Resisted more tanks... but not this guy!

[Luciferkrist]

 

Been looking for an alien betta pair for a LONG time, and when wandering into Petco during their 50% off tank sale, to see if I can resist the urge to expand my MTS, and when walking past their bettas.. I noticed they had some! I was not expecting them to have them, let alone the exact colors I wanted! Unfortunately they only had males, so I am still on the lookout for a female. Here he is in his half of the tanks:

He is still a bit stressed and my ability to photograph this tank is a struggle. Here is the tank, a 15 gallon split down the middle - the left half is reserved for this guy's future lady-friend. I will try to get a better pic of him once he is more comfortable and some color comes back. I am thinking about the name Makoto, after the Persona 3 Protagonist.

Getting him acclimated, and getting some good quality food in him.

I have no idea what happened with the frogbit, some of those roots are over 18 inches long! As you can see the water is quite tannin-rich, and I am probably going to keep it that way, since these guys seem to prefer that type of environment from everything I've read. I also have some endler guppies in there that were part of the overpopulation from my breeding tank.

Edited October 23, 2022 by Luciferkrist

[CJs Aquatics]

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