Phloxface
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Well, the little blue male I saw at Petsmart was already gone by the time I had money to buy him. I just hope he went to a good home and gets treatment for his finrot. I had already gone into Betta rescue mode before I got there so I just couldn't leave without one. I tried, but I couldn't do it. My eye caught a tiny little speck of a female in a cup. She reminded me so much of Karma. She called out to me and I picked her up. She was clearly badly constipated with a long poo hanging out of her that wouldn't fall off and she was hovering with her head facing downwards (another sign of constipation) her belly is a little bloated. She also has a bad case of finrot with her analfin being rotted away almost to her body in one spot! She was very paled out with stress stripes. She is so tiny, about 1/4 inch including her tail. She seems to be about 5 weeks old. She will probably change a lot in the coming months and develop a lovely color. She has a hint of teal on her back in strong light and red stripes in her tail.
I'll try to get pics of her later when she gets settled. I've gotten her into the 4 gallon tank in clean warm water and she has a new Whisper internal filter. No gravel yet as I need to see if she starts pooping normally. I'm treating her finrot with Triple Sulfa. I dropped a piece of pea in her tank and she found it on the bottom and ate some so that should help. I'm not feeding her any pellets until I see her pooping normally. She'll get peas everyday until then. I'm sure she's never been fed pea before and I was told she's been eating frozen bloodworms only. No wonder she's so blocked up! She loves the pea now so hopefully she's on the road to recovery. Now I just hope her finrot isn't going to be stubborn.
I also bought a little Gold Mystery snail for Aenara's tank. I have been fighting a war with algae there for months and I'm losing big time. That snail has quite a buffet waiting for her once she gets enough nerve to come out. Aenara is torturing the poor little thing! I hope the little snail doesn't end up as food. Why are Bettas so fascinated with snails? I wanted to get some Otos but I doubt they'd survive the curiousity of my girls. Not to mention my ridiculously high Ph level (around 8.5)
I'll try to get pics of her later when she gets settled. I've gotten her into the 4 gallon tank in clean warm water and she has a new Whisper internal filter. No gravel yet as I need to see if she starts pooping normally. I'm treating her finrot with Triple Sulfa. I dropped a piece of pea in her tank and she found it on the bottom and ate some so that should help. I'm not feeding her any pellets until I see her pooping normally. She'll get peas everyday until then. I'm sure she's never been fed pea before and I was told she's been eating frozen bloodworms only. No wonder she's so blocked up! She loves the pea now so hopefully she's on the road to recovery. Now I just hope her finrot isn't going to be stubborn.
I also bought a little Gold Mystery snail for Aenara's tank. I have been fighting a war with algae there for months and I'm losing big time. That snail has quite a buffet waiting for her once she gets enough nerve to come out. Aenara is torturing the poor little thing! I hope the little snail doesn't end up as food. Why are Bettas so fascinated with snails? I wanted to get some Otos but I doubt they'd survive the curiousity of my girls. Not to mention my ridiculously high Ph level (around 8.5)