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View Poll Results: How did you buy your betta? Is he/she specially bred?
I rescued a little betta from a cup at DeathCo. 68 75.56%
I bought a specially bred betta from a LFS. 6 6.67%
I had to order my "show" betta. 4 4.44%
Doh... what's a betta? 0 0%
Don't have one...YET! 12 13.33%
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Old June 1st, 2008  
Fish Keeper
 
I rescued Bonnie and Clyde from a co workers as they were in vases,I got Ripley,Hicks,Dallas and Vasquez,from my local mom and pop type pet shop(and their cups are smaller than the one's at petco)But they don't get a whole lot and they don't stay there long about a dozen a week,I rescued Bishop from a petco death cup as well as Newt (r.i.p.)
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Old June 1st, 2008  
Fish Mentor
 
I got lucas betta from a petsmart in a little chicken-salad size cup w/ blue water... looking nasty and half dead.
Now hes one happy betta! I almost think he does loopty loops at water change days!
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Old June 1st, 2008  
Fish Newbie
 
I used to rescue my Betta's from pet stores that either where ignorant on Betta care of they where just cruel and didn't care. But then I realized that the money I was giving them was just going towards buying more Betta's to replace the one I just saved.

The guy I have now, Zee, I bought from a LFS that keeps their Betta's in a long divided tank with filtered/heated water.
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Old June 4th, 2008  
Fish Bum
 
We (my son and I) won our first betta from our 4th grade teacher. She had a writing contest for the class "Why I wanted this betta". She was moving and needed to give the fish to a good home. I am a fanatic about this that I care about. I have 3 spoiled kitties all from the "streets" (adopted, rescued, and loved). Now I have lost Mr. Fish. I believe he was quite old, larger than 3 inches, veil tail. He had a wonderfully planted 2 1/2 mini bow tank and lived a good clean life. His passing was extremely hard on me and its been a year. Now I have 3 male bettas (Jasper, Mustafar, and Spark). Love my bettas. Sorry this was so long.
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Old June 4th, 2008  
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I had gotten my boy from a LFS that isn't in town anymore. He was so small compared to the others and my eyes kept looking in his direction so I had to get him!
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Old June 5th, 2008  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
! Wow! If we had a LFS like that, they'd get our fish business for sure!
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The guy I have now, Zee, I bought from a LFS that keeps their Betta's in a long divided tank with filtered/heated water.
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Old June 5th, 2008  
Fish Master
 
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We (my son and I) won our first betta from our 4th grade teacher. She had a writing contest for the class "Why I wanted this betta". She was moving and needed to give the fish to a good home. I am a fanatic about this that I care about. I have 3 spoiled kitties all from the "streets" (adopted, rescued, and loved). Now I have lost Mr. Fish. I believe he was quite old, larger than 3 inches, veil tail. He had a wonderfully planted 2 1/2 mini bow tank and lived a good clean life. His passing was extremely hard on me and its been a year. Now I have 3 male bettas (Jasper, Mustafar, and Spark). Love my bettas. Sorry this was so long.
I just lost one my betta named Jasper too.
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Old June 7th, 2008  
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I got my beta Blue at petco where they had surprisingly good looking bettas all in larger than average cups in CLEAN CLEAR water. I got my other betta Floyd at petsmart in a typical small cup and he came down with velvet within days of my getting him and almost died..but is doing good now...have had no problems with Blue.
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Old June 12th, 2008  
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I just lost one my betta named Jasper too.
I'm sorry you lost Jasper. I remember your posts when he was sick. I paid particular attention because our fish had the same name. Although it was Mr. Fish that passed. My Jasper has been with me for a year but he has something attacking his fin next to his body leaving an open red sore. I have treated with tetracycline, then melafix(4 days), then maracynII, now coppersafe amd melafix. I study him with a magnifying glass. I think he's improving. I pray everyday for him. I pray for all our fish.
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