BettaSlave

55gallon- I have talked to quite a few stores, and so far no one can get any in for me... Aquarium Central said they would try to get some HM girls in for me, which is really nice of them. Wingin' It- I'm looking for just one, POSSIBLY two, preferably a solid red or blue... something close to this color-

That's the trouble... the parents won't allow me to. They did previously, but they don't seem to think much of the idea now.

They don't tend to care much about their bettas... not kept in very good conditions. Honestly, I've seen better care in PJs Pets.

I've been having so much trouble with this... Edmonton is not a good city if you want a diverse selection of bettas. Does anyone know where to get ANY female plakats, deltas, and super-deltas? I've yet to find one that matches my super-delta plakat male. And I know this will really limit my choices, but preferably NOT Big Al's... all of the females and quite of a few of the males I've gotten there have had internal parasites of some sort... I went to check out the giant females they just got in and all of them had tapeworms, by the looks of it.

I understand most people are against breeding pet-store bettas, but I don't see anything wrong with it. Unless, of course, you don't provide them with adequate homes. I'm still deciding, though, not 100% sure yet. And regarding the shrimp- I guess it depends on the shrimp. I've had a few friends/people on other forums have trouble with their shrimp.

Alright. I just assumed since he was in a tank full of nippy shrimps he would have some fin damage- I've heard too many horror stories about shrimps nipping fins. Thank you! I think I'm going to start looking for a female for him, possibly breed him once I've quarantined him. He's such a character, I'm already very attached to him.

Not sure. He came from Aquarium Central, and since they just opened up, think he might be not quite full grown. Of course, the fact that they just opened doesn't necessarily mean anything, but... I think he might grow out a bit more, since the shrimp in his tank were nipping at his fins when I saw him and bugging him... and he's not quite a HM when he flares. He's kind of confusing. lol I'm hoping his fins will grow out a bit more though. AvianAquatics- thank you.

Sorry for the double-post, but have come to a conclusion he's either a delta/super-delta... hoping he'll turn into a HM once he grows out a little more... his caudal's pretty close.

Usually I'm pretty good with this stuff, but I'm completely stumped. Apparently he's a CT, but I'm really not sure. His fins need to grow out a bit, as he was in a shrimp tank. The only CT I see in him are his two elongated rays on his dorsal. So here's Dallas, flaring away... sorry for the big pics. If you look at the second pic you can see his dorsal and the two longer rays. On another forum, someone suggested delta... but I'm puzzled. Can anyone help?

Thank you... I went in today to see a lovely HM boy with some nice dragon scaling/masking... I'll see how it goes. Might just go for a super-delta.

That's really wierd... glad he's okay. Good luck with the spawning!

Great, thank you all for the information.... I'll have to go to Big Al's soon!

Oh, ok... I'll have to keep my eye out. Thank you. Fishclubgirl- oh, that's cool! I'll have to look in to that...