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Mr B

Discussion Starter · May 29, 2014 (Edited)

Well we've had Rojo the red Veil Tail for a week now and man is he a little character, he seems to have really settled in now and has stopped hiding in his plants etc.

My two year old and seven year old take turns at giving him his evening pellets and i take care of the morning feed before work, he now comes bounding up to the glass when ever he sees us, i'd go as far as saying he does a little tail wagging dance when he sees us.

He enjoys doing figure of 8's around the suction cups of his heaters.

Finally got him eating pellets tonight which is great, the LFS feed all their fish with flakes and i didn't buy any as my Platies, minnows, etc all eat King British mini pellets.

New API master kit came today as well, £26 pretty decent price as well.

Anyway here's a picture of him, he's a much deeper red than the pic shows and has a hint of purple depending on where you view him from.

apparently the pic won't work, added it below, Next on the list is live plants

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Mr B

Discussion Starter · #2 · May 29, 2014 (Edited)

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WendyKL

· #3 · May 29, 2014

Nice looking tank! And Rojo is a very handsome boy. Most importantly - he looks happy.

Mr B

Discussion Starter · #4 · May 29, 2014

WendyKL said:
Nice looking tank! And Rojo is a very handsome boy. Most importantly - he looks happy.

Thank you. He actually started flaring tonight. (I know that's not a sign of a happy fish per se but 1st time and all that)

I'm happy with the tank ATM, will most likely replace all the plants with live plants next week and small ornament/ bridge at some point with a peice of driftwood. Although my PH sits at 6.8 so don't know if adding wood is a great idea

RussellTheShihTzu

· #5 · May 29, 2014 (Edited)

Very nice backdrop for a beautiful Betta. In my experience, driftwood doesn't drop pH that much if it's been boiled.

And it's great to get children involved at a young age. Kudos!

Mr B

Discussion Starter · #6 · May 29, 2014

RussellTheShihTzu said:
Very nice backdrop for a beautiful Betta. And it's great to get children involved at a young age. Kudos!

Thank you, I have other tanks that my seven year old has always helped with. The cold water tank is his and he loves cleaning/feeding his platies, minnows etc.

He named rojo, who knew Dora was useful for something lol.

Good to see the youngest taking an interest as well. Short lived I imagine though lol

LadySoren

· #7 · May 30, 2014

I love the contrast of the red plants that matches him. I'd leave them and add real plants just because I like the pop of color (unless they're the plastic plants that can damage fins).
I've had my fish Loki for almost a month now. I swear he wags his tail in excitement sometimes. My husband is skeptical about bettas having personalities, but I totally see personality. There's his normal swim from one side of the tank to the other and then there's him zipping over and fluttering fast in excitement. Not flaring, but yeah, wagging his tail. Haha

WendyKL

· #8 · May 30, 2014

When you have more than one betta - you start seeing the contrast in the various personalities - I have one fierce betta (just give me something to flare at) - two bettas that are laid back (I'm just gonna hang around for a while)- three that are curious (what's that and what's that over there) - and one that never tires of the joy of swimming - two of my guys jump out of the water for blood worms - and they ALL LOVE TO EAT - and they seem to love me - probably because I am the giver of food.

Mercury

· #9 · May 30, 2014

My first betta had the exact same two buildings that you have! He got too big to fit into the tower one though, haha. He still has the little one in his new 10 gallon tank. Seems it's his favorite place to chill.

Nice tank!

Mr B

Discussion Starter · #10 · May 30, 2014

WendyKL said:
When you have more than one betta - you start seeing the contrast in the various personalities - I have one fierce betta (just give me something to flare at) - two bettas that are laid back (I'm just gonna hang around for a while)- three that are curious (what's that and what's that over there) - and one that never tires of the joy of swimming - two of my guys jump out of the water for blood worms - and they ALL LOVE TO EAT - and they seem to love me - probably because I am the giver of food.

One and done, that's me

i may upgrade to a 10 gallon at some point and try him out with a shoal of tetra's. i have a seriously addictive personality, any more than one and i'll end up dividing my bath tub. haven't worked out how aggressive Rojo's temperament is yet, plan on getting a few shrimp or endlers/neons (in a bigger tank) but don't wanna waste money on expensive tanks. any ideas on how to test his aggression?

