your guppy deaths could be due to many reasons - and changing water 2 times a day could actually be worse instead of being helpful.

again that depends on # of guppies vs tank size vs filteration system vs # of times fed per day vs amount fed per feeding.

btw food from Hikari's good.

Waa..V2 already
Yeah..dun worry, will try ma best

BTW..have Questions:
1. anyone here from Penang and know pet shops at penang/butterwoth that got/sell betta's stuffs,live food,etc2 especialy for Betta??

2. whose got java moss?? or who knows where can i find/buy them? [if can..penang ] want 2 plant moss, haha.

thanks

This post has been edited by nazisson: Jul 26 2006, 04:14 AM

Give him some time. Maybe he's adjusting to you. It helps also if he has some place to hide like some of those fake silk/cloth plants.

Yeah, usually when he is not swimming about he is hiding behind those little fake plants. He will flare at my finger sometimes when I put in front of him and move about. This morning I put 5 hikari pellets in for his breakfast, the fella so greedy, gobble 2 pellets one after another, and start on the 3rd..then he spit it out again coz his mouth is still full.

Would like to ask..
What is the diff..N how to differentiate Plakat, HMPK, and HM?

HMs (halfmoons) are long finned, has 180 degree spread, i.e. the tail fin is like... half a circle. Has 4 rays and above, although really good long finned HMs are mostly found with 8 ray branches and above.

HMPKs (halfmoon plakats) are the short finned version of the HM. Mostly has 4 rays. Due to the shorter finnage, needs less support to maitain the 180 degree spread.

Plakats are short finned betta splendens. May or may not have 180 degree spread. Split into 3 categories now: traditional, show, and symmetry. But you dont need to know the difference unless you're into competitions.

diff in tail shape lol
if adult betta,can diff by the tail shape, but if juv..better breeder here answer
Plakat = short tail
HMPK = short tail version of HM.
HM = tail like moon cut in half..erm, 180 degree [correct me if wrong ]
more specific better otai2 answer..haha. i'm oso noobie.

BTW, here the link with pict -> Betta's fin

This post has been edited by nazisson: Jul 26 2006, 09:27 PM

I think you can get all stuffs you want from Chew Thean Yang (Jalan Burma) and Kean Weng (Air Itam).

Ty both!!

Le Bleu yesterday:




Water conditions are good - checked it already - but he just doesn't want to blow bubbles. No clamp fins either and he's feisty too. Dunno what's wrong with the fella. Gah. I'm hoping he'll start blowing some bubbles after his next water change tomorrow.



Anyway, for those who are wondering how to go about setting up a nice bungalow for your fish, here is a glimpse of mine!

Tank set-up (10x10x8 inches):

Lovely fish..hehe, nice setup too. I think I've give my betta another week or 2 to adjust before moving him into a larger tank.

Jas: Do take care with the water change and condition. My fish is still recovering from ray thinning. Treatment started like nearly three weeks ago. Some of his rays are still a little thin but overall, he's doing much better.

Am keeping an eye out for curling too. Might just put his tank in the sun once a week to avoid that. Hear it helps. Of course not too long la. Nanti he'll be cooked.

Btw, are those plants sharp or pokey??? (They look like it. *nervous*)

nice double-ray meiteoh. yesterday i was at Pet Safari looking for betta - no nice ones around.

oh well. btw the curling thing - i really hate it when it happens. (who doesn't?)

Goldfries: A lot of the CTs I saw at places like the petstore at 1-U and Family Pet Center are not very nice. They are either too fat or inactive or dead and their rays are in really in 1) bad shape, or 2) weird looking.

I got Le Bleu at Irene Aquarium near my house and at that time had to choose between him and a red CT. Yesterday when I went, they had some pretty good ones (located near the entrance of the store - the ones near the goldfish/fishes are the cheapo ones) but satu dah mati. Bad sign lor...for me at least.

Hmm, I wonder too if they are pokey. Later tonight mus press and see. So far didnt really see much poop, I think I will change some of the water tonight since it is already the 3rd day. Is it better to change all the water or just suck out the poops?

yup. exactly what i saw.
color - NO
finnage - NO
body - NO
attitude - a bit....

Pet Safari and Pet Family not so bad la the way they keep betta. at least they're properly contained. i saw Pet Wonderland MV - damn they put in plastic bags like taufufah la.

and i'm surprised Irene actually carry such nice one like your Le Bleuu. i'll try to visit Irene today then.

my criteria for choosing a betta is finnage and color. although i prefer it if they could come with nice body shape too.

no proper body shape, flare already also don't look nice.

EDITED : btw - i stilll prefer to have PK / HMPK over HM / CT due to the requirements for maintenance. PK / HMPK missed water change at least the fins don't curl that easily.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Jul 27 2006, 11:14 AM

I'm noob to betta so I just picked one that looks not as dead as the others in the pet shop

Yeah...but CTs are more feisty la.

Irene has good stock ocassionally...but don't go in expecting too much ar. You have to look very very carefully. Semalam I saw one dead RM11 betta - I consider it bad luck lor.

I'm trying to look for green colour bettas at LFS (local fish shops) but haven't had any luck. O'well...Le Bleu is enough for me.



(Besides, I already have a turtle at the office.)

heh. the CT's rays are the one that make them look fierce. like some punk.

HMs / Veiltails and such - aiyah they look like someone with overflowing gown. HMs not flaring, their tail practially pull them down.

yeah i'm not expecting much from Irene. i've not been there for quite some time now.

anyway here's my un-updated fish site. my betta back in 2002
http://aquaria.briancyc.com/index.php?id=g...ta&page=1&pic=8

Some tips:

1) Look at the fins. No tears, no holes, no putus halfway, that sort of thing. It usually means that the fish was sick.

2) Look at the body. No white stuff, no slime trail, no growth. White stuff = fungus. Tummy must not look like he's going to explode. It means that he has been fed too much and can suffer from indigestion and swimming bladder problems.

3) Look at the fish behaviour. Must be alert, aggressive and not just sleeping on the bottom and look half-dead.

4) Look at the tank. Dirty water is a good indication that the fish can be in bad shape (too much ammonia and what-not). Bubbles indicates that he's at least happy with the water condition or is just...happy lor.

This post has been edited by meiteoh: Jul 27 2006, 11:31 AM