First Female!

[magnum]

So, I know I was expecting to get a HMPK male, but I seen this little girl and couldn't resist. She was so cute, and when I went over to the sorority tank she was being kept in, she flared at the other females and swam right up to the glass and did it a little fin-waggle. I tried to restrain myself, but as I passed her on the way out, somehow she ended up coming with me! I've only had her for a day and a half. Unfortunately she didn't have a heater for her first night, but I managed to pick one up today!



Since it's late, I'm only going to upload the one photo, but more will be up tomorrow of this little cutie!

By the way, I havn't thought of a name, any suggestions?

[teeneythebetta]

Aww how cute! What tail type is she? :D

Name suggestions: Daphney, Penny, Valarie

[magnum]

She's a little crown tail. I love the names, I'm really after something fantasy like for her name, though I do like Valarie.

[MSG]

Glad you mentioned she was a crowntail because I was wondering about why her fins were shredded.

• Not sure if you should be concerned, but her belly is abnormally HUGE. You may want to feed her 1 pellet for now and wait a few days before her next feeding.

• So your pet store keeps their females in a sorority tank?

BTW, how long is she? My red Diavolo is 2.5". She gets fed caterpillers and huge bugs that no one else can fit in their mouths.

[magnum]

Yeah, she actually hasn't been fed from when I got her. I assumed her belly was so big because she had eggs though. Yes, one of my LFS keep there females in a sorority. It's actually really nice, with heated water and plants and around six females in there.

I'll have to measure her and get back to you. She's quite long (i think?) for a female though.

Here she is again!