Good, Betta, Best!

I've never been partial to Bettas, as I always thought of them as the poodles of the fish world. (Apologies to poodle lovers) I'm setting up a Southeast Asia biotope at the moment, so thought I'd give one a shot.... Well, bugger me with a fish fork, but these are STUNNING fish. Not only are they far more active than they are given credit for, but they are sublimely beautiful. Why anyone would want to chain these fish up in a thimble of manky water, is frankly beyond me. Anyway, went to the pet shop the next day and promptly bought a mate for him. I'll post pics of her when I start my Southeast Asia thread.

 

LOL They are stunning fish and have such wonderful little personalities. He looks just like the Betta I had (very similar colouring).

 

Yeah, the only problem is choosing one... They are all beautiful in different ways. The poor lady helping me, had to return my selection to the tank several time before I finally said I wouldn't change my mind again. Now I need more tanks...

 

hehehe always the problem - not having enough tanks

 

Awesome pics, real nice.

 

Looks like dragonscale?Please post pics of all ur bettas my wifes a fan

 

Nice pictures what are you shooting with? ( See you removed the meta info form the pics so have to ask ;-) ....

- man careful what you ask for, some of them fish forks are nasty.
Later Ferdie

 

Don't have any others, except this guy's girlfriend. Here she is...

Thanks Ferdie. These would have been with my Nikon D7000 and a 105mm macro lens. If any info is missing from the pic, it must have been deleted upon upload here? But then again, I'm the wrong guy to have that discussion withcguru:. I'll take your word on the fish forks:laugh:

 

Both look excellent. What other fish are in there?

 

Thanks Dolphin. The southeast Asia biotope houses the 2 bettas, 6 golden barbs, 10 harlequin rasboras, 4 Kuhli loaches, a dwarf gourami pair and a hillstream loach.

 

Nice nice nice nice. I love that male, and that female is also to die for. How are they doing now? I have given in to Betta, I wish I could photograph like you can, would love to post photos of my fish.

 

Thanks scubabravo. The male doesn't look well at the moment. He's eating and swimming fine, but has lost a lot of the pigmentation under his scales. Fins are also a little tattered. I've placed him in quarantine for now. I'll try to get some picks so that we can make a diagnosis. The female is fat and flourishing.