How can you tell whether a betta is very young or just starved?

[1fish2fish]

Hows Wisp doing? Do you have any pictures of him?

[RandomFish]

Originally Posted by dipsydoodlenoodle

My betta was literally a head down to his tail when I got him (triangular). Now he's a little fatty; loves his food and has muscles :), it's amazing what a few weeks of swimming around can do lol

He's looking fantastic in your avatar! I would never guess he was ever in bad shape.

Originally Posted by 1fish2fish

Hows Wisp doing? Do you have any pictures of him?

Yep, I finally dug up the ol' digicam from the closet and took a few:


1.) Wispy's new tank....unfortunately, I had to ruin his cute little bubbles when I changed all the water this morning (gotta do 100% water changes for him until his permanent home becomes cycled.....I wish my MIL would ask me or let me know ahead of time that she's going to get us a pet.. I hate not being ready). He was very displeased when I removed him from his new home into a smaller kritter keeper during the change.




2.) He's put on a few badly needed ounces....his tummy filled out nicely:



3.) He still needs some more padding around his sides though. At least he lost that angular look:








Thanks for your help & replies everyone! :)

[1fish2fish]

He is thin isn't he? Poor baby. Well, just keep up the food and he'll start looking better in a week or two :) He's very pretty.

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Aww he is really pretty :)

[FloridaBettas239]

If you go to this link it tells you what a betta is supposed to look like threw the stages of it's life this is the best thing i could find to help answer your post http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/bettagrowth.html