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September 24th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| Male or female?
Hello everyone, I just got a new betta from a local pet store. The cup was marked as 'Halfmoon betta' but it didn't specify if it was male or female. With the crown-tails and vail-tails they had 'female' stickers so I thought maybe it was a boy, but the fins are way too small.
So either its a girl, or its a boy with small fins. Its only a little over an inch long so maybe his fins didnt grow out yet? Anyway, I want to name it but I cant do that until I find out the gender.  
If its a girl, I was thinking Artemis, and if it was a boy, I wanted Archimedes.
Thanks so much!
-epi | 
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September 24th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| That is male with fin rot. He needs to be treated asap. | |
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September 24th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| It looks like a very young halfmoon male to me...He appears to have some damage to his top fin...You may want to start treatment with some vitachem, garlic guard and fish protector so it doesn't get any worse...
He's very handsome by the way..... | |
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September 24th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| Oh no oh no! Ok! thank you guys so much! I'll treat him right now! Thank you again! | |
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September 24th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| In case of internal infection treat him with triple sulfa or a similiar med. Maracyn 2 works. This is only if he doesn't respond to the additives that MM mentioned. When the fins grow back you can see the regrowth, it's much thinner. | |
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September 24th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| OK, sorry, but whats the idea temp to set the heater on to help get rid of the rot? | |
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September 24th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| Ok, so I added some vitachem and fish protector, and I have some trisulfa at the ready...
I have another betta that suffered from fin rot too, so I had a bunch of meds to begin with. Good thing.
Thanks a lot, guys! I'm glad I came here first thing. You're always such a huge help. | |
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September 24th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Leave the temp as it is. 
Hope he is feeling better soon.  | |
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September 24th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| Thanks! | |
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September 24th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| When he heals up he will be a really pretty Boy.. Good Luck with him! | |
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September 24th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| His fins might not be in glory but he sure is a pretty boy! | |
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September 25th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| Isn't he? But his personality is what really caught me. He was so friendly when I picked him up, and very lively. I window shop at pet stores all the time just because I like looking at the bettas they have. I never meant to buy a new one just yet, but I fell in love with him. I'm glad I took him home though, I don't know how much treatment he would have gotten in the store.
Anyway, its too soon to tell if his fins are healing, but he's already settling into his new home. He had some signs of stress lines but they're gone, and he's eating without hesitation. I'm sure you all know how happy and excited I am, hahaha. Thanks for all your help and as soon as his fins start growing I'll update the pictures if you want. =) | |
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September 25th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Ray was missing half of his tail when I picked him up from wally world. However with clean water and swimming room it's growing back nicely. | |
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October 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| I cant believe it. Not only has Archimedes started new fin growth, but he changed colours as well!  
His new fin tissue, as you can see.
I'm so excited, he's even more beautiful than before. =D | |
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October 8th, 2008
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| | Moderator
| My Goodness!  What a change! Are you sure you didnt get another Betta? lol...  As they grow some tend to change colors, and as they mature you can really see it. He is doing great and looks gorgeous! Congrats!  | |
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October 8th, 2008
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| | Moderator
|  He's really colored up nicely hasn't he? | |
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October 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| my goodness! I would never have guessed he was the same fish!!! What a pretty boy!
Kelly | |
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October 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| Thanks so much guys. =) His personality improved as well. He's so high spirited and curious. He's even beginning to eat off my finger. =) I love bettas so much and Im so happy to have rescued him. | |
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October 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Wow! He did change color! He must like you alot! Good work..your doing a great job with him!  | |
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October 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| I hope he does. But i think the little dance he performs for me when I say hi comes from him expecting food. =) But either way he's a happy fishy as far as I can tell. hehehehe | |
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October 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Bum
| Congratulations, he looks great | |
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October 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
| Could've the change in color heve to do with the fact that he is better cared for now and that he is lessed stressed? He originally looks like his color is faded. | |
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October 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Wow, what a remarkable transformation. He was very pretty before but now he's beautiful! Good job!
Did you treat him with just the Vitachem and Fish Protector, or did you wind up having to use medications? | |
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October 8th, 2008
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Is that normal for these tiny white bettas to change into a bright colored ones? I see them in our local Petsmart/Petco store and wonder who buys these almost colorless fish. | |
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October 9th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Yes it is very normal for a pale washed out stressed fish to color up once he is home into a clean warm filtered comfortable tank and he relaxes...actually it is common for a lot of fish to brighten up and get more intense in color in your tank after being crowded into a dealer tank with many other fish .
Last edited by Fishies-for-me; October 9th, 2008 at 09:32 AM.
Reason: correcting typos...lol | |
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October 9th, 2008
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Fishies-for-me  Yes it is very normal for a pale washed out stressed fish to color up once he is home into a clean warm filtered comfortable tank and he relaxes...actually it is common for a lot of fish to brighten up and get more intense in color in your tank after being crowded into a dealer tank with many other fish . | So those clear/colorless bettas in a LPS are potentially colorful males | |
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October 9th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| High possibility! | |
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October 9th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Oh btw hes so darn fine! | |
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October 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Wow from one extreme to the other and still gorgeous!!! (don't tell my boys I'm oggling another man lol) | |
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