Betta Photos

[Sweeda88]

Probably only a couple of months old, maybe less.

[LilyK]

I'm still trying to think of some good Halloween-esque names for him...

[Litlover11]

Lovecraft, Edgar, Trick, Casper, Ghost, Pumpkin, King(as in Stephen), Apple, Jack Skellington, Samhain. Do any of these names help?

[LilyK]

ooooh I like Casper

[CaptainMajestic]

Originally Posted by Sweeda88

He's very pretty. However, that bowl is really small and has no heater. You should get at least a 2.5 gallon tank and a good quality, adjustable heater. I suggest the Hydor Theo 25 watt heater. I have 3 of them and I love them. Good luck!

Ooh thanks! It is rather small isn't it? We do have a much larger set up. Its in the works at the moment. Not long to go before its finished. I was rather worried about the water temperature. But the climate had been kind to us so far and regulated his water temp. 24-27 degrees (celcius). So we're glad about that at least. He's healthy and zips around the place, interacts with people and his toys and sleeps under my desk lamp. I just hope we can get the tank finished soon. It's really doing my head in.

[Sweeda88]

I'm glad you have something in the works! When I was a lot younger (high school age), I kept my Bettas in tiny bowls too because I didn't know better. I'm sure we've all made that mistake at some point! The best thing is to realize the mistake and fix it, which I'm glad you're doing.

[Gen2387]

FINALLY! I got a picture of him flaring! I can never get a good one. LOL! He's flaring at my finger, he doesn't like when I put it in his tank and wiggle around.

[valleyankee]

So... Let's say something came through the ceiling of you home which was about the size of you, and wiggled. What would you do?

That's OK my crowntail doesn't like anything put in or near his tank.

[theKingHenry]

My new baby, King Henry the I.(: I'd say he's a happy lil' fella in his 5 gallon tank.

[elainevdw]

Here's my newly adopted betta, Twilight Sparkle. (Apparently I have a thing for cross-gender naming my pets... we have a brindle-colored female cat named Grendel.)



He's just your typical PetCo veil tail, but I'm incredibly excited to have an appropriate fish for a 3-gallon tank. (We ended up with two feeder goldfish that were used as centerpieces for a party; didn't know when we "rescued" them that goldfish need 30+ gallons. Never again!)

I saw some crown tails at PetCo when I stopped by to pick up a water heater, etc., for Twilight. They are so pretty! I especially like the crowntails with the white bodies and black spots. VERY cool looking.