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[b-ettas-blog]

Shiina Mio now vs the day I brought him home. He’s a wonky looking little fella and his tail had been all ragged from living in that Petco cup for weeks. I had him in a 5.5 originally but now he has a 10 gallon all to himself, and as you can see it’s healed his tail (it’s at an angle in the now image but it’s gotten huge!) and he’s changed colors quite a bit. Just goes to show what a big tank of clean, warm water does for a betta!

[b-ettas-blog]

New fish also looks a lot like this one. Miss ya, Mio!

[b-ettas-blog]

Hey guys! Long time no betta :'D So as you might remember, I had to rehome all of my fish a year and a half ago or so. Fortunately, my mom is a science teacher and has projects all year where students take care of animals. Well, it's not good because half the time they don't care and just barely keep it alive for a grade...which is what happened to this poor child, and now the girls don't want him. I named him Cheeto, and I think this is the first time he's been in fresh water in his short life. He was in a 10 gallon before but it had no filter (though there was a 5 gal rated heater) and nothing to do in it. They never changed the water and plopped him in right after the previous one died. He has major swim bladder issues - he can't stay floating at all and frequently runs out of energy and lays on the ground. I've only filled the tank halfway so he can still get to the top, and plan to get him a leaf bed soon for extra help. As you can see, he's a Delta with major fin rot issues as well. However, since moving him in from a little tiny critter keeper with a massive amount of flake food in it for the journey (which I cleaned out as soon as I found it) he's been extremely happy. He's responsive, he spent a lot of time exploring yesterday, and even though I thought he'd die overnight, he's even stronger today and can hold himself up fairly well to swim and hover! His back end is still sinking so I think he won't cover from that. But it makes me so happy to see him happy. He's even changed color a little. Currently my room is hot enough that he doesn't need a heater so all is well. And my mom said I can get another fish whenever he passes on :'D cheers all around

[boyquail-deactivated20171209]

I passed 800 followers a long time ago but I didn’t have anything to celebrate w until now, so here’s a giveaway for anyone who wants to enter.

You can be the proud new owner of your very own teeny tiny lucky Marimo moss ball in a teeny tiny bottle!

The Marimo came from my personal bowl of them and is slightly lopsided because it’s a small bit of a bigger one. But just change the water every week or so (the Marimo can be removed with tweezers or mini scissors for reshaping and cleaning) and eventually you can put it in a bowl and it’ll grow a few mm each year.

The guidelines are as follows:

・°。・you do NOT have to be following me but I’d appreciate it if you took a looksee at my blog! ・°。・you must at least 18 years old or have permission to give an address to me so I can send it to you! ・°。・USA only! Sorry, worldwide is a bit expensive for me right now, but maybe in the future!

・°。・reblogs count, likes do not, but feel free to like for reference! ・°。・reblog as much as you want, idk if names show more than once in the notes but go ahead. ・°。・ RP and art blogs are allowed, as are ACTIVE sideblogs (as long as ask is open!) ・°。・I’ll use a random number generator to pick the winner and match it up accordingly!

This ends June 13th! Good luck!! xoxo

[b-ettas-blog]

Hey friends, I’m selling mini marimo in mini bottles on Etsy to help me pay for a laptop! They’re $10 + $5 shipping each (shipping is flat rate priority mail). For a total of $15 you can get a cute lil mossy buddy in a bottle with your choice of white or black sand, gravel, glass bits, blue glass stones, or nothing at all in the bottom.

I’m in serious need of a laptop for school and work won’t give me more hours til my next evaluation which is two months away.

Also, enter my giveaway to win a free one!

xoxo

[simeoneswims]

Signal boost! I wish they would ship outside the US ;__;

[b-ettas-blog]

I’ll be able to soon! Cost of shipping will be pretty high but I’m going to see if I can get that figured out asap :)

[simeoneswims]

Aw, you’re too kind! But in my case, I think I’m a little bit far for them to arrive alive. I hope you can ship to closer places though!

[b-ettas-blog]

well I mean when I actually bought them it took 3 weeks for them to arrive and they were dry in baggies, but still green as ever! It might end up being okay haha.

[b-ettas-blog]

Hey friends, I’m selling mini marimo in mini bottles on Etsy to help me pay for a laptop! They’re $10 + $5 shipping each (shipping is flat rate priority mail). For a total of $15 you can get a cute lil mossy buddy in a bottle with your choice of white or black sand, gravel, glass bits, blue glass stones, or nothing at all in the bottom.

