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Post by WVsnowflake on Feb 10, 2008 22:36:07 GMT -6
got Hubby a Beta fish for Valentines, he had been wanting one for awhile ( least it aint another dog ;D ) Anyway got it from Wally world in a vase with a flower in it. Goin tomorrow to get a tank with a heater. Anyone every raise them? he seems to be pretty happy, swimmin real good. When I first got him he was kinda listless. Purty lil thing, Blue, an purple with reddish fins. Named him Merlin. ;D ( just gotta keep the cat from finding him till I get a good tank !)  |
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Post by olhillbilly on Feb 11, 2008 0:43:27 GMT -6
What do ya do with em? Can ya eat em or use em for bait?
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Post by shyangel on Feb 11, 2008 11:25:43 GMT -6
 @ HB I have had Beta's before, some say they are a lazy fish. Like to lay around alot. They are compatible with gold fish as long as the gold fish aren't bigger or smaller then the Beta. they like to hide in water plants and lay at the bottom of the tank. You don't have to buy a big tank for them either. They are not picky, just don't put an other Beta male in with it, ya might not have 2 fish by morning. I wouldn't put a Beta female in with it either, just to be on the safe side. ;D
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Post by buzzard on Feb 11, 2008 12:28:35 GMT -6
SF, you don't have to have a fancy tank for a lone beta. Don't even have to have a heater. I kept one on my desk at work for a couple of years in one of those little tanks that they show you can put neon tetras in, only bout a gallon of water, or less, depending on how big a tank you want. The ones I have had in the past did well without the heater. It's a fighter, so you don't want to put two males together for sure. Have had a male and female together with no problem, although sometimes they will chew up each others tails, then you gotta seperate them. They're real easy to care for, just gotta be careful not to overfeed. They should have a filter though. Here's one site with infor. on them: freshaquarium.about.com/cs/anabantids2/p/betta.htm |
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Post by califgirl on Feb 11, 2008 13:29:43 GMT -6
They are great pets. I had one for a short while, and my cat found it no matter where i put it.
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Post by WVsnowflake on Feb 11, 2008 15:06:20 GMT -6
well i got him a 10 gal . tank ( they were cheaper than the 5 gal. tanks.) got him a heater, cause it gets purty dang cold in here sometimes. Right now he is just swimmin and gettin used to his new surroundings. I figgured i better get a lil larger tank so miss priss wont knock it off. one with a top on it so she cant try to catch him either.... So now he has a home, food,heat, flowers to hide in and a small castle and skull ( since he is a wizzard you know )
LOL
Thanks for the website Ill check it out and put it in favorites !
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Post by CuPcAkE on Feb 11, 2008 20:04:10 GMT -6
I had a beta once...named him Nokia...we had him for a while then we come home after being gone for Christmas break (& forgetting about him) and he was floating upside down sooo we buried him & bought Verizon...he was ill or something when we got him cuz he lived a VERY SHORT life...like 2 days short!  |
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Post by Owl on Feb 15, 2008 10:43:47 GMT -6
I HAVE 2 40 GALLON TANKS THAT ARE NOT SET UP JUST IN THE CLOSET COVERED UP MAYBE ONE OF THESE DAYS I WILL GET ONE OF THEM SET UP AND GET SOME FISH FOR LITTLE MAN TO WATCH ( I HOPE HE JUST WATCHES) THE ONLY PROBLEM IS MY WATER IS NOT FIT FOR TROPICAL FISH MAYBE NOT EVEN GOLD FISH IT IS PRETTY HARD SO I WILL HAVE TO GET WATER FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE IF I EVER DO DECIDE TO GET SOME!
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Post by olhillbilly on Feb 15, 2008 12:14:34 GMT -6
I hadda fish tank set up once. Got three minnows from a bait shop an caught a channel cat bout three inches long while casting for shad. they lived for a couple years in there. Till I went off for a few days. My bad. The channel grew to bout five inches tho. I dont thin kI would have tropical fish, when we got just as perty fish right here locally. carp are perty when they're young. But talk bout a hyper fish. holy cow. was like turnin on a blender in there. Made the other fish run an hide. They paid me to take the carp out.  |
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Post by WVsnowflake on Feb 15, 2008 12:50:08 GMT -6
LOL Hilly ! Got a tiny algae eater, an Albino Catfish, and an orange one( have to look up what kind it is.) and a black molly. The algae eater was named squid, the beta is Merlin, The catfish is Tweek from southpark ( cause he is a hyper lil thing) and gotta name the other 2
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Post by Owl on Feb 15, 2008 19:05:18 GMT -6
My son once had a tiny feeder guppy it lived for years and years in a tiny little fish bowl! I want to get some black mollies and other pretty fish too1
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Post by shyangel on Feb 15, 2008 21:51:32 GMT -6
I really miss my fish, I want to have a fish tank again so bad. some day I will again.  But I really miss my fish  |
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Post by WVsnowflake on Feb 15, 2008 23:11:38 GMT -6
Well since I added the other pish the beta has been being good no more Intimadating (sp)
the others! So looks like a happy lil family now !
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Post by SpyderLady on Feb 20, 2008 1:10:43 GMT -6
HB, I am amazed the channel cat didn't eat the minnows.  |
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@ HB
