New Betta
I felt like my office needed something a little more lively than a Darth Vader action figure (with removable helmet). We have a betta in an office down the hall, and I kind of missed having one in my office, so I decided that’s what I would get, but I didn’t want just a plain bow...I wanted something with a little more personality. I found it in a gumball dispenser style fishbowl.
After cleaning it out and setting it out with some water to adjust to room temperature, I went to my favorite LFS and bought the best looking, most active betta they had. He went into the bowl, and after leaving him alone for an hour to let him adjust to the new bowl, I noticed that he was active when I would walk into my office. I took a closer look at him, and he was very interested in me, following me around as I moved around the bowl. He even tried to “eat” a drop of water that was on the outside of the bowl.
I threw a few live brine shrimp into the bowl and he gobbled them up quickly. He then turned his attention to a small bubble floating on the water. He attacked it like it was food, which split it into two bubbles, and he attacked those, splitting them as well. This bubble attacking turned into quite a few minutes of amusement for him.
I haven’t decided on a name for him, but I’m thinking I’ll name him Gumby.
Fighting fish don’t like cold water. I found out the hard way :(
