armadillo

I am soooo happy right now. I messed up the other day and broke a mercury thermometer in our hospital tank. It was just a plastic 4G that we'd gotten for free, but basically I didn't trust it anymore. There was no emergency in finding a solution until our newest puffer (the hog-nose) fell ill. So I've decided that instead of buying another small tank as a hospital tank, I'd use one of my betta tanks as a hospital tank, and I'd buy a larger tank. So here's what I did:

Platys in the 10G tank went into my new 12G tank.
Female betta in the 6G tank went into the 10G tank.
Female betta in the 5G tank went into 6G tank.

The girls were soooo happy exploring. It's so nice to see the one in the 10G actually able to dart at full speed for more than a couple of strokes.

I got myself happy girls, people, very happy girls! The great thing is: while the platys and corys in the platy tank totally freaked out at the move, the betta girls didn't even struggle. They were immediately like: 'hey, I like this! Let's explore some'

And the even greater news is that my corys are finally in a tank without sharp substrate. I've used the fake sand (tiny round beads, better for bacteria than real sand) so they don't hurt their barbels on the sharp gravel anymore.

capekate

HI Armadillo
great news! Im sure your betta girls are very happy in their new homes.
Dont you just love changing out tanks? Its so much fun to add a new tank, decor and fish!!


~ kate

Allie

Yay for them!! Yeah we tend to rearrange too much but our fish don't seem to mind.

Barbrella

Don't you just love that?? Happy and LUCKY girls.

When my tiny Walmart sickie girl was well enough to go into her new planted, decorated tank, I could almost hear her saying "Wheeeee!" as she flew around checking out everything.

So cute.

nmwierman1977

Aw, that's great. I love watching them when they get into a new home. It's so cute how they explore everything. Natalie

ricktavious

That sounds great! Enjoy watching them explore, sounds like fun.

Do the female bettas have any kind of tank mates?

Tazmiche

Laure-A i was soooooooo nervous rehoming Spot into a new tank a week or so ago, old rescue was about 17/18 ltr to 26ltr. My word does he love it!!! isn't it a buzz watching them explore!?!? Flame went from 21ltrs i think, to 54ltrs!!!(an Aldi bargain!!) i think he looks lost but he needed extra water for his LONG tail and fins. He is very happy in there!! Spot has bad eye sight so he is ok and happy in his.

COBettaCouple

congrats on upgrading the girls! it's so fun watching them explore a new setup.

armadillo

Oh God yes! And it's sooooo heart warming to see them enjoy it like little puppy dogs. They were doing the wriggle dance like mad.

armadillo

Yeah, it's a great feeling! I felt really guilty for her in the 25L. She's got about 30L now. The other one went from 30L to over 50L! It's soooo cool to watch them explore and enjoy their new toys.

Tazmiche

I'm glad they are happy!! They are so worth the expense!!

COBettaCouple

LOL.. i love that dance!