Official "PetCo Baby Betta" Thread

[Skyewillow]

I purchased him Dec 18th (the first photo), and the bottom one was taken yesterday, the 12th.

So almost 2 months.
Here's the girl I bought with him. She was bloated and sick:


Archipelago is the little girl in front with the pellet in her mouth. (this photo was taken Monday)

[Fishy Mom]

Originally Posted by TheGabytron

I went into Petco looking for a bigger tank after I moved across the country and was only able to bring the 2.5 gal tank for transport and came out with a baby betta and a heater! The "aquatics expert" told me they were having a sale on tanks later on in the month so I held off and got this baby instead.

I think it's a she, and even though she had stress stripes, she looked the biggest and most alert of all the babies. It's been exactly a week since I got her and she seems to be doing well! She's in the .5 gal zen tank I saw someone else mention and will be moving on up when the tank sale comes around.
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I feed her softened pellets but am going to go back for some fruit flies at Petco. Since the pellets have a tendency to disintegrate, I scoop them up with my nail and stick my finger in the tank. She already knows that a finger in the water means food and has no problem eating off my finger.

I have a question, however. My male betta, who is growing old and sick, is eating pellets soaked in garlic for his immune system, and I have thought of giving her some of these, too, to help her fight disease. Good idea or no?

I was wondering about the garlic too.

[Luxavior]

To celebrate 1 month of having my betta baby, I upgraded the cutie into a 5gallon tank~
Darling is definitely loving the space as opposed to a 1g with a silk plant crammed in it for shelter.

I'm still debating gender, but managed to catch a quick recording of it while it was flaring.
Opinions?
http://cinemagr.am/show/120756473

[Fishy Mom]

Originally Posted by Luxavior

To celebrate 1 month of having my betta baby, I upgraded the cutie into a 5gallon tank~
Darling is definitely loving the space as opposed to a 1g with a silk plant crammed in it for shelter.

I'm still debating gender, but managed to catch a quick recording of it while it was flaring.
Opinions?
http://cinemagr.am/show/120756473

Boy maybe?

[mosspearl]

Our Petsmart has babies too. Oh, and by the way, I'm new here. :) This is a wonderful site. :) A very small male had caught my eye at our store over a month ago. He was still there every time we went in, and I finally got him yesterday. He is currently about 1.5 inches long, and has visibly grown since I first discovered him. The cup labeled him as a Half Moon. I'd be interested in hearing assessments from you... this is the first betta I've had in over 20 years. He's in my avatar.

I look forward to spending more time here. So glad I found this place.

[Hail0788]

Here is my baby from pet co. I have had her for a week now.

[Viva]

Here's Spark being so cute in the floating Rotala:

[aokashi]

^ looks like ludwigia XD

[lillyandquigly]

my seven year old betta just died, so I've been planning what I am going to do now that i have no bettas. i think iwill probably get a baby betta! I am going to feed it live foods it's whole life, and keep it in an npt. The tank will probably have a few cories and some shrimp, and some snails, but then other then that just a betta

[Viva]

Originally Posted by aokashi

^ looks like ludwigia XD

Oh yes, it is xD My head was just stuck on rotala I think because I was debating ordering some.