Hello!! New Betta Owner Over Here!!

Kiara1125

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Jan 12, 2011
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I just got a female white Betta. She kinda looks like this but add a little more blue at the base of the fins and at the tip of the fins add a touch of purple.



I found her in a community tank swimming happily along with some Mollies and another female Betta.
 

Kiara1125

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Jan 12, 2011
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Thank you bettalover!! I'll post pics of her as soon as I can (probably next week, lol) She's so beautiful and she is fine with my male platy and neons. I'm just wondering how she will react to the new platies when I add them to my 20 gallon. I was planning on adding the new fish (fry right now) to the 20 gallon, and then after a while add her at the same time with my neons and male platy (add them first, then her, but on the same day). Will this work??
 

Oct 15, 2010
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it depends. I am not sure how platies and bettas are together...Do you already have them together (the neons, and male platy)? If you do, she should be fine with the other new platies. I would assume you have a breeder box (with the platies being livebearers!)- just stick that in the tank, and put her in that if there is a problem. I would get one if you don't have one- sometimes it doesn't work out with bettas and other fish. You need a fast way to separate them if needed. Keep an eye on them for the first little while.
 

Kiara1125

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Jan 12, 2011
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Yes, I do have a Breeder Net. It's huge. I put her in there for 1 hour and she wasn't flaring, so I put her in the tank and she seemed fine. But I will put her in the net if any problems occur. I really hope not though. She was in a community tank with Mollies and stuff so... She's so small though!! My male Platy is bigger then her, yet she's bigger then my Neons.