mine are not very exciting stories but here they are:
Sardine's Story: type CTMG location: Petco
I was not looking for a Betta that day when I found him, I had two Betta fish of my own back home when I was shopping for dog food. But of course I took a look at the betta section and spotted him in front. I have never seen a Betta like him before. a CTMG (He was the fish that led me to this website and I found out about this colors and the many tail types and how to take care of them properly.) I snatched him and one of the employes saw Sardine in my hands and replied, "I was eyeballing that fish myself. If no one would have taken him I would have taken him home myself. He will be in good hands now." This made me smile and knew that he was even more special.
And there was a reason why I took him home too that day. My other DT Betta gotten stuck in his hidy hole and got badly hurt and passed away. I was devastated but I would not make the same mistake with Sardine and threw away the object that Johny got stuck in.
Anchovy's Story: Type: Blue Plakat EE location: Petco
There was a betta back home that was not doing well that I got at K-mart. He was sick when I got him in a vase with a plant on the top (I didn't know at the time how to properly take care of a Betta) When he died, I went to the petstore to look for another betta. I came across a beautiful boy I have never seen before, a blue Plakat EE with LARGE pectoral fins. I could not resist and bought him. I found out later that I bought this boy for dirt cheep! only $14. and they are normally 20 to 30 bucks at the stores. I am glad I adopted him cause he is such an active betta.
Tuna's Story: Type: DT Marble Location: petco
I was looking for another betta since I had an extra tank laying around. I found this beautiful DT that has a white lump on the side of his body. I thought to myself, "No ones going to buy him with his imperfection. I went to the fish employe and asked her what was on his body. She did not know and took a look at him. This is what appaled me, she took him out of the cup and placed him on the palm of her hand and tried to scrape the lump off of his body with a tweezers. I cringed and seen her put him back in the cup seeing the white lump had pealed off of his body, (still on him) and the lady said, "It looks like it came off. He's fine." I didn't want to argue to say it was still on him and just went to the cashier to adopt him. Now that she might have cause him to get an infection I needed to now take him home and give him nice clean water to heal.
Peach's Story: Type VT Bi-color? location Petsmart
An impulse buy. XD Had an extra tank that had plant trimmings and had everything I needed for another betta. I went over to the bettas looking for a girl. (I always wanted a girl) not thinking any of them would catch my eye, I looked at all of the girls. But there was one in back that had her beautiful blue eyes looking at me. I took her out from the back and got a better look at her. with her fins yellow and her body an off light pink, I fell in love. I don't like pink but it was the blue eyes and the yellow fins that drew me in. I knew my sister would kill me, but I bought her anyway. And for now, she still does not know I have her. XD all four of my bettas are in my room.
simple stories, but they all having meaning to me. <3 I have learned to much from them and I would have never found this website without them.