I got in my two imported female bettas.

Well, I got one of the ones I ordered at least, the other is not the one I bought so I don't have any pictures of her in-tank yet. The black female I got is just beautiful, she has only flared once at the other girls and that was because she was flared at lol. I have to find a name for her.

I am trying to get in contact with transhipper and seller about the wrong fish (she is healthy and beautiful, but she is not the almost solid yellow female I bought, but a yellow, white, and black koi female *the one I bought was also listed as a koi but had not large markings to show that*). If anyone can help on that, it would be nice to get some info as to how I should go about returning/resigning to keeping/going crazy over it.

 

I would try to get your fish back. The transhipper most likely saw "Koi" and mixed them up. Worst comes to worst and you keep this one. I would probably go crazy if I didn't get the one I order:/

You other girl is really pretty!

 

No I don't think that happened, it was pre-labeled from the seller for me (double bagged, the fish was not repacked as far as I can tell, with the label between the bags).
This is what the other female looks like (she is out of the bag and in a holding container now so she has more room/better air *with a couple loose plant stems in with her*).

 

Hmm. You would probably have to ask the seller than. You will probably have to pay for shipping again as well.

She is very pretty though

 

I don't even know if they still have the fish, I'm probably not going to get a response from either for at least a day *or even as late as monday* I'll have to get a breeders net (or move the baby gups out of their current one since they are large enough to not get eaten and pop her in there until I can find out more - that way she can be in a larger area and in a heated tank as well) because she would be very hard to catch in the intended tank.
I wouldn't mind the shipping too much if I didn't have to pay for a "replacement" (spent 17 on her alone, 5 for the tranship fee from thailand, then a total of 23 for ship fee here, and her fee for getting here), it just makes me less likely to buy from there again - though the transhipper I used was absolutely great and got them to me in two days (they arrived in states on the 24th, and I got them today).

 

That's good. I ordered a pair and my female was DOA(They got stuck in the post office due to the big blizzard last year) And I got a replacement girl. I only had to pay for shipping.

I would try to get her in her own tank. I don't know how she would do in a breeder net.

 

She can't go with the babies I have (They are just on the side of being too small to go in the community as they are under an inch-inch and a half.) the tank beside that has an angelfish, the one in my room has a male betta/shrimp in it, the guppy tank *she'd probably kill my male* - the other three have cories and a male betta, shrimp/endlers, and the last is my goldfish holding tank (they are getting a pond, and three of them are going to be taken to a lady with a large enough tank for them). As I said the community tank would make it hard to catch her if I need to return her or something (it is a minI jungle). So I either have the one gallon plant tank or a breeders net for her right now...

Sorry about the doa, I've had that happen (just not from thailand).

 

Put her in the plant tank if possible. It's not ideal, but doable.

Thank you

 

Not ideal, but she would probably like it (it has some many plants in it right now because they needed a place to go/grizzle was in there shortly before moving him into his ten gallon with carbon rilI shrimp), as an upgrade to her current holding unit...

 

That's what I thought. Mine will be in 1 gallons for observation until the pond is ready.

 

Gives you the chance to see their personality before they get into the bigger space (though sometimes they are little pouty butts when it comes to it lol), that way you can prevent problems before they happen.

 

Exactly I hope you end up getting the betta you ordered, although the yellow girl is beautiful as well!

 

She'll survive in the one gallon container as long as you can assure the water temperature is 78 degrees. She's at risk of becoming listless and prone to disease from the stress of shipping, so many recent changes in water and containers. Shipping her back so soon will just add more stress and risk of death. Bettas are surprizingly hearty, but she needs a bit of respite after so much traveling and handling. If your only option at the moment is a one gallon container consider adding a couple of tea spoons of Kosher salt (not iodized table salt) to her water. Dissolve the salt first and slowly add it to her container over a period of 24 hours. It really does help them deal with stress and quickly heal from any damage they may suffer.
Of course, eventually you'll want to put her in at least a five gallon tank.

Sorry the seller didn't deliver as advertised. If they are reputable, they should just send you a new female that satisfies your original request. Personally, I would resign myself to keeping the "wrong" female. Many years ago I imported an expensive double rose tail Betta guaranteed to be 100% platinum white. What arrived was a very healthy 6 month-old male, perfect conformation, but there was just the slightest tint of rose in his coloring. He was the only disappointment in a shipment of 20 Bettas I had ordered. But I kept him. Subsequently, he became part of my top breeding stock with only a few of his fry showing the same coloration, whereas the majority of his offspring were stunningly pure white. That was in the days when a white Betta was worth a lot of money.

Hope everything works out.

