My Bettas
An introduction to my Bettas and
their tankmates. Click on any image to see more.
The Boys
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Jaa
Jaa is my newest boy - a handsome plakat, he
lives in a 2.5 gallon lit and planted tank with 3 Otocinclus. He
is a cheeky boy who likes to blow bubblenests - possibly as he
knows he will soon be allowed to spawn, with one of the young
ladies once they've had a little longer to mature. His name is
Thai for 'be strong' as he was very shy at first.
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Thai
Thai was the 2nd male I purchased. He is a very
handsome and loving veiltail with very narcissistic tendencies.
A vain young chap who insists on showing off to any female in
range and flexing to every male he sees through his barrier.
He shares a divided 4 gallon tank with Cereus. |
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Cereus
A very lucky boy... Cereus (an anagram of
rescue) originally belonged to my sister, but soon found
himself in need of a new home after making rather a nuisance
of himself whilst sharing a tank with her favourite guppies.
We made space for him and he has settled in nicely. He likes
to sleep resting on the support bar of his enclosure. |
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The Ladies
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Red Devil
Red for short, the Devil is a very feisty red
lady with a rather short temper. She is a stunning colour
despite the small amount of healing fin damage. Unfortunately
since her first spawn attempt she has become a little
unsociable with conspecifics so now lives in my sisters Bi-Orb
with the guppies.
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Persephone
Only 2 months old when she joined us,
Persephone is something of a mystery as we have no idea of her lineage. She is a double tail
pastel, with very slight extension to some of her rays (mostly
caudal), and we hope to spawn
her with Jaa in a couple of months once she has matured. |
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Lilaea
Lilaea is a quiet double tail light blue
female, possibly a spawn sister to Persephone as they were
purchased at the same time, are the same age and both are
double tail. We are hoping she will grow to be the same
beautiful colour as Nemo. She lives in a planted 4 gallon
aquarium with Persephone, Fai and the three Corydoras.
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The Tankmates
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Corys
The ladies tank is also home to four
Corydoras catfish. Two Corydoras aeneus (Bronze
corys) and a Corydoras paleatus (peppered cory).
I adore watching these adorable little characters playing and
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Otos
Jaa shares his home with 2 Otocinclus
affinis and 1 Otocinclus vittatus. They are very diligent workers and keep his tank
spotlessly clean and algae free. I hope to get more
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In Memoriam
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Nemo
Nemo was one of my first bettas, along with
Turq and the Red Devil. She was an easy going lady who used to
share a tank with Red, but since a fall out over Thai moved in with the three younger ladies
until she was moved to the hospital tank with a worm
infection, where she died on 31/05/06. She was a beautiful royal blue, but
was missing a
pectoral fin, hence her name.
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Turq -
Turq was my very first betta. Unfortunately he
hadn't been with me long when he passed away. I still don't
know why. He gets a posthumous mention here as he is the
reason all the others are mentioned here! We saw him in our
local aquatic centre and fell in love with him. |
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Fai
Another stunning red lady. Fai was another
youngster who joined us at just 2 months old. Unfortunately Fai
succumbed to looks
like she will turn out to be a nice crowntail and already has
very deep colour, which can only get more intense as she
matures. She is also in line to be spawned with Jaa. |
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