New Betta (again!)

Well, it's been said that God loves a trier so He must really love me because I got another new Betta splendens today to replace the one that died accidentally the other week. For those of you unfamiliar with my saga, I had Betta #1 (Cuchulainn) for about four months - he was neon blue and died of a mysterious tumour; #2 (Finn) was a rescued fin-nipped rainbow coloured specimen but only lasted two days. I looked for six months before settling on #3 (Finn II), a teal half-moon variety and he died accidentally last week.

So today, on my way back from taking Matthew to his swimming lesson, I called into this garden centre that I've often visited but have never bought fish from to find a beautiful rainbow Betta that was very similar to Finn II. So I've taken a chance and brought him home and I'll post photos soon. As the name Finn hasn't brought much luck to my two previous fish and Cuchulainn was a bit of a mouthful, I've named this one Naoise (Nee-sha) after the mythical Celtic warrior. Fingers crossed that he will survive.

Oh I hope so Mary, look forward to seeing a pic too when he's settled :lol:

Yes, I figured I'd give him 24 hours at least before I started attacking him with the camera.

Good luck Mary, I hope he lives a long and Healthy life!

How did your betta 'accidentally' die Mary? I hope you have some good luck with this one

I found it dead at the bottom of the tank Fishfan near the rock decor. He was perfectly healthy without a mark on his body so I can only conclude that it must've knocked itself out on the decor.

Can fish do that? I never thought about things like that happening!

Oh they can. I read on another forum of a fish jumping, bashing its head off the lid of the tank and dying - a suicidal fish, I guess.

Someone I know... their fish dive bombed soooo fast it ½ buried itself in the sand. They had to rescue it, lol

God, it must have been a kamikaze fish!

And of course then there's the fish that leap out of tanks/fish nets as happened with one of my zebra loaches. It fell about three feet, went splat! onto the ground but survived and is still doing fine...

Well, I finally got a chance to take a few photos so here's Naoise.


This is a rear view showing his lovely multi-coloured finnage.


This one isn't great quality but shows the Betta checking out one of the shrimp.

Lovely looking fish Mary .

oh that's a nice loooking fish Mary, love the evil look he's giving that shrimp!

Thanks guys. He is a handsome devil, alright!

Diana wrote:

oh that's a nice loooking fish Mary, love the evil look he's giving that shrimp!

Well, it was hilarious to watch him, Diana - he pushed his mouth thisclose to the shrimp, then suddenly lost his nerve and swam away, the big wuss! :lol:

he's lovely Mary

That;s a nice little betta Mary, and really good pic too.

Thanks guys. He's a very inquisitive little fellow too and always approaches the front glass to say "Hi" whenever I approach.

cool little fish mary. what do you think of the orb tanks - are they ok or would yoou prefer a 'normal' tank

wat do u mix with bettas? just cleaning fish or can u mix others?

Well I like the design of the Biorb but just as a Betta tank - I don't think the Baby Biorb that I have (only 15L) is suitable for much else. There are larger ones - 30L & 60L, I believe - that would be probably be ok for small species like neons or platies but anything larger than that would require the more traditional shaped tank to give them the swimming room they require.

I just put Amano shrimp in with mine as IME Bettas don't do well in a community tank.

What a splendid fish, I don't think I've ever seen one with so many colors on a single specimen. Those fins fairly shimmer!
That shrimp is nearly as large as the betta, I can see why he was a bit nervous about it. I wonder if they have them over here? I don't beleive I've ever seen them in the shops, but maybe I've just not been paying attention?
Jackie

Hiya Jackie, I would think they do but perhaps they are called a different name?

it is a lovely little fish though that's for sure

That's a good point, Fishfan. I ought to look them up on Google & see what their Latin name is so I can a) make certain I'm asking for the correct creature and b) impress the staff at the fish shop. lol
Jackie

I think the shrimp to avoid is called a Ghost shrimp because that can attack fish, but I think Amano's abd Cherry shrimp are quite popular and peaceful too.

I'm no expert by the way, haven't even got any fish yet!, but I've been doing loads of reading lately trying to plan what fish to get