[ZackyBear]

Today I went in looking for a heater and browsed the bettas. They had a really nice King HM with dragon scale and I was going to get it, but taking into consideration that I felt my tank was already too small for a betta I barely even glanced over before I saw this boy.

In the picture he looks black but I don't have a lot of light in the room. He is really a royal blue with a dark orange tint to his fins.

His name came from my friend who thought his fins resembled the Portal colors, and I liked the name Portal, but I wanted my finned friend to have some sort of name that had a Transformers Homeage.

And so, meet Portal Prime.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/7218903948/

I let him accomodate for an hour after I let the heater run. His tank is FINALLY at a steady 78 degrees. When I let him in he was trying to turn and flare at me (He really likes to flare!) he sort of rolled out of the cup xD

Now what I think is weird already is that I actually was expecting him to be all frenzied and lethargic, or freaked out. He has been calm, and even watching me whenever I move after he took a few laps around the tank. http://www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?t=101599 <---will show you my current setup + a new neon silk plant

He even ate a few pellets *squeal* I love him so much. I can observe him all night!!!

Also, if someone can PM me or message me here about how his finnage is? I have plenty more pictures but I'm a bit worried about how heavy his dorsal looks....also, what is his color classified as?

P.S - keep an eye on the flickr page!! I'm uploading more pics

 

[teeneythebetta]

Sorry to intrude... But anything smaller than 5 gallons for a single betta is a no no. Although 2.5 is the absolute LEAST- I am one of the many people that recommend 5 gallon, heated filtered tanks.

Good luck!

 

[ZackyBear]

Yes, I already know this. But I have a thread up somewhere that shows how I got the tank (was a 'starter' gift from parents), and it's all I'm going to have for a few days, if not a little longer -w-

Plus I'm willing to change the water every few days to keep the ammonia down and I got a couple gallons of hospital water all set up if anything happens. But so far Portal Prime doesn't seem distressed at all.

Was worried he would start chomping fins but he even ate 3 pellets this morning. All is good, especially since it's my day off

 

[Sivan]

Sorry to intrude... But anything smaller than 5 gallons for a single betta is a no no. Although 2.5 is the absolute LEAST- I am one of the many people that recommend 5 gallon, heated filtered tanks.

Good luck!

Your information is false. The absolute minimum for a betta fish is 1 gallon. Anything under that cannot be regularly maintained for heat or water conditions. 1 gallon tanks require a lot of work but can be held as a proper betta home if the owner is strict and willing to do regular maintenance. Tanks with less than 1 gallon of water, however, are deadly and should not be sold at pet stores for long-term housing purposes. While you may recommend a 5 gallon, it is not a rule.

You also do not NEED a filter. It just helps.

 

[Sheldon31]

I wouldn't use anything less than 5 for a single betta either but that's personal preference. Like Sivan said, 1 gallon is the absolute minimum because of heating and also anything smaller would just get poluted so often you'd have to change the water daily 100% which would just stress the fish to no end. 1.5 is a good starter tank for a single betta and I'm sure Portal Prime will be very happy in his new home He's very gorgeous! Double tail? Amazing colouring! His dorsal looks fine to me, Ky has very heavy finnage too and he does ok.

 

[ZackyBear]

I wouldn't use anything less than 5 for a single betta either but that's personal preference. Like Sivan said, 1 gallon is the absolute minimum because of heating and also anything smaller would just get poluted so often you'd have to change the water daily 100% which would just stress the fish to no end. 1.5 is a good starter tank for a single betta and I'm sure Portal Prime will be very happy in his new home He's very gorgeous! Double tail? Amazing colouring! His dorsal looks fine to me, Ky has very heavy finnage too and he does ok.

That's a relief x.x I was kinda of worried at first. Watching him now, and it seems when he makes a turn that is too sharp, his dorsal kind of tips him over xD

Going to have to do a water change tonight though. The water is cloudy and I can't stand cloudy water x.x Time to scrub the decor!

 

[lelei]

Absolutly beautiful fishy!!..& so funny im yur vid yu noticed him seesim his reflection in the stones I have the same ones..no need to change..he will get used to it..our sammy loves to see his every once in a while..

 

[Ramble]

He's quite a handsome fish! Personally, I think you should get the biggest tank you can maintain and have room for, just to give your fish room to swim. Right now I have some two gallons, a three gallon and a 6.6 gallon. Like others said, if you are good with more frequent water changes and monitoring, anything at a gallon or more will work. Good luck with the new guy! :-D