Shawnie

Took a trip to the pet store!!!!!!(Lucy started it!!!)

ALthough I came very very close to buying some clown loaches ( I really want some for my 75g tank carol!!) I didnt because I found this baby that needs major attention for now ....I saw the angel with missing venties and ask if I could have her at a lower price (they wanted $25 for pearl scales and got her for $10)
but as the manager was catching her, they broke her dorsal fin also ....
I felt so bad for her and still bought her for the $10 but I do have a 3 week guarantee on her instead of a 5 day....so hoping I can heal her fast!!!!!!

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but I did get 5 more neons, (no pics they are just too fast for me ) and one more male guppy that I adored the coloring on (like I need more guppies!!)
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10gallonmadness

Oh... I feel so bad for that poor Angel

Tony G.

poor lil angel baby. With your TLC he/she will get better. You'll see

what a nice guppy too you're right.. i dont think you need more guppies

good luck shawnie!

oh, and some garlic juice and stress coat will do wonders for this poor babe.

Lucy

Hey, I'm innocent! LOL

Poor Angel. If anyone can pull her through, you can.
Best of luck.

Oh, I agree, you needed one more guppy!!!!

Did you get the gravel you wanted?

bolivianbaby

Congratulations on them both!

I'm sure the angel will bounce back in no time under your wonderful TLC!

I think the guppy was a smart move. It wasn't a pregnant female you brought home

Butterfly

Oh poor Baby! They must have been very rough to break that dorsal fin. I know you can pull her through.
That Guppy is gorgeous. Hubby is the Guppy man I have to show it to him
Shawnie you know Clownies are contagious. You will truly fall in love with them one of these days.
Carol

Shawnie

ty everyone!!!!!!!!!!!! Im so hoping for a complete recovery!
NOOOOOOOO I didnt need more guppies LOL but that boy was just begging ya know
carol im skeered but I cant get them outta my mind.....and if hubby wants gups, let me know!!!!!!! LOL

Beeker

Did she want gravel? Is that why she went to the store?

I'm sure you can nurse her back to health, and she will be gorgeous. Also, trials like this usually bring out wonderful personalities in fish.

Keep us posted.

Shawnie

ty beeker!
oh the gravel!!!!
no they didnt have that blue and im only settling with that color lol

Beeker

Forgot about it? lol

Good for you. Don't settle for something you don't like.

Shawnie

Fish Itch cured for now in lucys vid, I want that blue subtrate LOL and am not settling for less!

Butterfly

Thanks Shawnie he just loves Guppys When we lived in Georgia we had guppys everywhere(could be why we had 16 tanks ) but since we've moved here after a couple of days guppys get the shimmys and die. Don't have a clue why. So he just kind of visits them at the pet store
Carol

Martinismommy

I can't think of a better place for the Angel to be than with you.....They are all beautiful but I highly doubt if you won't have to scratch that itch again soon lol.....

Who love ya baby! The old woman in the shoe!

Shawnie

@ my itch! LOL
and I love ya back!
So much I just snapped these for you grandbetta mum!
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hooxeii

She's a beautiful angel, hopefully she'll make a full recovery with you

Martinismommy

Oh my Grandbettas! Where in the world did the red cambo femals come from? lol....You might have to send me a couple....

aquarist48

Best wishes that the Angel has a full recovery. Great rescue Shawnie!

Ken

Shawnie

ty for the well wishes! she made it overnight so far!!! and is eating more today..so maybe she will be ok! although I did loose 3 neons ....those are the toughest buggers to buy and get acclimated properly....at least for me!! LOL who knows they are your genes in there

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Amanda

That angel is so beautiful! I can't wait to get some in the spring, hopefully I have good luck with keeping them alive.
And those bettas are so cute!

Shawnie

ty amanda!!! but I wont be breeding her until probably late fall (if she heals up good!!! ) but ive got a beautiful koi male waiting patiently for her!!! right now all the angel babies are gone and havent had the money to set up their new tank yet so no angel babies right now...although I do know riv has a ton!!

Amanda

Yeah, I already let Riv know I'm interested in getting some of his Angels.
The only place I'd really get any from are private breeders at this point, I've lost too many Angels from Petsmart to unknown diseases.

Melissawater

That's great that you took her in Shawnie and I'm sure she will do great. Once I get my new camera I will have to take some pics of my pretty boys and see if I can't get you hooked up with a couple more guppies, they would look beautiful with blue gravel Your guppy is beautiful, very nice looking boy and I am sure the angel will be in tip-top shape soon.

Shawnie

ty melissa!!!
hows the prices of fish in your area? im heading there tomorrow or the next day to get some free african cichlids and some plecs ....id love to check out some pet stores if i can find any LOL !

Melissawater

YW The ones here are petsmart and petco. We have been going to Laconia to the Laconia pet center and Sea World in Salem. The prices are about average, I think we paid $7-8 for our medium pleco and around $4 for the guppy males. It's a little bit of a trek for you! We visited a pet store in Raymond a few months ago and that place was awful!
The african cichlids and plecs should be a good addition for you! I'm waiting for our tanks to be good and healthy so I can get a bn plec from one of the fl members, can't wait!!

CHoffman

PRETTY PRETTY Angel. Looks like she's had it hard though!. I now you'll get her all fat and sassy and healed up in no time. I love you guppy too!!.

Shawnie

ty cesch!!!
I go to laconia about once a week..only takes me about 45 mins ..never seen the store tho hahaha....

if you went to little critters in raymond, yep they are horrid!!! their fish guy left and ever since, things been down hill..im almost tempted to try to get a part time job there to help things out!! I have a ton of abn's but no regulars....more than willing to share when you are ready!

Melissawater

Thank you Shawnie, I was trying to figure out what the abn stood for now I have it. The laconia pet shop has a website too, laconiapetcenter.com. They are really good with there fish, but occasionally you see a a dead one in the tank I hate that. You even get a 5% discount there if you become a member for $20 so we did that to buy some fish..hehe.
I wish you would work at the little critters I felt so bad for those fish..they had a JD and an albino oscar in a tiny little tank together, poor things could barely move; my honey rushed me out so I wouldn't buy them!

haedra

I've just got a question.

Isn't this one of those itches that is never really "scratched?" Like that hard to reach spot on your back that just continues to itch no matter how many times you think you've got it.

Shawnie

they sadly take in everyones unwanted's no matter room or not ....grrr .couple weeks ago they had HUGE Tilapia buttikoferi in one of their smaller tanks....dont think they were going to live if not sold asap....ill check out the website for sure!!! and sorry about abbreviating ....

Melissawater

Lol it's okay, better that I learn the abbreviations now so I know what everyone is talking about That's sad that they do that to those poor fish