Nirvanaquatics Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) To be fair, he was nearly white and super skinny and sickly in the cup. I put him in one of our plant bays at work and fed him frozen mysis, bloodworms, and baby brine for a week and now he’s gorgeous! I haven’t had a betta that wasn’t a rescue or surrender since I was a child, but I’m now remembering why they’re such incredible fish. I put him in the 11 gallon aio cube because we were having trouble sourcing a pea puffer for it, so now I’ll have to create a new scape for our future pea puffer ohhh noooooo 😂 Anyway, here’s Jack Frost, he’s a stunner even though he’s just a veiltail. Here’s a short video that shows off the beautiful icy blue shimmer over his golden fins. I had just fed him some white worms in the above photo, so he’s got a nice full belly. I’m a firm believer in bettas having full bellies, it’s what gives them the strength to haul around their large finnage. Anyway, I’m really proud of the progress this little dude has made and I look forward to seeing how he grows and changes over time. He has such great personality! Who else has a betta that had a gorgeous transformation? I’d love to see. I wish I had before photos of Jack, but I didn’t think I’d get so attached to him, so I didn’t bother 🤦♀️ Silly me. Edited July 1, 2021 by Nirvanaquatics 5 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettatester Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 It's so hard not to rescue all the bettas, haha! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvanaquatics Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share Posted July 1, 2021 On 7/1/2021 at 10:52 AM, bettatester said: It's so hard not to rescue all the bettas, haha! Thankfully my store usually only orders enough to put into actual tanks, but we ended up with 4 in overstock for a little while and Jack was one of them. We rarely lose bettas due to cups, so I wasn’t going to let him be one of the few. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettatester Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Oh, wow! That is really nice. I wish all the stores that sold them did that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvanaquatics Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share Posted July 1, 2021 On 7/1/2021 at 11:13 AM, bettatester said: Oh, wow! That is really nice. I wish all the stores that sold them did that. Yeah we try to do right by the fish 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Great name, he's a looker! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvanaquatics Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 On 7/1/2021 at 4:25 PM, Trish said: Great name, he's a looker! Thank you! I’m curious to see if his color changes much as he grows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betta Dream Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 On 7/1/2021 at 11:58 AM, Nirvanaquatics said: Thankfully my store usually only orders enough to put into actual tanks, but we ended up with 4 in overstock for a little while and Jack was one of them. We rarely lose bettas due to cups, so I wasn’t going to let him be one of the few. I have encouraged my pet store to do the same! and I also rescue them from work. Our most recent shipment arrived with a lot of fin rot... it won't stay away!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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