!!!My minions have arrived!!!!

[tokala]

Well, the good news is that early this morning, my 3 AB boys arrived!

The bad news is, Goose, my GIANT black dragon betta that I was ooooohhh so excited about, was DOA! I am soooooooo bummed out, and quite honestly angry. The bag he was in was SMALLER than the tiny bags that my other 2 boys were in. And I was stunned at his SIZE! You know the big guys you see at Petco? I would put money on it that Goose is a little over twice their size! I have NEVER seen a giant that big. His body alone was 3.5 inches. Which is probably why he was about a 100.00 fish with everything combined. Ugh... SOOOOOO bummed!

Well, This means that the two boys that did make it (who are super spunky!) get a 10 gal now divided only once. Spoiled boys! I took an hour to introduce them to the light, and they are now starting their acclimation process. I plan to take 12 hours this time. Here are some teaser photos! I think I have names picked out but if anyone has a good suggestion let me know!

[iheartmybettas]

Ah man! I am so sorry!!!

Your 2 boys are very pretty!

[fleetfish]

So sorry about Goose :( I was looking forward to seeing him.
Your other guys are truly gorgeous!

[bettafish15]

Your guys are really good-lookin'! Too bad about the third D: Because he was DOA, can you get a refund, or maybe another fish?

[tokala]

Thanks guys! The little koi is already flaring at my finger haha. I love him!

[tokala]

Originally Posted by bettafish15

Your guys are really good-lookin'! Too bad about the third D: Because he was DOA, can you get a refund, or maybe another fish?

I really hope so. On his AB site he says that if you take a picture within a few hours of getting the fish he will refund. However, I really struggled with contact during this whole process and hope he pulls through on the refund. I took picts and sent all the tracking info to prove the date and time he arrived, alone with dates on the picts. We will see!

[beta novice]

good luck nice fish

[Bettaluver4evr]

Awww, I'm so so so sorry Goose was DOA! :( I know you were very excited about him, especially! But yay, the other two are spoiled. :) They look gorgeous! What names were you thinking? I'd name the colorful blue/black/white one... Marina? Sorry, totally blank. The other one... pumpkin, stripe, anaranjado, Peaches. IK, awful! :) I love them, you are so lucky! You must shower us in pictures. :)

[tokala]

Originally Posted by Bettaluver4evr

Awww, I'm so so so sorry Goose was DOA! :( I know you were very excited about him, especially! But yay, the other two are spoiled. :) They look gorgeous! What names were you thinking? I'd name the colorful blue/black/white one... Marina? Sorry, totally blank. The other one... pumpkin, stripe, anaranjado, Peaches. IK, awful! :) I love them, you are so lucky! You must shower us in pictures. :)

Thanks!! My sadness is already being replaced with pure glee- these two boys are sooooo funny! The red white and blue one especially. Flares at me every time I approach him to add water to his bag haha. For him, I was trying to think of a good "American" name given his colors and was leaning towards Samuel Colt (Sam for short), and the orange dal I was thinking Chester, like the cheetos cheetah haha. But I like Pumpkin too... A LOT! Or even a variation of it like Punk'in :P

[Sweeda88]

I'm so sorry about Goose. =( Your two boys that arrived safely are beautiful, though!