most of my betta are in plastic container so i also don't have custom tank to take picture also....i just use mirror to make them flare lor LOL....

well, you've got one nice 'plastic' container in your pictures. hmm i might try the mirror trick too if i can find a proper jar, but then who wants to see a veiltail anyway? lol.

you can get it at some shop...modal is Bottle SU825 price should be RM1.50 per bottle

borrow picture from martin

ooh those, i think i might have some at home but gotta dig them out. thanks!

ooo... my betta flare at me oso everytime i come around. i thought he is angry of me. hahaha. btw yewlin the black one betta is really nice? usually how much for that type of betta?

black is hard to achieve so the price will be more higher...

yeah your black one looks very elegent do you need at least the male or female to be black to get black fries as well? or any random colour can also produce black fries but at lower probability?

lol black fries sound weird..

i still can't get the super black sigh.....still testing on black project..........it is better both are black to get more % on black.......else you will get some other bi color ...the most close to black is melano color

i bought a female but die after 2 days don know what happen.. not fin roots.. just not eating and i think she's pregnant bcoz when i show her male her body got come out the mark.. few lines.. but she die so weird...

what sort of lines - vertical or horizontal? Apparently my females have a habit of dying while looking perfectly normal too

is vertical... later will going to get another female...

for some reason or another mine only shows horizontal lines - i wonder why?

i believe that indicates that ur betta is stressed

Erm, maybe to stress? Did u place ur female betta with another fish(another female/male? other species)? Try place ur new female in her own container, I find females live better and longer lives that way... Altho, keep in mind that once u let a female betta have her own container, she will not be able to mix with other fish cuz she will tend to fight just like a male fish

last time i have beta also..
but then after few year they die..
then i no keep beta for long time edy..
may i know how long is beta life???

i wil have a beta again soon..
now wanna learn more abt it again..
last time my beta just put in a small tank wif nth inside..
now i fel wan decoarate the beta tank wif fake plant in it & put some stone or sand...
will hard 2 take care & clean the tank if many stone sand & plant
inside the tank???
last time i have 2 tank of fish also..
1 red parrot tank & 1 goldfish tank..
but always very hard 2 clean...
then aquarium wall always grow many green green thing & brown brown thing...
may i know how 2 avoid that???

siGh* - someone has previously told me that its due to stress, but it seems that my female is 'stressed' everytime it sees a male since day one - i've had it for more than a month now. Her stress is making me stress . She got her own jar and all - WC every 3 days - 2 good meals a day and she's STRESSED. Can anyone help with this?

This post has been edited by blackfuzzy: Jul 17 2008, 05:58 PM

luckily my females never became more aggressive than my males but still, all the females i had before oso we bullied by the male.

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Added on July 17, 2008, 6:16 pmhttp://bettysplendens.com/

good website there, normally bettas live about 2-3 years, some even longer. it's ok if you don't put anything inside, even if you do, it's only for your decoration. the betta won't appreciate it some floating plants will be better i think. as for the green and brown thing, i think you're referring to algae and that can't be helped. just clean the tank frequently, change the water about once or twice a week.

This post has been edited by kenji_britney: Jul 17 2008, 06:16 PM

LOL.. Well keep her away from other fish for a while, maybe a week? I too have a female betta who gets stressed quite often too. Whenever I see her vertical stripes appear, I keep her container aside so she cant see any other fish. Let her be alone for a week, then she'll be okay d. This female also gets stressed when she overeats.. She keeps eating and eating like a piggy, then becomes stressed due to bloat I think. So now I ration her food very carefully and feed hr only half of what she usually eats.

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Added on July 17, 2008, 7:50 pmHm, betta tank no need deco at all.. IN fact, FAKE plants are bad for bettas.. Because bettas have long fins, which tear very easily on the fake plants.. So.. If u wana put a plant, a REAL plant is better as a real plant is soft..

As for those big tanks, I have no idea how to maintain them.

This post has been edited by shecapricorn: Jul 17 2008, 07:50 PM

[quote=shecapricorn,Jul 17 2008, 07:47 PM]
LOL.. Well keep her away from other fish for a while, maybe a week? I too have a female betta who gets stressed quite often too. Whenever I see her vertical stripes appear, I keep her container aside so she cant see any other fish. Let her be alone for a week, then she'll be okay d. This female also gets stressed when she overeats.. She keeps eating and eating like a piggy, then becomes stressed due to bloat I think. So now I ration her food very carefully and feed hr only half of what she usually eats.

i still feed her quite alot - and prolly let the males flare at her for 10 mins a days - problem both females is that neither has ever shown any verticals yet - only horizontals despite the fact that the eggs are falling out.

then scoop the eggs into the male's bubble nest

This post has been edited by kenji_britney: Jul 17 2008, 09:14 PM