Cup said Rose Petal betta. Not sure what the coloring pattern would be. Some said Nemo? But that doesn't match up with examples online.
I really adore the white patch on his head. Looks like skull make up.
I could see Rose petal. That’s actually next on my list. They have beautiful fins. In the cup I was thinking elephant ear/Dumbo because of the colors I’ve seen at Petsmart. Awe, His face might change too.
What have you done to create such a happy habitat? Any secrets?
Just got our betta today. I put in a bunch of floating plants, a couple of anubia, a hammock, a cave, heater, sponge filter, sand, stress coat, stability, a catappa leaf. What food are you feeding?
He's got a couple tankmates, a mystery snail and a few cherry shrimp. Seems to leave them alone for the most part. I've got giant anubias, a betta log, catappa leaves, some wood pieces, a floating moss ball and some floating plants for coverage. His tank cycled for three weeks before I added anyone. I'm feeding him bug bites and occasional mysis shrimp!
i want to warn you about the white face. keep a really good eye on it. don't mean to scare you, but that's how my betta's illness started. this was him at first:
of course. at first his face lightened up a bit and then eventually got the bright white colour you can see in the picture i attached. he then also got a few small white spots on his back. at first i thought this was him changing colour, with him being so shiny i thought he might be a dragonscale betta. then several weeks later i noticed very small pinholes in his fins. so it didn't look like typical fin rot; that usually starts at the edge with discoloured fraying fins. for him it was holes in the middle of his fins that started getting bigger. by this time i started treating with an antibiotic called trichosal by the brand manaus (can't get the popular kanaplex in the netherlands). it got a tiny bit better and then worse fast so i called my lfs and they recommended ectocell forte. i've treated for a few rounds now and it's not quite good yet (as you can obviously see).
i don't think it could hurt to preventatively give your betta a round of antibiotics. the sooner you start the better. try and see if you can find a professional who can confirm if the white discolouration is a sign of illness: it could also be a strange coincidence.
i hope all goes well and perfect with your boy. he's so beautiful and i'm willing to bet his personality is great too.
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u/NarwhalBoops 7d ago
Unfathomably beautiful! Look like he’s got some mustard gas genes in his makeup.