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	New betta (again)... poor tail
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	Another betta followed me home ... He did! I swear it! (Okay, maybe he had some help getting into the car... ) Anyway, He's a lovely white... the faintest hint of palest pink/flesh colored. The only real color on him is his gill flare (very dark purple close to black) and a touch of color near the base of his tail. He's got this little fan of purple/blue/magenta and a faint line of the same on his dorsil fin. I can't wait to see what he looks like when he colors up. The problem is that he's got fin rot. Either he's a veil whose lost a good half of his tail or he's a delta with some minor erosion. From the way he holds his tail, I might guess veil, maybe combtail. His anal fin has some minor combing to it. shrugs What do you think? Note: those pale blue-green washes are NOT there in person. The camera just keeps putting them there. The pale pink/white of his body carries through to his fins. I've found the paler the fish, the more impossible to photograph correctly. I can't get a decent picture of my pale yellow betta, either. rolls eyes Edit: Forgot to mention that I've begun treatment with melafix... we'll see how that works. He's also eating hungrily, so he seems pretty healthy! Last edited by Kitten at 16-Mar-2005 13:53[/font][/font][/font] ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
angeleel Fish Addict Posts: 561 Kudos: 472 Votes: 61 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Wow now there is a beautiful Betta I love it. Congrats Angel Eel EDIT:not sure on the tail I dont keep these fish. Sorry Last edited by angeleel at 16-Mar-2005 13:52
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	Yet another Walmart find. Drat them... they get such interesting bettas in sometimes. I swear, I'm going to have a houseful of them ... when I get a place of my own! ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	A nice looking betta. Hopefully with treatment you can take care of the fin rot. Looks like a veil to me. Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	nice looking betta, with a few weeks then he should come out nice. p.s how come i never find any great lfs finds?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003	Beautiful fish, I hope you are able to cure the fin rot.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	bettachris... I NEVER had any good finds until recently. Just over two months ago, I found this GORGEOUS pale yellow betta at Petsmart. A month ago, I found a white and blue delta tail at Petco. Now I found this guy at Walmart... I've now been told that this HAS to be my last fish. We'll see how long THAT lasts! :88) ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	yes this has to be your last fish.....(dramatic pause)..... for that tank, that isHe is awesome looking ***slides into Kitten's house and takes this new find, will look great on other side of bed, and she'll never miss him "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	goes back to walmart and gets the other white one, then hands it to heidi No stealing MY betta... the other one only had a little more color on him... ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Kitten As with most fish a bit of TLC and alls well very soon. A good find there also good photos. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	Yes, well, we'll see how this goes. Dosing with melafix, and he certainly isn't sick! I've never seen a more active betta, I swear it. Constantly flaring and darting around his tank... I'm going to have to prepare the extra two gallon for him soon... he's too active for the temporary one gallon home! ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Light_Bright Moderator Posts: 1156 Kudos: 1403 Votes: 351 Registered: 16-Jan-2002	Kitten, I just got two white bettas from walmart. Their fins are the same way... I wonder if it IS finrot and not a genetic problem...you know, overbred whites. ___________________________________________ If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	Well, I noticed some red edging his fins last night, so I'm going to switch meds from melafix to something a bit more targeted to the problem. Since I've got one betta that has recurring fin rot, I've got just about every answer to the problem that you can have, now it's just a matter of chosing one! ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003	I hope you can quickly find the right medicine for him. I would hate for him to loose that pretty tail.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17


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