Soooo.....
I went with my friend Sam to Petco to grab some water conditioner and such for my tank which just finished cycling. I went with $20, just in case So I got the conditioner, and looked at heaters and if they had any plants worth anything. I couldn't hold myself back any longer. I had to look at the Bettas :-D I looked at all the boys first, not finding anything that caught my eye. Good, I thought, I won't be tempted to bring one home when I'm not ready. They had NO crowntails... which is what I want. Then a worker came up and asked if they could help me find anything. Me, not thinking, said Yes! I'm looking for a crowntail, Do you have any? They did... one. A female. I didn't even look. I said ok, and that I would come back another time. I got some gravel and decided to see what she looked like before I checked out. No harm, I probably wouldn't like her anyways. Well I fell in love She is GORGEOUS! So I brought her home. She doesn't have a heater, but its better then the little plastic cup she was in. She is fiesty! She flares at EVERYTHING... her reflection, the bubbles from her terra cotta pot I put in there, the gravel... lol. Its super cute. So, while I never thought I would say this... I really think she is the prettiest female Betta I have seen. Here she is: (sorry they are cell phone pics lol)
Flaring at herself
Panini6 by WashingtonCowgirl, on Flickr
This one you can see how blue she is
Panini5 by WashingtonCowgirl, on Flickr
A little blurry, its a wanna be action shot lol
Panini4 by WashingtonCowgirl, on Flickr
Decent picture of coloring and of her flaring
Panini3 by WashingtonCowgirl, on Flickr
And... The total setup, for now.
Panini2 by WashingtonCowgirl, on Flickr
This is how she is colored, but I can't find a picture of a female colored like she is
panini7 by WashingtonCowgirl, on Flickr
I plan on adding live plants, I was thinking a few nanas and dwarf hairgrass or dwarf baby tears. Its a 5 gallon.
Also, should I divide the tank in 2? I want to get a male as well (not to breed though) but since she is so feisty will it stress her out too much? What about a shrimp?
I went with my friend Sam to Petco to grab some water conditioner and such for my tank which just finished cycling. I went with $20, just in case So I got the conditioner, and looked at heaters and if they had any plants worth anything. I couldn't hold myself back any longer. I had to look at the Bettas :-D I looked at all the boys first, not finding anything that caught my eye. Good, I thought, I won't be tempted to bring one home when I'm not ready. They had NO crowntails... which is what I want. Then a worker came up and asked if they could help me find anything. Me, not thinking, said Yes! I'm looking for a crowntail, Do you have any? They did... one. A female. I didn't even look. I said ok, and that I would come back another time. I got some gravel and decided to see what she looked like before I checked out. No harm, I probably wouldn't like her anyways. Well I fell in love She is GORGEOUS! So I brought her home. She doesn't have a heater, but its better then the little plastic cup she was in. She is fiesty! She flares at EVERYTHING... her reflection, the bubbles from her terra cotta pot I put in there, the gravel... lol. Its super cute. So, while I never thought I would say this... I really think she is the prettiest female Betta I have seen. Here she is: (sorry they are cell phone pics lol)
Flaring at herself
Panini6 by WashingtonCowgirl, on Flickr
This one you can see how blue she is
Panini5 by WashingtonCowgirl, on Flickr
A little blurry, its a wanna be action shot lol
Panini4 by WashingtonCowgirl, on Flickr
Decent picture of coloring and of her flaring
Panini3 by WashingtonCowgirl, on Flickr
And... The total setup, for now.
Panini2 by WashingtonCowgirl, on Flickr
This is how she is colored, but I can't find a picture of a female colored like she is
panini7 by WashingtonCowgirl, on Flickr
I plan on adding live plants, I was thinking a few nanas and dwarf hairgrass or dwarf baby tears. Its a 5 gallon.
Also, should I divide the tank in 2? I want to get a male as well (not to breed though) but since she is so feisty will it stress her out too much? What about a shrimp?