Changing4Best
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I have a betta, 2 cory catfish and 2 red barb tetras. I just bought the tetras a few days ago. They and the betta don't seem to get a long. I am not sure who started it, as sometimes the tetras harass the betta, and sometimes vice verse! All I know is that they are not getting along, and that the betta lunges at them and bites them and they keep coming back for more! I don't get it, but it is probably a territorial battle or something. I think they are all males, but I am not sure. It could just be a "guy thing."
My betta and the corys seem to get along fine, and so I had no idea that this would happen when I bought the tetras. I found out one interesting thing, though. The tetras can grow to 2 inches in length (5cm). This is going to make things more than difficult for the betta as time goes on, I think.
I like to sit in front of my fish tank and crochet, it is so relaxing. I am making some lap blankets for folks in nursing homes. I love the varrigated yarn I bought the other day at Walmart. It is so pretty. The first one I am making is for a friend of mine who just got out of the hospital recently. She is cold all the time, so if she puts this lap blanket over her lap, it will help to keep her warm. She is in a wheel chair and is very old and frail. I have been friends with her for many years. So I am so pleased to be able to help her at all. As she and her sister have helped me a lot and I am very fond of them.
As I sit there crochetting, I get to watch the "show" that my little fishies are putting on for me. I do notice that the betta always knows when I am sitting there and watching him. He will come over to the glass nearby where I am sitting and look at me and I like that. Not all fish are aware of their owners. It is rare. I don't think I have ever had a fish that has been aware of me like that, but the bettas seem to do that, come to think of it. My last one did it too.
The betta is named Roger, the corys are named Diamond and Pearl and the tetras are named Garnet and Ruby. I love to name my fish, it makes them seem more like family. I don't have any other pets, so I am very "into" my fish aquarium. It is important to keep it clean, but right now I have a band aid on my finger, and am using triple antibiotic on the finger too. I have to be careful to keep all kinds of chemicals out of the tank, so I cannot use my tank vac to clean it right now, as the triple antibiotic could hurt my fish, I think.
Do any of you have a fish tank? I'd love to hear about your fish too, and share advice on tank maintnance and other stuff.
My betta and the corys seem to get along fine, and so I had no idea that this would happen when I bought the tetras. I found out one interesting thing, though. The tetras can grow to 2 inches in length (5cm). This is going to make things more than difficult for the betta as time goes on, I think.
I like to sit in front of my fish tank and crochet, it is so relaxing. I am making some lap blankets for folks in nursing homes. I love the varrigated yarn I bought the other day at Walmart. It is so pretty. The first one I am making is for a friend of mine who just got out of the hospital recently. She is cold all the time, so if she puts this lap blanket over her lap, it will help to keep her warm. She is in a wheel chair and is very old and frail. I have been friends with her for many years. So I am so pleased to be able to help her at all. As she and her sister have helped me a lot and I am very fond of them.
As I sit there crochetting, I get to watch the "show" that my little fishies are putting on for me. I do notice that the betta always knows when I am sitting there and watching him. He will come over to the glass nearby where I am sitting and look at me and I like that. Not all fish are aware of their owners. It is rare. I don't think I have ever had a fish that has been aware of me like that, but the bettas seem to do that, come to think of it. My last one did it too.
The betta is named Roger, the corys are named Diamond and Pearl and the tetras are named Garnet and Ruby. I love to name my fish, it makes them seem more like family. I don't have any other pets, so I am very "into" my fish aquarium. It is important to keep it clean, but right now I have a band aid on my finger, and am using triple antibiotic on the finger too. I have to be careful to keep all kinds of chemicals out of the tank, so I cannot use my tank vac to clean it right now, as the triple antibiotic could hurt my fish, I think.
Do any of you have a fish tank? I'd love to hear about your fish too, and share advice on tank maintnance and other stuff.