Originally Posted by ProudKittieMom
oh kojakthe poor fishy, just remember tho at least he wasnt laying on the tank or trying to get the poor fishyBella and stormie just loove to lay on top of mama's cage (the guniea pig) luckily they just liked to sleep there, well until i got the tree now we dont mess with mama storm just tries to "play" with sugar my bunniim always yelling at her!
ya i have a bunni, I am not sure what kind she is thoOriginally Posted by StarryEyedTiGeR
True.....Isabella does thatRight now my girls are still at my mom's house (in the process of moving into colin's so i'm moving them here shortly). We have an 80 gallon at our duplex, and well...Isabella LOVES to lay on top of that one with her head hanging over the sides pawing at our huge algae eaterI didn't know you have a bunny! What kind do you have? I have a blue holland lop, Sophie. Only she's as big as my catsThey all get along just swimminglyIf they tried to eat her- she'd go after themShe's a ferocious little bunnyI think all of Kojak's exciting explorations have tuckered the little fella out. He's passed out asleep on the couch beside me now
your bunny and stormie sound like my little abilene and sophie- they're best friendsOriginally Posted by ProudKittieMom
ya i have a bunni, I am not sure what kind she is thoI got her when I was in 4-5th grade cant remember! But shes about 8 years old She is my big fluffy girl! I think shes bigger than blue and stormie and her are maybe at the same maybe sugars a little bit bigger for now lol !! Ya my bunny also got this huge 2 story cage and well we actually found that at the flea marketNo one really bothers her except stormie, but ive noticed that stormie loves to sometimes lay near her, so im thinking they got some sort of bond there!!Out of all the animals here sugars been here the longest well for all of our pets now!
And o kojak is tired, everyone heres sleeping! We had some issues with who was gonna sit on the bed well I was on the computer tho and well Blue won
lol apparently notOriginally Posted by Miagi's_Mommy
Hey didn't you know that's what their tv is like?
lol that's definitely a good thing they've lost interest! lol looks like they wanted to go fishing in that pictureOriginally Posted by Sicycat
Aw that's too cute. Zoey and Saki were super interested in my Betta when I first got him.
See Exhibit A
Now they could care less
I guess that's a good thing LOL.
I'm going to have to snap a picture of Isabella trying to fish in our 80 gallon tank sometime- it's funny!Originally Posted by momof3rugratz
LOL My cats do that I have a big tank and they fall off it all the time lol
I've had tons of bettas (up to 12 at one point.) mine usually live several years at a time. I give them a minimum of a 1.5 gallon tank (the more space they have the more they thrive- a 5 gallon tank is ideal for themOriginally Posted by Duchess15
Yours sounds as devious as mine!Let's just say there is never a dull moment at my house. Poor fishy!!! I never could keep my beta alive. Do you have a secret?
Mine would never live longer than a few months! They would always get ICK or some other disease and die! I had a filter, but I was considering not using one. When you change the water, do you put anything in it so that it is safe for the betta? How long do you wait before putting the fish back in?Originally Posted by StarryEyedTiGeR
I've had tons of bettas (up to 12 at one point.) mine usually live several years at a time. I give them a minimum of a 1.5 gallon tank (the more space they have the more they thrive- a 5 gallon tank is ideal for them/ I do not use a filter, as bettas prefer still water to a current, i clean mine out every week, and i feed them blood worms. I also keep a thermometor in the tank so i can monitor the temperature/ My gang is definitely devious!They're lucky they're cute!
When I change the water - i put Stress Coat (on the bottle it tells you the amount to use depending on the size of your tank) and when i have a sick betta i use betta fix too.Originally Posted by Duchess15
Mine would never live longer than a few months! They would always get ICK or some other disease and die! I had a filter, but I was considering not using one. When you change the water, do you put anything in it so that it is safe for the betta? How long do you wait before putting the fish back in?
Great! Thanks...I've gotten mine mostly from wal-mart or petsmart. Both of which I should know better because they do NOT take very well care of their fish where we live and are almost always sick.Originally Posted by StarryEyedTiGeR
When I change the water - i put Stress Coat (on the bottle it tells you the amount to use depending on the size of your tank) and when i have a sick betta i use betta fix too.That's it. / Where were you getting your bettas from? They may have been diseased before you ever got them if you didn't get them from an experienced aquarium /store. I put the bettas right back in the tank after i finish the water change. What i do is put a cup in the tank- fill it with enoguh water for the fish to swim in- and put the fish in that while i change the water. I then (and some people do not agree with this- but my fish thrive when i do it) do an almost complete water change. take everything out of the tank- scrub it with a tank brush and water (NEVER soap) then put it back in the tank. I then add distilled water to it (making sure it's at the right temperature. Then I gently pour the betta back into the tank wit the water i had him in (so he has some of his old tank water as well as new) For me, i've found that technique to be the cleanest and work the best
www.aquaria.info - check out this site- it's like TCS but for fish!It's wonderful- there's an entire section on there dedicated entirely to bettas with lots of usefull information! my sn is the same here as it is there.
No wonder they died! Wal-mart does not take good care of their fish at all. I do not think they should even be allowed to sell themOriginally Posted by Duchess15
Great! Thanks...I've gotten mine mostly from wal-mart or petsmart. Both of which I should know better because they do NOT take very well care of their fish where we live and are almost always sick.
Your fish are beautiful! I'll have to try and take some pictures of Blue Tattoo the next time I borrow my moms camera. He's gorgeous- he's turquise green and a deep shade of blue. Love it! / Hehe Kojak just tried to get back into the restroom a minute ago to see his little fishy friendOriginally Posted by Sicycat
Sounds familiar! I have 2 bettas, a male crowntail and a female veiltail. Jack has a 2 gallon and Jill has a 1 gallon (she's super duper tiny). I do water changes every 5 days and feed them a variety of foods, pellets, bloodworms, brine shrimp and cooked pea every two weeks to keep them 'regular'. I've had them since October with relatively no problems so I must be doing something right
Imy fishies!!