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He gets back in four weeks, so they should still be alive by then, knock wood. That is why I started buying babies. I figure I know they are young, but an adult might be at the end of its lifespan, how would I know? He is going to Rensselaer in New York. He wanted an aquarium, but they shut...

Of the five bettas I got for my son's tank all but one baby made it. The young male died... but one of the girls is a boy and a stunning green. He is beautiful. now I just need to keep them alive until he gets back from college.

My son is home for spring break and he went to our local mom and pop, and dog, aquarium store and bought some rams and some bleeding hearts. I said,' I thought you were going for neons and hatchets. Check and make sure they are not fin nippers because of the baby bettas.'' The rams apparently...

I am hoping to pick up some female betta tomorrow, myself.

That is a good idea! I buy comets for our turtle, but she won't eat them. I think she named them.

The Betta we got as a baby, and it really started to grow fast. It had lovely fins and then they started with the white fuzzies. All of the bettas last about a year and then die, but I am used to annual fish so .. ehh, but I figured with adult bettas you never know how old they are, so if we got...

Our betta has some issue, but he seems to be growing his fins back. I hate the fungal ick things. Water temperature has a lot to do with it. What temp is your tank? 80 -82 degrees will help.

Albert Pine. It was a character in a children's book. Come to think of it, the turtle might be more like 13 years old. Seems like yesterday...

Hey leaf blade. It is my son's turtle. My mother found him when he hatched out it's egg. By all rights, I think he is a girl based on the lack of concave-idness (?) but she has never to our knowledge laid any eggs, so I call her a he. He is a mud turtle. We think she/he is about ten years old...

Great thread. We have had aquariums for decades, and outdoor ponds. We are scaling back, even when everything goes perfectly, there is still maintenance that needs to be done. I have cut out the outdoor goldfish pond. I do have a small trickling pond for the birds and gambusia in it to keep the...