My $3 Betta~

Woodstock · 12-15-2007, 01:48 PM

It all started a few weeks ago with a $3 left over store credit.....

A quick glance around found a beautiful red betta....perfect! Or not?... 10 minutes later I was on my way home with my inexpensive friend next to me. No worries since I already had a bowl and gravel waiting at home in my corner of the garage. With my freezer full of flake, pellet and mush, I was sure to have something he liked.

I get him home and set up his new house. Awww... how cute! He looks so happy!

Fast forward to three days later...
I'm at a lfs looking for decholorinator and betta food because mine spits out everything I tried to feed him. He looks so happy! Very active and I think he likes me...

Fast forward again to one week later...
I took the gravel out of the bowl and it is now bare-bottom. MUCH easier to keep clean! The daily water changes I have to do on the small bowl aren't too bad and he only spits out the food occassionally...yay. I think he is starting to look a little bored...

Fast forward again one week later (after researching many hours online about bettas and how to care for them) ...
Today... Here I am after two trips to fish stores hunting for the perfect betta home. I just set up my betta's new home. A spacious TOM 3 gallon Pico tank. The filter has a dial for adjusting the water flow to a very slow rate.. perfect for him!

Ahhhhh... I feel better and I am certain he does too!

(Subconcious speaks:: An 18 watt PC light would be enough to keep softies in...nice flow with the filter too!)

My betta

If I had only known that my $3 betta would have cost me so much... LOL!!

boozeman · 12-15-2007, 01:54 PM

wow...thats like a beverly hills mansion for a betta

zimboy · 12-15-2007, 02:44 PM

you could probably toss some real plants in that tank. Some long grasses along the back and one of the smaller swords for foreground cover. That would be the ultimate betta tank... I agree with booze tho, definately a betta mansion.

sasquatch · 12-15-2007, 02:51 PM

so thats where you been hiding, corrupted by the dark side! our house is FULL of awe its so cute! then reality and the shopping list drops in next thing ya know retirement is another year extension lol. beautiful set up Woody! whats next?

CATALYST · 12-15-2007, 03:03 PM

That looks like one I had. My daughter named him June. I like those. The one I had lasted 3 yrs. We got it free. It was a wedding center piece.

boozeman · 12-15-2007, 03:26 PM

can almost hear that betta singing the Jefersons theme song... '' we're movin on up to a deluxe apartment....''

vdituri · 12-15-2007, 03:41 PM

"... in the sky!..."

Try the floating kind of food. Comes with a tiny tube dispenser built into the package.
Cut the flow, drop 2 or 3 in and let him come to the top to eat.
Then you can add 1 at a time and when he stops eating them take the last one out.
Cuts WAY down on the water changes.
Just my 2 cents worth. Now I'm broke. lol

lcstorc · 12-15-2007, 04:21 PM

When you do something you do it right. That should be one happy beta.

PEMfish · 12-15-2007, 06:52 PM

Wow. Watch, the cat will eat it after all this. Try some plants, java fern, green mondo, and bacopa would do good, just as along as ya keep up with trimming em.

JFK_Jr · 12-15-2007, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woodstock

I think he is starting to look a little bored...

I think he needs a harem of females to cure that problem... or give him a glimpse of himself in a mirror from time to time... that'll get his attention!

Woody... when you start your Betta breedery, I'll be interested in a few...

PEMfish · 12-15-2007, 07:06 PM

He is defiantly happy

. You need a 10g to breed, just the cost with sales...

althea2you · 12-15-2007, 07:43 PM

awww! so handsome!! i had one for the longest time... he had so much personality!!!! here is a pic of him.. he was a camera ham.. this is his backside

JFK_Jr · 12-15-2007, 07:59 PM

Here's the next logical step...

What would shipping be to 33009?

Woodstock · 12-15-2007, 08:05 PM

LOL!

