9 new females & a male

Went on a shopping spree to my lfs as i knew they'd recently had a shipment of females and male bettas, when i went there i was not disappointed...id mainly gone in to buy females and some small tanks for my fry but i couldnt resist the males they had and at £7.95 a male (HM) there was no way i was leaving without one!
I did have a very nice friend who told me about the shipment or i would never have known (you know who you are!!)

I havent been able to picture all 9 females but i think i managed the morgority of them, the male looks a lot like Damo's male he recently sold the fry from.

This is the male he's HM and has a shiney greeny/blue body and yellow finnage with black edging, the photo's not that good but he's actually stunning to look at:
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These are the females i do have a matching female to the male who i will be attempting to breed in the future:
This is the green bodied yellow finned female to match the above male:
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These are the other females i got:
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females where 3 for £10

thats not a bad fish shop you got near you...you definitley picked up some goodlooking females

all great finds for the price but although very impressed with some there does look like a few vt/hm in there

I like the red and the copper girl best....pm/email a decent pic of your yellow boy and 'new' girl, her caudal looks a bit long in this thread pic but i know you can't always go by just one picture.

kel wrote:all great finds for the price but although very impressed with some there does look like a few vt/hm in there

I like the red and the copper girl best....pm/email a decent pic of your yellow boy and 'new' girl, her caudal looks a bit long in this thread pic but i know you can't always go by just one picture.

Will do Kel i need to get a decent photo of her she's very shy compared to the others who like to pose and get in the way!!

Nice fish nat, yeh that male does look like mine. Good finds!

damo2904 wrote:Nice fish nat, yeh that male does look like mine. Good finds!

Thanks as soon as i saw him i wanted him there was a similar male with same coloured body but deep red finnage...it was hard work picking!

I want them all Nat,- they are stunning!!!

You did go on a spree didn't you! LOL! Good for you and a bargain to boot. I really cotton to
the male as I'd like one along his lines myself. The girls are pretty too of course and I'm very
happy for you!

Nat they are all gorgeous! glad to see a yellow in there too

Thanks everyone im very happy with my selection picked by myself and my 8 year old daughter

Nataliey wrote:Thanks everyone im very happy with my selection picked by myself and my 8 year old daughter

soon you will have no room for people to live in your house....just betta splendens lol!

wassy82 wrote:

Nataliey wrote:Thanks everyone im very happy with my selection picked by myself and my 8 year old daughter

soon you will have no room for people to live in your house....just betta splendens lol!

OOOO...thats a thought sell my children and get more fish...brill idea wayne!!!

hmmm I wonder which is cheaper to keep?

then again once they're up a bit they could be trined to look after them for you so kids are kept busy and you get to enjoy the fish without all the hard work

note to self* teach children how to do water changes, breed bettas, feed and take pictures! lol

I don't know how you do it!! I feel guilty if I buy three at once! They are beautiful; I love the green/yellow buy &girl- very much like my Loki & Edith

kel wrote:hmmm I wonder which is cheaper to keep?

then again once they're up a bit they could be trined to look after them for you so kids are kept busy and you get to enjoy the fish without all the hard work

note to self* teach children how to do water changes, breed bettas, feed and take pictures! lol

Good idea il start with training on my 17 month old and see how she goes, lol!!

Nataliey wrote:

kel wrote:hmmm I wonder which is cheaper to keep?

then again once they're up a bit they could be trined to look after them for you so kids are kept busy and you get to enjoy the fish without all the hard work

note to self* teach children how to do water changes, breed bettas, feed and take pictures! lol

Good idea il start with training on my 17 month old and see how she goes, lol!!

lol its a thought!!

as nice as those blooming females are they've given my whole female tank white spot so white spot treatment in, temp turned up and lights out for the next 2 weeks!

Nataliey wrote:as nice as those blooming females are they've given my whole female tank white spot so white spot treatment in, temp turned up and lights out for the next 2 weeks!

How frustrating! (I know, my tank just had it) Do all of your fish have whitespot? What treatment are you using?

Mazza101 wrote:

Nataliey wrote:as nice as those blooming females are they've given my whole female tank white spot so white spot treatment in, temp turned up and lights out for the next 2 weeks!

How frustrating! (I know, my tank just had it) Do all of your fish have whitespot? What treatment are you using?

No not every fish has the white spot parasite but im treating the whole tank as i know they may all get it if i didnt.

Im using Interpet white spot meds, iv treated the divided male tank i used to have for white spot so know what to expect, cracked it last time so im starting the meds as soon as i noticed it...(yesterday after id added new females...not happy at all!!)

Iv had 4 fish deaths since i bought the new females all seem to be the new females that have died definately not restocking so fed up.

That's terrible Nat Was it the White Spot that did it?

Oh that is terrible news. RIP girls.

Mazza101 wrote:That's terrible Nat Was it the White Spot that did it?

Yes i doubt it was anything else as its only the new females that have passed, its not been a good day to day...found out that one of my friends have died tonight also so probably feeling low coz of that also.

Really sorry to hear that Nat

Ugh I'm sorry to hear you lost so many so quickly. I was going to comment on the fish/kids thing, but I guess kids don't die so easily, so they must be easier to keep!

I guess that's what happens when shops don't quarantine new arrivals. Do you not have a spare tank, Nat, that you could use as quarantine? It's always best practice to segregate new fish for a minimum of 14 days, especially when going in with other fish.
If they'd just had these arrive, then the fish could have been ill for a number of reasons: from the breeder, from the stress of shipping, from the less than ideal water conditions at the shop, being subjected to a bacteria they are not immune to, or even from the frequent change of conditions (breeder - bag - shop - bag - your tank, all within a couple of days).