Got bettas? Got a lot of them? Take this simple checklist/quiz to determine whether they are your pets...or YOU are THEIRS!
You know you are a betta slave when...
- 1. You let your water age for an hour, a day or even several, just to be sure, even though you know the water is safe seconds after adding your dechlorinator
2. You can't stop yourself from checking out the selection of bettas in every pet store, even if you already enough
3. You find yourself looking for girl bettas that would make beautiful babies with your favorite boy bettas
4. You are constantly thinking of cool things would fit in your betta bowl because your betta needs new toys
5. You watch your betta at work when you should be doing something else, and encourage your co-workers to come see "the cute thing he's doing"
6. You're always looking through your favorite old novels to come out with the best names for your new bettas
7. You can't resist overfeeding your betta because he enjoys his food so much
8. Your family starts wondering when you think you will have enough bettas
9. At the least sign of fin rot, you immediately break out the aquarium salt, bettafix, tetracycline, pH adjuster and fungicide, to mix up an emergency medical cocktail
10. You have been known to sneak the new bettas into your house when no one is home so your family won't know the extent of your addiction
- 1-3 checked - Unsuspecting Betta Victim
You obviously are still green to this betta game. Get a few more bettas and join in the Fish Forum on Bella.
- 4-6 checked - Betta Slave
You are a typical betta owner/slave. You decorate your new betta bowls to match your fish. People have seen you dance around in happiness at your first real bubble nest, and you've probably been on the Bella Fish Forum for a few months already.
- 7-9 checked - Betta Addict
You check the Fish Forum every morning, at lunch, and before bedtime, for your betta fix. You are thinking of growing brine shrimp as treats for your favorite bettas and have convinced everyone in your immediate personal circle to get a betta of their own.
- All 10 checked - Hopeless Case
You know you have a problem. There are no more horizontal surfaces available in your home. You have betta pictures in your wallet and your own children are jealous. The Bella Fish Forum is probably your default desktop. Even though you are aware of your condition, you refuse treatment.
Repeat after me: "My name is [BLANK], and I am a betta addict."
More Betta Info
Betta Fish Care Articles Index
Table of Contents for Fish Postings - very useful for getting fish treatment and care info, instantly!
These pellets are my favorite betta staple, BTW:
Hikari Betta Bio-Gold
A complete and balanced daily food, designed to meet bettas' unique nutritional needs and encourage brilliant coloration and resistance to disease. Imported from Japan.
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