my very first betta!

sunkissedinCA · 05-07-2009, 07:20 AM

hey everyone, i'm new to the site

after doing a bunch of research, i decided to get my very first betta fish a couple days ago, and i'm totally in love with her! she's a halfmoon(i believe..petco had a bunch of unmarked betta females)and her name is ladybug. she's really active, which is surprising because when i saw her at petco she barely moved around. i'm planning on getting a a friend for her soon, but i want to make sure she's settled and comfortable before i do.

anyways, i can't wait to start meeting and talking with you all!

here are pictures of little miss ladybug and her new home that i bought for her today.

dramaqueen · 05-07-2009, 07:41 AM

Hello and welcome to the forum. Ladybug is beautiful! I have one of my females in the exact same container from Petsmart but I'm not using the airstone. I may try it some time.

LaniBaby · 05-07-2009, 09:49 PM

awww. ladybug. how sweet. :)

LaniBaby · 05-07-2009, 10:14 PM

btw just wondering. I dont' see a heater in the tank so hopefully it's warm in your apartment. Otherwise, you may want to invest in a heater to keep the temp up to 75 or 80 degrees. ladybug will be happiest and healthiest there! I've successfully used a 50 watt stealth heater in that exact same tank when I was using it as a treatment tank for one of my guys last year. It fits in there just perfectly. She's really cute!