So I did it. I tried to talk myself out of it. I tried to wait it out and reasoned that I needed a job first (which I still do, haha)...
I bought another Betta. :-D
Anyway, so EPIC STORYTIME:
I woke up this morning and convinced myself that I'd buy JUST the bowl until I could upgrade to a 5 gallon tank for both of my boys. Given that I do not have a car, I biked a total of 7 miles to my local fish store and back home in sweltering heat, armed with only a backpack, ten bucks and a water bottle. I was only going to get a large bowl, I reasoned.
I finally arrived at the pet store, literally dripping with sweat. I hadn't ridden my bike for a while, and I was a little winded with the trip! I parked my bike inside the store and started to browse.
I happened by the Bettas and noticed that they had JUST gotten in new stock!! What luck! So I started to browse... and browse some more. And eventually bought this tiny, orange male with transparent fins. I had a hard time deciding between him and a big, red male with a white face and black eyes. I settled with the orange one, simply because orange is a rock-awesome color and I figured a bright-colored fish would compliment Tian-Tian's dark looks nicely.
I paid for my purchases, fish, 1 gallon container (until I could upgrade) and a grassy plant similar to Tian-Tian's.
I then faced a problem I hadn't thought of: How was I going to get this poor fish home on a bike??? :-?
I wound up putting the baggie, that he was in, into the container, in a plastic bag and IN MY BACKPACK. I prayed that he wouldn't cook inside my dark, hot bag!
I raced home, praying and trying not to jostle him much as I dodged wild drivers on the road, barking dogs and steep downgrades in the road.... not to mention all of the potholes!
I finally arrived home and quickly unpacked my hot bag... and found my little guy, calm, collected and ALIVE.
I started to float him in Tian-Tian's tank water, since Tian's was at room temperature and I felt my new boy needed to cool off a bit after such a hairy ride! Of course, Tian-Tian was very peeved that I had acquired another baby and the two had a brief flaring contest before I finally put my new Betta into his mini tank. (In size comparison, Tian-Tian is HUGE)
Since he's been in his tank, he's been calm and has even eaten a little.
May I present to you: Taco, the delta-tail male Betta!
Webcameras make for awful pictures.
Whatever. :roll:
He has a cave! He just swam into it and poked his head out... oh, I wish I had a better camera!!!
Where you can see an outline of green where his tail should be... there's no green there. That's just reflected off of his stones. :-D His tail is literally transparent. His lower fin even has a random, transparent splotch.
So now I have Tian-Tian and Taco, Betta-team duo (Tian's jealous. :lol. I can't wait to see Taco color up a bit!
I bought another Betta. :-D
Anyway, so EPIC STORYTIME:
I woke up this morning and convinced myself that I'd buy JUST the bowl until I could upgrade to a 5 gallon tank for both of my boys. Given that I do not have a car, I biked a total of 7 miles to my local fish store and back home in sweltering heat, armed with only a backpack, ten bucks and a water bottle. I was only going to get a large bowl, I reasoned.
I finally arrived at the pet store, literally dripping with sweat. I hadn't ridden my bike for a while, and I was a little winded with the trip! I parked my bike inside the store and started to browse.
I happened by the Bettas and noticed that they had JUST gotten in new stock!! What luck! So I started to browse... and browse some more. And eventually bought this tiny, orange male with transparent fins. I had a hard time deciding between him and a big, red male with a white face and black eyes. I settled with the orange one, simply because orange is a rock-awesome color and I figured a bright-colored fish would compliment Tian-Tian's dark looks nicely.
I paid for my purchases, fish, 1 gallon container (until I could upgrade) and a grassy plant similar to Tian-Tian's.
I then faced a problem I hadn't thought of: How was I going to get this poor fish home on a bike??? :-?
I wound up putting the baggie, that he was in, into the container, in a plastic bag and IN MY BACKPACK. I prayed that he wouldn't cook inside my dark, hot bag!
I raced home, praying and trying not to jostle him much as I dodged wild drivers on the road, barking dogs and steep downgrades in the road.... not to mention all of the potholes!
I finally arrived home and quickly unpacked my hot bag... and found my little guy, calm, collected and ALIVE.
I started to float him in Tian-Tian's tank water, since Tian's was at room temperature and I felt my new boy needed to cool off a bit after such a hairy ride! Of course, Tian-Tian was very peeved that I had acquired another baby and the two had a brief flaring contest before I finally put my new Betta into his mini tank. (In size comparison, Tian-Tian is HUGE)
Since he's been in his tank, he's been calm and has even eaten a little.
May I present to you: Taco, the delta-tail male Betta!
Webcameras make for awful pictures.
Whatever. :roll:
He has a cave! He just swam into it and poked his head out... oh, I wish I had a better camera!!!
Where you can see an outline of green where his tail should be... there's no green there. That's just reflected off of his stones. :-D His tail is literally transparent. His lower fin even has a random, transparent splotch.
So now I have Tian-Tian and Taco, Betta-team duo (Tian's jealous. :lol. I can't wait to see Taco color up a bit!