 

She'll survive in the one gallon container as long as you can assure the water temperature is 78 degrees. She's at risk of becoming listless and prone to disease from the stress of shipping, so many recent changes in water and containers. Shipping her back so soon will just add more stress and risk of death. Bettas are surprizingly hearty, but she needs a bit of respite after so much traveling and handling. If your only option at the moment is a one gallon container consider adding a couple of tea spoons of Kosher salt (not iodized table salt) to her water. Dissolve the salt first and slowly add it to her container over a period of 24 hours. It really does help them deal with stress and quickly heal from any damage they may suffer.
Of course, eventually you'll want to put her in at least a five gallon tank.

Sorry the seller didn't deliver as advertised. If they are reputable, they should just send you a new female that satisfies your original request. Personally, I would resign myself to keeping the "wrong" female. Many years ago I imported an expensive double rose tail Betta guaranteed to be 100% platinum white. What arrived was a very healthy 6 month-old male, perfect conformation, but there was just the slightest tint of rose in his coloring. He was the only disappointment in a shipment of 20 Bettas I had ordered. But I kept him. Subsequently, he became part of my top breeding stock with only a few of his fry showing the same coloration, whereas the majority of his offspring were stunningly pure white. That was in the days when a white Betta was worth a lot of money.

Hope everything works out.

I have both aquarium salt and stress coat I can use - the one gallon is not heated which is why I wanted to put her in the net which is white so it would make her feel less bothered by the guppies in the tank..
If I keep her she would be upgraded to the community tank so she could feel more at home with a jungle of plants and other fish that she can chase or play with (the other female I received seems to like the tank so far).
She is in excellent health (surprisingly after just under a week of shipping) without any torn fins and an active/alert personality.

The platinum ones still seem to be popular still as far as I can tell (strong marble coloration is also another one) - it's good he was able to sire pure whites for you.

I do too.

Plus the only reason I bought the yellow female was because it is a hard color around me to find (of that shade).

 

You bought a yellow female? This could quite possibly be the same fish. Koi's have what's known as the marble gene, so they are prone to change their pattern. When I got my male in, he looked different than the pictures, but I was certain he was the same fish. I had the seller check and it was him.

 

You bought a yellow female? This could quite possibly be the same fish. Koi's have what's known as the marble gene, so they are prone to change their pattern. When I got my male in, he looked different than the pictures, but I was certain he was the same fish. I had the seller check and it was him.

this is the female I bought, the one I received was another in the list (there was a total of 15 different female yellow koi listed - the one I got has two black eyes - which is something I have not seen change even on koi).



(This is a better picture of the female I received - she has a slightly different look to her - would the color really have changed that​ much?)

 

Definitely not the same fish than. I was thinking she was also a marble.


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Yup, her yellow isn't even close to the other's in solid color. Which is why I'm a little rankled (will keep updates on if I can get the other one in, I'm moving the one I have into the one gallon so she can be more comfortable until everything is decided/finished lol).

 

Oh my! That yellow is stunning. The little koi is a cutie though.
Good luck, I hope things work out for the best.

 

Getting the wrong fish from such a long shipping process has got to be frustrating! Dang.

But double dang, the female you got is adorable!

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Getting the wrong fish from such a long shipping process has got to be frustrating! Dang.

But double dang, the female you got is adorable!

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For the yellow, it was only six days (caught the auction before the big ship date for the transhipper I used) only three days for the black female I got. (Got to transhipper on the 24th and were shipped out late that day, they got to my house today around noon.)
I've been looking for a yellow of that color for a while (since I started my tanks back up early last year), which is why I'm so grr about it.

My fish got sent to another customer...I wish they were on here that way we could trade <-.-'>

Trying to see if there is anyway I can get in contact with the other person (I think they paid more for this fish than the one I bought...which would not be good...).

 

That stinks I hope you find them.


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I see why you are disappointed. Pretty as the yellow koi-type is, she's not the deep yellow advertised in the aquabid. The bid page advertises for a set yellow female and says nothing about her being a koi or any other coloration. Hope your transhipper can rectify the problem. A Betta's coloring does change, but not the same way fancy goldfish change from black to yellow gold over time with age (a trait I find very annoying with fancy goldfish). Keep us posted on how things turn out. And good luck.

 

I see why you are disappointed. Pretty as the yellow koi-type is, she's not the deep yellow advertised in the aquabid. The bid page advertises for a set yellow female and says nothing about her being a koi or any other coloration. Hope your transhipper can rectify the problem. A Betta's coloring does change, but not the same way fancy goldfish change from black to yellow gold over time with age (a trait I find very annoying with fancy goldfish). Keep us posted on how things turn out. And good luck.

I'm hoping they will either send me one like her (of course shipping is still expensive, but I like the transhipper I used and I got my fish in two days after he did) or help me get in contact with the other customer.

 

I hope you find back your fish.

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