#bettablr

[betta-butch]

“wtf is a plant” - her probably

[marinebioblr]

Close encounters!

My beautiful koi betta Bisby has had a jumping spider neighbor taking advantage of her tank light to hunt bugs under for some time, and recently they met face to face! Very happy to capture each of them acknowledging the other - and Bisby's quick look back at me as if to say "you're seeing this too right?!" 🧡

Edit ✨️ For all those concerned, yes, she does have a lid! I'd just cleaned and was hanging out right there where I filmed from at my office desk. If you are new to fish keeping, please invest in a good lid or when picking setups, favor tank kits that include one!

[thebiotope]

i need to actually put in job applications instead of doing whatever this is.

[shittlesmcgiggles2]

Local fish doesn’t know how bowls work

[prince-liest]

He is Angy that the shrimp are scavenging his rightful bounty.

[waterskies]

Creation of the universe.

I thought of going with something fancy like that, but in the end, I just called it Space Betta.

[guarddogdyke]

behold, the honorable duke banica conchita

[semprvivum]

jin's tank has been taken over by frogbit

[dinosaureleanor]

This is Bogo! He was 50% off at the pet store because he’d been there a long time in his cup and looked sick.

I decided he wasn’t gonna live in a cup anymore (because no fish deserves that, especially for a prolonged time like he’d been there) and took him home to give him a better place to live. Look how well he’s colored up, in the right light you can see the blue in his scales! When I first got him, he was hardly colorful at all - just black with a touch of yellow on his tail. Now he’s got a wonderful little tank with some shrimp and snail friends. He’s also far less timid, always swimming to the front when I go into my office and even swims up to my finger to investigate me.

[headlessandhellbent]

Me trying to interact with fish: 😁🥹😍😭🤪

The fish: .... But is there food?

[betta-butch]

such a cutie 💛

[teaboot]

FISH EMERGENCY

A few months ago I mentioned that my two tail betta fish, Loulou, had the fringe of his tail turning oddly opaque and white. I posted here to ask opinions, and ended up checking everything from new growth, to ich, to velvet, to fin rot, to regular wear and tear.

This was Lou when I got him, compared to about a six months later btw:

Out of my own depth, I went to an aquarist in town and showed them pictures, describing my concerns. They told me that it was most likely damage from something abrasive in his tank

Pics I showed them:

The thing is though, I don't HAVE anything abrasive in his tank??? He has a ceramic skull hide, which is a little bumpy but otherwise fine, and a smooth flat rock, and his substrate. All his plants are real and his water pump is protected by a sponge.

I left him in the care of a sitter about three weeks ago, and when I came back, his fins were noticeably shorter and far more haggard. I gave his tank a super thorough clean in case it was fin rot and told myself I'd go back to the aquarist later this week, when I'm not at work.

Then today I came home to THIS:

Photos are bad cause it's nighttime and he didn't wanna hold still for pictures despite treats but his fins have MULTIPLE broken spines and his upper tail is BLEEDING?

I noticed a bit of red on him the other day and mistakenly believed he was changing colours again, but it's DEFINITELY blood.

He has no other tank mates except for a few snails I put in there to handle the plants.

I thought maybe he was chewing himself or something but he cant reach the spots that are missing.

I'm sorry to post this here, but has anyone with fish seen this before??? I've had him for almost a whole year now and have not had this happen before

Any advice at all would be greatly appreciated, I'm taking everything solid out of his tank until I know what's happening.

Thank you

[feeshblr]

Oct 2022 to Mar 2025

So cool to see what plants made it and the way you can barely see the rocks anymore haha

[photozoi]

There is a galaxy in Wyatt's eye.

Space, the final frontier.....

[prince-liest]

Happy birthday to Her Highness!! She's 1!

[waterskies]

Watching Mikhail patrol his aquarium.