **Reply #1249 on:** June 08, 2018, 06:12:19 PM »

Not that I want him unduly perturbed in any way by the "fish paparazzi" but the suspense of seeing Sue's betta pic is getting difficult to last much longer...

Sue · « **Reply #1250 on:** June 08, 2018, 07:23:01 PM »

Wait no longer

Sorry they are a bit blurry, but I wanted to take some straight away so I didn't get the tripod out.

fcmf · « **Reply #1251 on:** June 08, 2018, 07:57:17 PM »

Drool - how incredibly handsome he is! I hope he settles in quickly and is happy in his new home.

Littlefish · « **Reply #1252 on:** June 08, 2018, 08:48:15 PM »

Oh yes, he's a very handsome chap.

Lovey colouring.

Sue · « **Reply #1253 on:** June 08, 2018, 08:52:04 PM »

I'll wait till he's more settled before I use a mirror to see how wide his tail is. I don't care whether he's a superdelta or half moon, it was his personality and colouring that made me buy him

Helen · « **Reply #1254 on:** June 08, 2018, 10:11:39 PM »

What a beautiful fish.

TopCookie · « **Reply #1255 on:** June 08, 2018, 10:15:52 PM »

Blimey, what a looker...!!! Mind you, he looks to have a grumpy expression, lol...

daveyng · « **Reply #1256 on:** June 08, 2018, 11:02:14 PM »

Lovely looking fish.

Matt · « **Reply #1257 on:** June 09, 2018, 03:18:30 AM »

That's one good looking fish

Rustle · « **Reply #1258 on:** June 09, 2018, 05:25:18 AM »

He's a handsome fella with great markings

Sue · « **Reply #1259 on:** June 09, 2018, 03:33:34 PM »

I've just added some more photos to my old bettas thread, just to show off the kind of bettas stocked by some branches of Maidenhead Aquatics. https://forums.thinkfish.co.uk/gallery-showcase/my-bettas/

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