I’m in serious need of a laptop for school and work won’t give me more hours til my next evaluation which is two months away.

Also, enter my giveaway to win a free one!

xoxo

[simeoneswims]

Signal boost! I wish they would ship outside the US ;__;

[b-ettas-blog]

I'll be able to soon! Cost of shipping will be pretty high but I'm going to see if I can get that figured out asap :)

[b-ettas-blog]

Hey friends, I'm selling mini marimo in mini bottles on Etsy to help me pay for a laptop! They're $10 + $5 shipping each (shipping is flat rate priority mail). For a total of $15 you can get a cute lil mossy buddy in a bottle with your choice of white or black sand, gravel, glass bits, blue glass stones, or nothing at all in the bottom. I'm in serious need of a laptop for school and work won't give me more hours til my next evaluation which is two months away. Also, enter my giveaway to win a free one! xoxo

[dirtybrian-deactivated20181206]

i thought b-ettas‘ blog title

was unacceptabetta

i got excited because i thought it would be a blog with photos of goldfish or angelfish or tetras and so on calling them unacceptable bettas and this is tumblr humour i can get on board with

oops

[b-ettas-blog]

i'm gonna do it

[b-ettas-blog]

Lotl sticker designs are done! There’s albino, golden albino, wild type (easily changeable to melanoid), and leucistic. I just have to get my hands on sticker stuff to start making them. I’ll probably also offer custom ones if people have ones with cool markings or something.

[axolameo]

Yes hello I’m interest

(Not even kidding I’ll pay valid currency to get these)

[b-ettas-blog]

I haven't gotten a means of turning them into Actual Stickers yet but when I do I'll be posting a link for an etsy store on here so keep an eye out!!

[serious-fish]

So I’m probably gonna do this with this 5.5 gallon tank I have it gonna have seed shrimp, peeper tadpoles, and salamander nymphs that I get from a vernal pool near me what do you guys think of the design

[actualarishok]

I think you shouldn’t take animals out of the wild.

[boyquail-deactivated20171209]

It’s illegal to take native species out of the wild and keep them as pets in most places. They’re not suited for confinement or anything smaller than their natural habitat at all, why the hell would you do it intentionally and in only a 5.5 gallon no less? Do not take from your local ecosystem. It’s just plain cruel, no matter how “good” your planning and care is. Cruel.

[microbialhydra-deactivated20190]

It’s just to get the tadpoles to baby frogs so I can put them in my 55 pallidorium and I will let some of the frogs and salamanders go

[boyquail-deactivated20171209]

That’s not okay. I left a second commment before, and I’ll copypaste it here:

Tads and salamander babies grow into adult animals. A 5.5 gallon would work for a week-long classroom observation project at best, but there is NO filtration system, even cycled, even if you do water changes with water straight from the pool, that can mimic the natural habitat of either of those creatures. Are you prepared to grow/harvest live tiny insects for them to eat once they get old enough? Once they grow up into amphibians that spend more time on land and need a vast amount of space to thrive, what were you going to do? You can’t release them; the shock of being plopped back into a habitat they aren’t familiar with / back into water with VERY different chemistry, bacteria, and movement will kill them eventually and offset the whole area. Tl;dr your “design” is bad and you should feel bad.

DO NOT take animals out of the wild. A 55g is WAY too small for them. That is animal abuse, harmful to the environment, and unless you can provide a huge space, live bugs constantly, and completely mimic their habitat, you are cruel and you should NOT be keeping any animal if you think you can do this kind of thing. Wild frogs and salamanders are not meant to be raised in captivity in a fishtank. You’re shortening their lifespan significantly no matter what you do with them. 

It is illegal and cruel to take animals out of the wild and raise them. You are an animal abuser if you do this. And you obviously don’t care about the environment or animals at all if you’d rather give an excuse instead of listen to the people telling you it’s not okay. NATURE IS NOT YOUR PET. 

[microbialhydra-deactivated20190]

There is a filter I’m going to use a sponge filter and they will be fed live fruit flies, spring tails, canyon isopods, and white dwarf isopods, that I already grow also have you ever looked into keeping tiger salamanders because the kind of salamander that I might get eggs of might be them or another species very similar also most of my fish are wild caught from around the world plus I’m not gonna keep all of the tadpoles once they become frogs I’m only gonna keep like 4 or 5 and let the rest go near that pool

[boyquail-deactivated20171209]

Are you seriously not reading half of what I’m saying?? 

