New HMPK

I love this boy and his colouring!!! Didn't have the space AT ALL but as one HM is having meth blue sessions and floating in the tank in a cup I thought I could get him and rearrange with a new tank tomo (needs must lol)

In bag

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Settling in

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The moustache shot lol

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Im in love with that betta!

thank you! I adore him, he's so feisty! ignore my horrid smudged glass need to get the vinegar water out again

He is beautiful.. Where did you get him hun?

I asked that too Teri but i think silver is keeping the beauties to herself,lol! Just kidding...

Hes a nice chunky looking boy I love his colouring

He is lovely never seen colouring like that, i do have a soft spot for plakats,

sarah

Haha he's from an LFS in London I love their fishies, get my puffers from there too

I'm really happy with him.. if only I had a wifey for him

You are very lucky to find plakats in lfs my very rerely has then he is always on the look out for me

Sarah

wow hes hooge!

lovely boy - PK's are extremely feisty lol

Hehe thanks, yes he is a big boy.. half tempted by the pink one, might set up a larger tank for 2 PK males as they need more space really.

He's not looking so hot tonight, did a big water change and now worrying about kel's comments about water quality being rubbish at weekends buying RO water tomo for def.

The biggest water prob I'm seeing is the ammonia some days, others none but it's the PH that worries me the most. One day it's 8.0, next it's 8.8 when normally it's 7.0 spot on (using lime in the water works) Ammonia is more toxic at higher ph too which doesn't help in the slightest.

My tanks are all around 7.2 at the min but bumping in water at 8.8 is going to give me huge ph swings.

I'm using rainwater for now but have a butt of tap water with zeolite, peat, montmorilite clay and indian almond leaves in it to see if I can get the ph down to fish tank range before I use it. Seems to be working but will take a while to work out the sitting time.

In 4 hours the ph dropped from 8.8 to 8.4 and ammonia cleared.

Such a big difference in water stats is bound to affect even the most healthy of fish over time.

He didn't make it, so not sure if it's because he was a new arrival and the stress of moving again finished him off, or my water really is ****

RIP my gorgeous God of a fish

poor boy

rip lil guy

aww sorry hun poor lil thing

Nooooooooooooo, thats just not fair.... Sorry hun, he really was stunning.. I was gonna put my name down for his babies

RIP pretty boy xx