I got a new betta! My purple one, Prince, died last month in one of the hot spells. He was sluggish a couple days, perked up & then died during the night. He was a show quality fish, so maybe he was more fragile? He also seemed mentally slower than all my other bettas, he could not get the hang of finding the flakes & kibbles. I know he ate some, but now I wonder if it was enough. Or maybe it was a bad move buying him on Memorial Day?
Last Friday I went to the huge new Petco & got a new resident for my bedroom tank. He's an unusual color, which reminded me of a tiger, but I didn't want to name him Tiger & cause an identity crisis. So I called him Bengal, which has tiger connotations, as well as sounding exotic. He doesn't have fin rot, they are like that because he's a Crowntail Betta. I've never had one of those before. I didn't think I'd want one until I saw this one's weird color.
He's doing well, he likes the red plant a lot, even naps by it. And he's already caught onto my rubbing tap on the lid means dinner. Bengal's a bright cookie. I hope he stays around awhile.
