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	Retirement for Betta Boy
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	Well i tried to breed Picasso, my marble betta, but he just did not really know how to build a bubble nest so i redid his tank for a living space with gravel and everything, not just for breeding anymore. When i went away on vacation for a week my mom forgot to feed him so hopefully he will get better soon! *Hooktor attached this image:*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Looks like a nice bachelor pad for the little guy and don't worry feed him nicely and he'll be just fine...heidi ps what is that one of the 2 gallons with a biowheel? sometimes the filtration will keep the bubble nest from being stablehml "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	That's a nice looking home for Picasso. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	It is a 6 gallon and before i had him in a ten with a sponge filter. In the ten i turned the filter off for a few days and did water changes to see if the sponge filter was affecting his bubble nest building, but still he just blew random bubbles and then he blew bubbles in straight lines. He seems happier, but i forgot the mention i was also looking for suggestions, crypts maybe? Any company?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003	He should be ok after a week fast. I had a friend who had fry in her tank and didn't know it. She went away for spring break, and they were all right when she got back. Maybe some java fern attached to a small driftwood? As for a tankmate, I don't think he really needs one. A 6g would give him a lot of room to swim and show himself off.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	I went to petsmart and they had a gorgeous cryptocorne wendtii. I liked the way it looked because it was so full, i added it to the tank, what do you think? *Hooktor attached this image:*
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	How do you think a school of pygmy cories would do in the tank? I am guessing albino cories are too large... I love cories, it is just that i have them in my planted tank and i never see them because they hide in the heavily planted areas...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Maybe 4 very small Corydoras would be fine, but make sure that Picasso don't pick on them. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
dreamweaver8891 Big Fish Posts: 320 Kudos: 533 Votes: 79 Registered: 25-Apr-2004	Looks like a very well maintained tank... As far as feeding, several breeders have told me that Bettas can survive for up to a week without food... Naturally you wouldn't want this to your regular feeding routine, but at times it helps to know this.... Picasso should be just fine! To thine own self be true...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	I have been feeding him frozen bloodworms for the last few days, and he has made a complete recovery! He is swimming faster than ever before! It's amazing what good food can do!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:18


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