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Shawnie

beautiful boy!!! do you have a back up plan if that doesnt work? which usually it wont but you could be the lucky one!! his colors are amazing! and as far as your filter, you can always put some sponge over the out take to slow it a bit

Lucy

Congratulations, he's beautiful boy.

I agree with Shawnie, normally bettas don't play well with others. Keep your eyes out for any sign of aggression or stress and have a back up plan in case things don't work out.

Intrepidcub

I have another lil maybe 5 gallon tank but it doesnt have a heater and as much as i like fish i aint gonna spend 28 dollars for a heater for a 3.98 cent fish LOL

Shawnie

where you buying from ? the president LOL ??

I paid $12 for my underwater one for a 5 gal

Lucy

Once we purchase a pet it's our responsibility to provide everything that's needed to provide a healthy stable environment for it.

Red1313

He's a good looking boy!
I'm not sure what name would suit him.
Heaters can be a bit pricey but once you have them you have them for life. It depends how cold the water in that tank stays. If the tanks 5 gal's you could try to pick up one that is large enough that it could heat a 10 gal tank. That way you could also call it a back up heater.
You don't need to buy it till things go wrong in the ten though.

bluealuefish

Yeah, don't put fish in the 5gal without a heater. I tried keeping a betta in a small tank without a heater and it was not good at all. The water got really cold. Look around, I'm sure you can find a cheaper heater. I got mine for less than $15.

Beautiful fish!

COBettaCouple

He's a handsome little Betta and I agree that it would be good to keep an eye on things in the tank. A stressed Betta is much more susceptible to disease. If you want to add cories or otos, you'd want at least a trio of whichever you decided but keep in mind the guideline of 1 gallon per adult inch of fish.

Matt

Hey, Awesome fish.

possible names are: Benji and blue or maybe kyle??

Intrepidcub

OK this is warped but im naming him Vida. I keep calling him "her" and with the flowing fins and the blues and reds im picturing female. so whats a man that looks like a woman , a Drag queen and who is my favorite drag queen , Vida Bohemme in To wong Fu.
It will be ok now I already told the other fish not to tell him the orgin of his name.

Red1313

lol i love!
I never thought of drag queen names.... (this opens a whole new realm of possibilities )

Matt

whats a drag queen ??

Sorry but im from Aus and i dont think i have ever heard about drag queens

Intrepidcub

Its a man that does female impersonations. They are usually gay and lean to the feminine side. Usually drag is done for shows and not everyday. they are flamboyant and over the top with funny names. The names are usually the name of your first pet and the first street you lived on or a play on words Like Rupaul who is black in too wong fu had the name Ms Rachel Tensions and she wore a confederate flag dress LOL . If your in austrailia the movie that pops in my head is Precilla Queen of the desert. some other movies with drag queens would be "The Bird Cage", Too Wong Fu" and "Torch Song Trilogy". My favorite is Too Wong fu with patrick swayze, wesley snipes, and john legazoumo? This is a pic of PAtrick Swayze as Vida Bohemme. LOL its hard to look at him the same way after seeing him in drag.




Look at the dress and tell me it doesnt look like a betta LOL

Red1313

Lol.

Allie

So what do you do for a $4 fish? A fish is a fish and needs to be taken care of right. Betta need heaters.
You can get them second hand if you look around.
Kensfish.com has 25 watt heaters for 8.75 each plus shipping. I got most of my heaters second hand for $5.

Intrepidcub

Im sorry if some of you get offended but ITS A FISH. So far i have discovered no matter what you do or say on this forum someone will always get ****ed off. I can read on every site, along with everyone i talk to about these fish if they will be compatible and then someone on here says no they arent and your a bad fish owner. If Betas are so important to have a heater than why do they come in a plastic cup, Why dont betta tanks come with heaters. I dont see petco or petsmart heating the water in these cups. If i find a heater for a cheap price i will get it if not im not going to.

Lucy

Of course, it's up to you how you keep your fish.

A fish is a pet worthy of the care one would give any other pet.

The stores are in it to make money. We are not. We are here in the best interest of your fish.

Shawnie

so why do you come back? this site does care about betta's and you know this so of course we would recommend the proper care for them...just because you see a fish in a store in a cup doesnt mean its proper..ever seen a fish stores oscar tank? would you let 50 oscars live in a 30 gal? come on now...downgrading this site because we care isnt fair

Intrepidcub

your right