A sponge filter cannot mimic the natural filtration of water in such a small space.

5.5 gallons AND 55 gallons are TOO SMALL AND NOT SUITABLE FOR WILD SALAMANDERS AND FROGS.

It is ILLEGAL to take animals native to your area out of the wild and keep them. Your other fish are not “wild caught from around the world” - they’re bred in captivity and that’s not illegal to have because it isn’t native to your area.

If you want frogs and salamanders, you need to buy them from a BREEDER. It is ILLEGAL to take them from the wild. 

Even single tiger salamanders from a breeder need a LONG tank, not a 55g.

YOU CANNOT LET THEM GO ONCE YOU HAVE RAISED THEM IN A FUCKING TANK. THEY WILL DIE. THEY CANNOT SURVIVE WHEN PLACED BACK INTO THAT ENVIRONMENT. YOU WILL KILL THEM AND HURT THE ENVIRONMENT.

You are not responsible enough to do this if you can’t understand what I’m saying. This isn’t the first time you have made excuses about your poor care either - DO NOT TAKE ANIMALS FROM THE WILD. You are CRUEL and can be arrested for it.

[aidensanimalsandfandomsdeactive]

I’m impressed. This is the things needed for a betta. This is from PetSuppliesPlus website. They’re actually giving out information on proper betta tank size ! That’s awesome. And recommending you buy a heater and a filter! Awesome!

[b-ettas-blog]

Temporary gourami tank! It's a 10 gal but they'll only be in it for a day minimum. My mom is against filters because "when you get fancy and know-it-all with your fish, you kill them" because three of my bettas died of illness in the past but idgaf they need a filter. They'll be put in a 20g once I clean it.

[kogumarecord]

[sourcefieldmix-deactivated20160]

two things swimming next to egg yolks

[b-ettas-blog]

So I had to get rid of all my bettas, as you know, but my mom has two blue gouramis from her classroom that need a home.

To my horror they’d been in a POND with GOLDFISH ufjhfbfjd but they’re now in a 20gal and that’s what I’ll be keeping them in until I can get them a bigger tank. I know it’s a bit too small, but my Petco doesn’t carry gouramis so I can’t get rid of them and I can probably get a 29gal in a few months.

So yeah. My dad wouldn’t let me have/keep any bettas, so my mom is letting me care for these gouramis because they’re not really mine so he can’t get mad.

I have sand and stuff, and some plants, fake and real. I’ll be getting more eventually so they have space to hide. I'm not sure what kind of filter their tank has but I have the feeling it's one of those that has the cartridges so if it is, fish-in cycling I guess. If not, I'll seed it to a sponge.

But yeah. Fish.

[b-ettas-blog]

Okay I have a few questions First, what temperature do blue gouramis need to be kept at Second, can they eat betta pellets And third, how much and how often do they need to be fed

[b-ettas-blog]

Selling a bunch of aquarium stuff because I really need money right now!

- two LEMONBEST LED aquarium lights (the screws aren’t with them, I used command strips to keep them on the tank, sorry!) for $17 each

- a 50w Hydor Theo heater (plus thermometer) for $25

- a 100w Aquatop heater for $35

- and a Marina Bamboo decoration for $15

All prices include US shipping and I will ship internationally if you pay the extra. Payment via PayPal.

[b-ettas-blog]

Selling all of this stuff for $60 (this includes US shipping). You get a Petsmart Balinese lantern and dragon (without the bubble stone, sorry!), a piece of safe driftwood, and two high quality silk plants. Not pictured but also included is a MINI Marimo moss ball. It’s basically a full setup for a 5.5 or even a 10 gallon tank, as you can see from the middle bottom pic!

Payment via PayPal and I can ship internationally if you’re willing to pay the extra shipping amount!

[b-ettas-blog]

Selling all of this stuff for $60 (this includes US shipping). You get a Petsmart Balinese lantern and dragon (without the bubble stone, sorry!), a piece of safe driftwood, and two high quality silk plants. Not pictured but also included is a MINI Marimo moss ball. It’s basically a full setup for a 5.5 or even a 10 gallon tank, as you can see from the middle bottom pic!

Payment via PayPal and I can ship internationally if you’re willing to pay the extra shipping amount!