yes, generally said to be 2 years. but some people say up to 5 years (yes, found some before through google).

for best health condition - once every 2 - 3 days. but since this is HMPK, it's more forgiving on water changes (the fin curl) compared to HM and CTs.

don't la like that. btw i donno how to get to your place. all i know is UITM, McD, Xian Leng, SACC..........

how to get fish from you? btw wat u selling nowadays ah? PK?

yeah. agree with that. i prefer PK / HMPK also.

eh how to get them from you la - you haven't reply my Q i only know UITM / McD / SACC area.

and how much are you selling?

yes sir. spot on. hrmm.......RM 30 poslaju. i sure hope i'm at home when poslaju arrive or else susah. haha.

hehe. it's not the fish i'm worried about.

it's the POSLAJU people i'm worried about ie crashing my little HMPK. no way man.

those fish are damn hardy. if ever they die, it's probably they got crushed haha.

oh you work TTDI - like that yewlin can poslaju to me i can pass to you during lunch time. haha.

anyway - you should try having betta in bigger tanks. they look even nicer. i'm planning to put mine in 3ft tank this time.

yes. but gerbils in 2ft tank, the movement is confined to that 2ft x 1ft footprint.

fishies on the other hand have 2ft x 1ftx y ft movement (y, depending on water gap from the top and gravel space at bottom)

you try la. 2ft tank house betta nice.

here's mine........... well now this tank is already a marine tank.

yup that's the thing. if buying just to keep for decoration (like me) then really not worth it.

if you buy - you will usually be buying GOOD STUFF and have a breeding plan for the purchase.

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.

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?)

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

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

in fact, FISH (in general) are like that.

in the wild, they will eat what they can (practically non-stop) cos they don't know when's the next meal coming and yet they can go through quite some period without food.

another reason for not feeding betta too often would be to reduce 'damage' to water quality.

which is why i mentioned.......



sorry for having not elaborating.

btw i bought 3 bettas today. RM 3 only. they look like PK. i'll snap some pics and you guys identify it's PK or HMPK.

at 1st i wanted to buy 1 only. i tot RM 10........ then shop people tell me RM 3. so ok la i sapu another 2. at least they have better life at my place.

hehe. put like mine la. 3ft tank 1 betta - do you know how long it takes for him to contaminate the water? some more got filteration.

ok - now that's the 1st time i hear people say guppy being fin nippers.

well i tried mixing a CT with 3 guppies in a 1 ft tank before - after 5 minutes, 3 guppies lost a portion of their tail. so yeah, evacuation.

general rule is DO NOT put betta with anything with fancy tail ie goldfish, guppy......... bettas have sharp teeth and powerful jaw - guppies don't. guppies won't bother other people. they're the one that get bullied.

my betta is now living with a bunch of Tiger Barbs (ok now these are the notorious nippers) but since he's PK there's nothing to nip at.

however i've tried putting a veil tail (or was it a CT) with Tiger Barbs - i see those fellas homing in on him man. straight away pull out.

er...... time for water change?

who's the organizer?

and of course, is it free-entry?

thx. saw the road-side billboard earlier today. definitely going.

betta you keep in decent sized container / jar also can already.

the thing about pipe water is you donno the condition, so what you can do is just fill up a pail with it and leave it for a few days.

for those crown tail / half moon, you'll want to change water every 2 - 3 days.

2 - 3 days should be enough time to cure the water and that 1 pail will last you probably a month.

depends on how the tap water is treated la.

some tap water no chlorine. others have. balbalblabla.

for betta, easy only. keep a pail of water some place, leave it there for some days for the chlorine to wear off.

after that you can use it for many water-changes.