He is a nice color, and the picture does not show well that he has a pale face, almost an opaque. He is healthy and has a good personality, and has no curled fin rays. The extensions are a bit uneven, but he is after all, a $6.00 fish from Meijer. I actually got him on sale, two dollars off. I was scared at first that he might be carrying an unknown illness, and die soon, but I am happy to announce that he is doing extremely well, and actually seems healthier than when I bought him.
The poor fish at meijer though... at the Lowell Meijer, there has been a betta there for quite a while, and has a great personality. He is a great fish. He is a blue veiltail free in one of their ten gals. He is in the right wall of fish tanks, in the middle row, tank closest to the end, near the new betta set-up. He's been there for quite a while, as I said before, and is hard to spot. I hope he goes to a good home.
Back to Sunga... he is a tad bigger than Tigris, and I am wondering if they will be okay. You want similar size in your betta pair, or the bigger one may kill the smaller one. It is usually an accident if the male kills a smaller female, because he's harassing her so much her small size might not be able to take it... On the other hand, the female may quietly seek out revenge for all the harassing later, if she was able to handle it well. She may just rip his fins off, or if she's really big, she may even kill him. Tigris is a fiesty little gal, but could she stand up to Sunga? I keep leaning different ways. If I watch them closely, then maybe I could separate them if it gets rough, but that would be a long time watching! Spawning can take anywhere from 1 to 10 hours! I'd need a good audiobook, loooong movie, as well as a waitress for lunch if I want to make it through ten hours! I suppose if they're doing well, I could leave them for small periods of time. And another thing: Spawning may occur at any time. If they drag it out till one in the morning, I'll be in trouble. luckily I've had some other kids that have said they're willing to help me. Willing to help me stay up till one, I hope! At $390.00, I think I'm safe moneywise. So all I need to do is move, and finish up conditioning, then next step: spawning! Pray that Tigris will grow! I am very cautious with the whole size thing, and I am very attached to Tigris, and would prefer not to condemn her to death by introducing her to Sunga! Lots of hiding places will be a must too. Tigris will benefit from those.
I did go to the betta show, and it was amazing! My favorit was a mustard gas halfmoon, a dark blueish body with yellow fins, and don't worry, it was nothing like Michigan colors. There were also some nice reds, but I've never seen a gray betta! Does white work? :o)
