#maybe i should see what my LFS has in the way of domestic bettas

[aquariumadventures]

I feel bad that I just euthanized my sick betta yesterday and I’m already considering replacing him (I mean I knew it was coming so it wasn’t a surprise, but... still.) But I am, idk. His tank was just a 5 gallon but for some reason it’s by far my easiest tank to maintain, so even though downsizing because I’m moving soon might be a necessity and is probably a good idea, I don’t know that that’s a tank I’d want to get rid of, so it might make sense to not tear it down and keep something in it?

I wasn’t sure about getting domestic bettas again, since I had quite a few problems with this betta common in problematically bred fish, like fin biting and tumors and this latest illness that I think was tumor related that just progressed to where he couldn’t swallow anymore. But then again my other betta from my LFS is still doing really well at 2+ years, and I know they are especially selective about breeders. So I think I can trust them to have the healthiest domestics there are, especially if I got a veiltail or even a plakat.

Plus while I’d love to do wild bettas I think the only one I could keep in a 5 gallon while using 7.4 pH tap water would be Mahachai, and I can’t find anywhere where I can buy just one or buy domestically, because I’m not dealing with the whole transhipper expense.  

SO idk, maybe I will do a domestic betta again?