Althea2you - cool photo

Woodstock · 12-24-2007, 10:05 AM

I removed the artifical plant and added three different types of real plants. A "sword plant", a "red rose something" and a "baby something". That's the best I can do

12-15-2007, 01:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,616 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	My $3 Betta~ It all started a few weeks ago with a $3 left over store credit..... A quick glance around found a beautiful red betta....perfect! Or not?... 10 minutes later I was on my way home with my inexpensive friend next to me. No worries since I already had a bowl and gravel waiting at home in my corner of the garage. With my freezer full of flake, pellet and mush, I was sure to have something he liked. I get him home and set up his new house. Awww... how cute! He looks so happy! Fast forward to three days later... I'm at a lfs looking for decholorinator and betta food because mine spits out everything I tried to feed him. He looks so happy! Very active and I think he likes me... Fast forward again to one week later... I took the gravel out of the bowl and it is now bare-bottom. MUCH easier to keep clean! The daily water changes I have to do on the small bowl aren't too bad and he only spits out the food occassionally...yay. I think he is starting to look a little bored... Fast forward again one week later (after researching many hours online about bettas and how to care for them) ... Today... Here I am after two trips to fish stores hunting for the perfect betta home. I just set up my betta's new home. A spacious TOM 3 gallon Pico tank. The filter has a dial for adjusting the water flow to a very slow rate.. perfect for him! Ahhhhh... I feel better and I am certain he does too! (Subconcious speaks:: An 18 watt PC light would be enough to keep softies in...nice flow with the filter too!) My betta If I had only known that my $3 betta would have cost me so much... LOL!! __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

12-15-2007, 02:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
zimboy Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 296 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My $3 Betta~ you could probably toss some real plants in that tank. Some long grasses along the back and one of the smaller swords for foreground cover. That would be the ultimate betta tank... I agree with booze tho, definately a betta mansion.

12-15-2007, 02:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,465 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My $3 Betta~ so thats where you been hiding, corrupted by the dark side! our house is FULL of awe its so cute! then reality and the shopping list drops in next thing ya know retirement is another year extension lol. beautiful set up Woody! whats next? __________________ DIY stuff for my tank stand, 100g tank,rock lift, overflow, foam walls, closed loop,lighting reflectors, 50gal sump, bubbletrap and sock holder, ato bracket,kalk bucket and reservoir, 40gal fuge, fuge lighting, remotish dsb raceway, turf algae raceway, dual pumped recirc skimmer, more to follow. Peace, Loce and Understanding RIGHT NOW!

12-15-2007, 03:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
CATALYST Achilles Tang Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 831 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My $3 Betta~ That looks like one I had. My daughter named him June. I like those. The one I had lasted 3 yrs. We got it free. It was a wedding center piece.

12-15-2007, 04:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,343 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My $3 Betta~ When you do something you do it right. That should be one happy beta. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination Question of the day: When will Booze put water in that huge beautiful tank?

12-15-2007, 06:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
PEMfish Reef Lobster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 1,623 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My $3 Betta~ Wow. Watch, the cat will eat it after all this. Try some plants, java fern, green mondo, and bacopa would do good, just as along as ya keep up with trimming em. __________________ Paul `EM My cichlid tank plans, or Piranhas...; See how it all came to be; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ets-ready.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes.

12-15-2007, 07:06 PM	#11 (permalink)
PEMfish Reef Lobster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kane Co. Il. Posts: 1,623 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My $3 Betta~ He is defiantly happy . You need a 10g to breed, just the cost with sales... __________________ Paul `EM My cichlid tank plans, or Piranhas...; See how it all came to be; http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...g-catchup.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ets-ready.html Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I'll make the whole damn world jealous if given the money to do so. Don't make mistakes and learn from them, read and learn how to avoid mistakes.

12-15-2007, 07:43 PM	#12 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,221 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: My $3 Betta~ awww! so handsome!! i had one for the longest time... he had so much personality!!!! here is a pic of him.. he was a camera ham.. this is his backside __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

12-15-2007, 07:59 PM	#13 (permalink)
JFK_Jr Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hallandale Beach FL Posts: 2,108 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My $3 Betta~ Here's the next logical step... What would shipping be to 33009? __________________ *JFK_Jr's 150 Gallon Starphire*

12-15-2007, 08:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,616 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My $3 Betta~ LOL! Althea2you - cool photo __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

12-24-2007, 10:05 AM	#15 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,616 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: My $3 Betta~ I removed the artifical plant and added three different types of real plants. A "sword plant", a "red rose something" and a "baby something". That's the best I can do __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

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