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Vote No to House Resolution 669

Sam Simpson — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:45:49 +0000

I just got a email from ThatPetPlace.com saying that if this goes threw then all un-native animals to the U.S. can not be breed. Since Betta fish come from Asia we could no longer be able to bread them and have to import bettas from out of the U.S. Not only does it cause the betta un-needed stress but most would die from starvation and/or stress. This is what the email says “What would the world be like without pets? A new bill proposed in the House could make this a reality. All pet owners should be aware of a pending federal government resolution. House Resolution 669 is designed to change the way the government classifies animals available in the pet trade. If passed into law it will severely impact keeping pets in America and could destroy the pet industry as we know it. HR699 would make it illegal to buy, sell and breed animals not native to the United Sates. This includes most species of tropical fish, ferrets, most reptile and amphibian species, corals, and many others. Though That Fish Place/That Pet Place is in favor of an effective invasive species law, we are convinced this is absolutely not the legislation to accomplish that. Please visit our blog to find out more and learn what you can do to help prevent this legislation from being passed.” A video that came with it.

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Turning white…

kelly — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:02:24 +0000

Hello fellow bloggers,

I have a mystery I need help solving! One of my bettas is turning white. It is slowly spreading from his dorsal fin all around his body. It isn’t a fungus or sickness. Nothing is growing on him. He is active, healthy and eats like a piggy. His tank stays at a reasonable temperature and he gets weekly water changes. Is this from old age? He has been living close to a year.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Fin rot… again

kelly — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:48:59 +0000

Well, I have 4 bettas. One is recovering from fin rot and now two more are in the very beginning stages. I put a little aquarium salt in their tanks ever weekly water change and keep the temperature steady. They get wonderful water changes and still get fin rot. Is this because bettas are just really prone to getting it? I thought I was being a good mom and taking care of my babies. But no such luck. I am getting meds today, so they will be on the road to recovery. But blah. Fin rot sucks.

Happy holidays!

Edit: found a nice little fish store close to my town that I had no idea was there! Picked up some meds the owner swears by and started treatment yesterday. Keep you posted!

Update

Carley — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:27:51 +0000

Hey everyone I just wanted to give everyone a quick update on my fish Bo. She is doing pretty well! She still has her tail rot problem (again, if anyone has any suggestions please let me know). A lot of algae was growing on her tank. Her tank was on my dresser that was in front of a window. I heard that you weren’t supposed to keep bettas in direct sunlight, but I had a curtain so I thought it was okay. But I moved her out of the sun and hardly any algae grows now. She still has a tail rot problem but its not as bad. So she is doing better

Don’t Keep Male and Female Betta Fish Together

Timophy — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:46:52 +0000

Okay, I have had enough of the questions about keeping male betta fish and female betta fish together. Just about everyday someone asks me this: “Can I keep my male betta fish with a female betta fish?” or “Why are my male betta fish and my female betta fish always ripping each other fins off?” or any variation of these questions.

From now on everyone he emails me this question is getting sent to this page.

No you CANNOT keep them together. They will kill each other. Don’t worry, they won’t get lonely either – obviously they don’t like to be around other fish.

Almost immediately after I say they can’t be kept together people always ask “Well then how do they breed?” For that answer you need to look at this page: http://www.ehow.com/how_2002252_breed-betta-fish.html

Freezed Dried Blood Worms and update

Sam Simpson — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:27:49 +0000

Okay so I was at wallmart and they redid it so I wandered by the fish section then I say Bloodworms Freezed Dried Food by Tertra. So I thought Rain would like it so I got it lol my fish seems to like it. Well now for the update ever sence flare died I took the divider out and the tank stays cleaner rain likes it better makes bubble nest.

Betta tank mates

kelly — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:49:29 +0000

Can bettas have tank mates?

This question was asked by Cate in the comments section of my last post.

The answer is: yes, they can. But it may not be the best situation. But that is up to you to decide.

Here is some info and things to keep in mind:

First of all, you have to have a big enough tank to house both a betta and another fish or two or three. How big is your tank? Moreover, you need a filter and heater definitely if you want tank mates. Got those?