LadySoren said:
I love the contrast of the red plants that matches him. I'd leave them and add real plants just because I like the pop of color (unless they're the plastic plants that can damage fins).
I've had my fish Loki for almost a month now. I swear he wags his tail in excitement sometimes. My husband is skeptical about bettas having personalities, but I totally see personality. There's his normal swim from one side of the tank to the other and then there's him zipping over and fluttering fast in excitement. Not flaring, but yeah, wagging his tail. Haha

Thank you, i really wanted to use as much red and black to compliment him, always planned on a red betta so the tank was set up and cycled before.

totally agree on the tail wagging, glad it's not just me ha, the wife thinks i'm tripping!

Mercury said:
My first betta had the exact same two buildings that you have! He got too big to fit into the tower one though, haha. He still has the little one in his new 10 gallon tank. Seems it's his favorite place to chill.

Nice tank!

Thank you, he doesn't really swim or hide in either building, he does like to sit under the bridge though.

Tested my PH again today and have a consistent 6.8 now, think i may go down the NPT route with some low light plants and driftwood.

RussellTheShihTzu

· #11 · May 30, 2014 (Edited)

Have you thought of trying African Dwarf Frogs? They are totally aquatic. The children would love them and you could have five and the Betta in a 10. I love Clayton and Esmeralda. They do need lots of "hides" and plants. I have a couple of Akro Agate flower pots turned toward the front of the tank so I can watch them think they're hiding. ;-)

Mr B

Discussion Starter · #12 · May 30, 2014

RussellTheShihTzu said:
Have you thought of trying African Dwarf Frogs? They are totally aquatic. The children would love them and you could have five and the Betta in a 10. I love Clayton and Esmeralda.

I was in my LFS this afternoon after work and actually had a look at ADF, a fellow "fishy" person said his were a nightmare to feed though?

givemethatfish

· #13 · May 30, 2014

You just need to target feed them. It's not that tricky. I use a long plastic pipette and just squirt the food right in front of them. The problem is they don't have good eyesight and they aren't the fastest swimmers. So if you don't target feed them and keep the other fish distracted, their food will get stolen.

Mr B

Discussion Starter · #14 · May 30, 2014

givemethatfish said:
You just need to target feed them. It's not that tricky. I use a long plastic pipette and just squirt the food right in front of them. The problem is they don't have good eyesight and they aren't the fastest swimmers. So if you don't target feed them and keep the other fish distracted, their food will get stolen.

Currently watching ADF videos on YT with my 7yr old lol

Do they do well with shrimp? and what do they eat?

RussellTheShihTzu

· #15 · May 30, 2014 (Edited)

I use my planting tongs to feed them and as givemethatfish said it's not that hard .... certainly not a nightmare.

If you feed them in the same place at the same time they learn where to go. You can also feed Rojo at the same time on the opposite side of the tank to draw him away.

I feed them frozen bloodworms and soft Frog Bites.

Do you mean do the ADF do well with shrimp or Bettas? If you're thinking of shrimp you might want to read this:
http://www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?t=402818

Mr B

Discussion Starter · #16 · May 30, 2014

RussellTheShihTzu said:
I use my planting tongs to feed them and as givemethatfish said it's not that hard .... certainly not a nightmare.

If you feed them in the same place at the same time they learn where to go. You can also feed Rojo at the same time on the opposite side of the tank to draw him away.

I feed them frozen bloodworms and soft Frog Bites.

Do you mean do the ADF do well with shrimp or Bettas? If you're thinking of shrimp you might want to read this:
http://www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?t=402818

Thanks for the link, i was reading that on the bus to work yesterday (apparently i do more Betta research than actual work these days). my tank has been up and running 2 months and the cycle has completed. no intention of Shrimp at this moment but maybe in a few months.

Frogs are now on the list, would The betta, Ghost shrimp and ADF be OK in one tank? i could always add the frog to another tank if things go belly up.

Thanks for the ideas though, been a great help so far

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