Thread: The Betta Bug
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Old August 21st 05, 08:43 AM
Daniel Morrow
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"S Stevenson" wrote in message
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Yep, I've been bitten. My bf sent flowers to me at the office on our
anniversary, I thought the "vase" looked a bit odd lol, turns out it was a
betta bowl. During a bad day at work - he popped by with a little guy,
Figaro, for me. Talk about a pick me up! After getting Figaro digs more
appropriate for the handsome devil he is such an active happy little

fellow.
Well now he has 5 more brothers lol. I didn't mean to get that many

(fingers
crossed), but I just had to. Poor things were miserable at the pet store,
cramped ugly little bowls, hanging around the bottom, couldn't even be
bothered to flare at their neighbors. It's been a few days now and they

are
all happy and active and flaring like mad when in sight of each other. So,
on to the point of the post, other than the brag, how should I keep them

in
terms of contact/sight? I've heard that they should only be in sight and
flaring for short periods of time, say 20 minutes, or else they will

become
stressed. Or is it ok for them to see each other for longer?


All I know is that you shouldn't let them see each other for long periods of
time (I haven't seen a quote of exactly how long - i.e. exact
minutes/seconds) as this can stress them and disease wouldn't be far off at
that rate. Good luck and HTH! Later!



TIA,
Owned by water dwellers: Figaro, Armand, Sebastian, Prince, Caine, Pascal
and felines Moo and Spade.