On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 20:55:53 GMT, Elaine T
wrote:

Gill Passman wrote:
Ok I know it was quick but I've had a fishy day. Maintenance on the
Community tank and finishing off the QT tank which this time didn't find
it's way back to the box.....plant friendly substrate and loads of
cuttings....in fact I still had to throw over quarter of a bucket full
away.

Went to a new place (mentioned by "Fantastic" Derek) and they had the
most wonderful bettas....couldn't decide between a red or a
turquoise/purple tinge betta so bought both. LFS guy had a bit of a
trauma until I explained they were going in different tanks. Both
settling in well although not eating yet. Boris is the red one,
obviously, and Bob the other one (got over-ruled by the kids as I wanted
to call him Ivan) :-) . The kitchen is now back to normal with bettas
coming to see me when cooking :-)

Very cool! I'm so glad you found some new kitchen buddies.

I bought a betta today too. I decided a planted tank and herbivores for
the office was too complicated (filter, lighting, timer, ferts,
Excel...) and too expensive (I wanted a 6 gal Nanocube). So the new
betta's hanging out in a Kritter Keeper that I'll seed tomorrow with
some java moss and an anubias that should be OK on ambient light.

New Betta doesn't have a name yet, but he's pretty, with a turquoise
back, red belly and head, and white-tipped red fins. He's currently
alternating between checking out all the swimming room (compared to his
cup), tasting the gravel, and trying to scare away his reflection in the
tank.

Oh, dear, it must be catching ... I just bought my (first) Betta, too!
He has a marbled blue and pink body and blue shading to magenta fins
and tail. I named him Henricus Rex. He's in a 30 gallon tank with
mollies, neon tetras, corys and a Rainbow Shark. No aggression seen,
though he flares and postures prettily for the largest female molly.


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Patricia
Proud Citizen of the Commonwealth of Virginia