FishProfiles.com Message Forums

Well, i had to get a new backpack for school testerday, seeing as my old one broke. it was on sale, and i had $5 left, so i bought a dual betta bowfront kit at wally world. sadly, the divider wasn't included. (not that i care. .5 gallons is too small for two bettas.) so i brought the kit home, set up the decor, and filled it up. i didn't have any dechlorinator at my grandma's house, so i let it sit so the chlorine could evaporate. after a few hours i put in some flake food so as to help start the cycle by providing the bacteria some food.

Today, my mum and i went to wal=mart and got a stick-on thermometer, a net, some water conditioner (to remove copper), and some pH down. and a male betta and two ghost shrimp. i took them home, aclimated them, and now they're doing fine. pH is around 7.0, temperture is 76, the fish is swimming around, fins flared, having eaten the hbh pellets i put in. that was a few hours ago. they're still doing fine now.

The betta's name is Dubya B., after the president. his main body color is silver with teal sheen and blue-green fins with red trim. he is very beautiful. the two shrimps are named Bubba and Gump. if only i could get a picture...




Last edited by thegoldendojo at 18-Oct-2004 23:42

Dubya b?
name him John Kerry!!!
lol
good luck with your new fish and shrimp!

hm...you know, for the longest time I sat there wondering what in the heck dubbya b meant in relation to the president....geeze...ever have one of those moments? you think you've gotten something really clever, only to realize....everyone else got it like 10 minutes ago... lol. Sounds good, and I'm glad to see someone who thinks that just because betta can survive in all but a thimble of water, that they don't have to.

--tankster

you cant cycle a .5 gallon
you probably know this, but make sure you clean his little tank 100% twice a week since its so small.
congrats on the new fishie

Nice call tankster...couldn't have said it better myself.

are the ghost shrimp together with the betta? Were you planning on keeping the ghost shrimp alive?

lol just curious since every time I introduce a ghost shrimp to my betta, he eats it

I feed Piloy a ghost shrimp every few weeks as a treat, so I wouldn't expect YOUR ghost shrimp to last too long!

Last edited by guppy_gal at 19-Oct-2004 12:53

the shrimp chase him around, so i wouldn't worry.

EDIT: Politics-free please

Last edited by Callatya at 19-Oct-2004 21:36