The #1 rule is: male bettas cannot go together. But a female and male can… but they may breed and you may have little fry you don’t want. Or if you have a female betta, sometimes 3 or more of them can live together. In addition, I was doing some research on betta tank buddies and you don’t want anything that will be aggressive and nip their beautiful fins—so generally no barbs and no sharks. From personal experience, I have a rainbow shark and he’s territorial and aggressive. Also, do not put your betta with anything brightly colored with big flashy fins. He may think its another betta. Never house a betta with a cool water fish, like goldfish.

In general, coryodras catfish, platies, clouds, danios, plecos, loaches, african dwarf frogs, snails and ghost shrimp are ok pals to have in the tank. Fyi—some people say the betta may eat the snail or shrimp. Just make sure you give the tank mates the specific kind of food they eat too!

Honestly, the temperament of your betta will determine if he gets along with his tank mates. If he is very aggressive, he may not like having friends in the tank. Make sure the tank has sufficient room for friends and plenty of hiding places… like plants and caves… so the fish can go hide if they are being picked on. All my bettas live separately and many people believe that it is best to keep them that way. But all in all, it is completely up to you! Bettas have been known to tolerate a tank mate.

The best thing you can do is try, but make sure to carefully observe your tank and be ready with an additional tank to bail someone out if things are getting aggressive in there!

Cate, did you have a specific fish in mind?

Hope this helps! If not, let us know what other questions you have and we’ll try to answer them!

What a pretty little betta…

This is a type of apple snail… a black mystery snail. I have one and he’s wonderful! He/she runs laps around the tank.

Betta Fish With Neon Tetras

Timophy — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:04:13 +0000

This question comes from Unoe

i jus bought my betta bout a few days ago and today i bought some neon tetra for the tank as well, i got three of them and they seemed fined until i went home a put them in the tank they all seemed to get along my betta left the others alone and no harm done, i went out and when i came back i noticed that i only saw two of the three neon tetras in the tank the third was at the bottom dead, is it possible that it died of disease or jus stress, because it kinda was the runt from the three,and he stayed on the top of the tank, and never went down he jus stayed there gulping, so i jus thought he was jus retarded, im jus concerned bout the other fish are they gone be ok, cuz when i took em out he wasnt stiff, he was jus limp, does that mean he died from something else and not that neon tetra disease i’ve heard about?

No, The neon tetra probably died because the betta killed it. Betta’s can sometimes get along with other fish for a short period of time. But a small fish like neon tetras becomes easy targets. I have seem people feed those kind of fish to betta’s before. It is just not a good mix. The guy at the pet store shouldn’t have told you to do that.

A Stressed Betta

Timophy — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:06:22 +0000

Question From Sue:

I have a male betta who suddenly has been showing some strange behaviour. Taz stays at the top of the bowl, snug to the edge, with no movement other than his mouth. Wont eat. Then every twenty mins he just goes beserk, racing around the bowl on the water top as if he is trying to get out. Litterally out of the water. I did find my cat drinking water from the bowl. Could this be stress, scared or what. His colouring is way off as well. Hope you can give me some advice. I have moved his bowl to a better place where kitties cant get near him.

Since I have had a betta get eaten by a cat I think that it is a big concern for fish. I have also had betta fish jump out of their tank before too, so that can happen also, they can jump very high sometimes. I think he is both scared and stressed, especially with the cat drinking from the water, good idea to move him away.

As for him losing color – it could be nothing.. but it could be what is called “Velvet” check out this page on bettatalk.com for more information on the diesease including treatment.

From bettatalk:

Velvet is hard to spot, but can be best spotted with a flashlight. Shine the light on the betta’s body: if it looks like it is covered with a fine gold or rust mist, then it has velvet. A betta with velvet will act sick, so look for clamped fins, scratching against rocks/gravel/tank, loss of appetite, loss of color etc…

Fishy times

Leah Brown — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:23:10 +0000

So sorry I haven’t written much. For the past 4 weeks I have been with out electricity. Really long story nothing to do with Beta’s. Needless to say I was quite worried about my Mickey because of his pump. At first things were sooting up a bit without the pump running, and he missed its bubbles. So I hooked up a bicycle pump to it and got some air moving a couple times a day. Then we hooked up battery power to his tank so that he can have his water moving and bubbles. It can’t run all the time but when I do run it, he has been one happy fish. Of course I’m keeping a eye on him while we are working through this situation.