Mikey 6,789 Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) This poor guy had a rough start with pop eye, dropsy, fungus, and deadly water. With daily 100% water changes and metro meds for 14 days and a few months later, here he is now in his new tank! The story behind him is I pretty much yelled at a manager at a store and he said well take care of it and I pretty much flat out said no you won't you're going to put him in the back on the self to die. I said I'll take him for free. After some thinking the manager agreed and let me leave with him. Probably because it was 10:30 pm First day I got him the water levels were deadly. pH: 6.0 Ammonia: literally off the chart, It was a dark blue. Nitrites: 5ppm Nitrates: 100ppm and now for the after!! i know it's not much, but it's better than death. . He's in a 1 gallon filtered mini now with TMS and some live plants. I'm going to be getting many more plants for him and maybe a nerite snail. Edited March 6, 2015 by Mikey 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TikiLola 5,709 Posted March 6, 2015 He looks really good Mikey! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wesleyworking 71 Posted March 6, 2015 Yay! What a cutie! Glad he got the help he needed 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey 6,789 Posted March 6, 2015 Thank you! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RanchuDressing 2,542 Posted March 6, 2015 Hooray for a happy ending! He's a really lovely red, without any wash of blue that I can see -- quite stunning! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey 6,789 Posted March 6, 2015 Thanks DeeDee! Nope! No blue! And the pictures don't do him any justice 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HomerJay 4,668 Posted March 6, 2015 Nice work Mikey! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motherredcap 6,284 Posted March 6, 2015 Nice work, Mikey. He's a lucky guy to have you. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DawnMichele 6,045 Posted March 6, 2015 He's gorgeous Mikey!!!!! You did a FANTASTIC job with him!!!!! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4prettyfish 2,702 Posted March 6, 2015 He is gorgeous, Mikey. His little tank is adorable. Can I please suggest to put in a taller plant for him to rest near the surface of the tank. I know you said you were going to get more plants but perhaps you have a soft artificial plant laying around in your room to use for now. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey 6,789 Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) Thank you guys!! I'm going to get a taller Anubias and also a betta leaf to put under the filter so he can rest on it away from the light and flow Edited March 6, 2015 by Mikey 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goldfishgirl82 2,349 Posted March 6, 2015 You did a good job with him Mikey! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yafashelli 9,540 Posted March 6, 2015 I'm glad that it worked out well for the both of you. He looks quite well! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fantailfan1 26,742 Posted March 6, 2015 Looks great Mikey!! I'd skip the nerite if I was you. At least til he's in a bigger tank . . . 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey 6,789 Posted March 7, 2015 Thanks!!! Okay, I guess I'll pass on it. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Georgia 3,820 Posted March 7, 2015 Aw, how nice! He must be so happy now. PS: It looks like he might be a spade tail! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey 6,789 Posted March 7, 2015 Thanks!!! Spade tail? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Georgia 3,820 Posted March 7, 2015 Thanks!!! Spade tail? Their tails come to a point: 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey 6,789 Posted March 7, 2015 Oh cool! yes, that's what his looks like! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thatfancygoldfish 366 Posted March 7, 2015 Good job Mikey!Some good accommodations and TLC looks like it's done wonders for him! Glad you also let the manager have it He should have known better. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey 6,789 Posted March 7, 2015 Thank you!! I was just done I let it allll out 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thatfancygoldfish 366 Posted March 7, 2015 Thank you!! I was just done I let it allll out Don't blame you! How does someone let a fish get so bad!! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey 6,789 Posted March 7, 2015 This place does. I will. Is disclose it though. I'll only say it's a chain store but doesn't start with a p... A w 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thatfancygoldfish 366 Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) This place does. I will. Is disclose it though. I'll only say it's a chain store but doesn't start with a p... A w Might not be in Canada! Over here we have a horrible chain Pig PAl's (this is jumbled obviously) that has had the worst looking stock I have EVER seen. I bought a fish years ago (my poor Bentley! ) Which I had bought from a tank that looked clean, turns out they were all infected with bacterial ulcers and died 2 weeks later in my care . That was so horrible that I had to take apart the filters and tank to disinfect it after his death... Edited March 7, 2015 by Artsy Goldfish 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fish Of Gold 2,299 Posted March 7, 2015 Your Betta looks fantastic! You did such a great job with him I have been to pet stores where many Bettas are dead on the bottom of their cups, growing a huge fuzz all around its body and the water is so discolored and cloudy that you can tell the poor things have died long ago and no one even noticed so they can be removed. Hmmm...now that I look at my Female Betta Lilly, she has a pointed tail too so she must be a spade tail as well 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
