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Petco baby bettas
so I went to petco for the first time in years and seen for the first time ever "baby bettas" in the store. some of these were still fry less than an inch long and have no color. they are $2 each so I'm thinking of going back and saving a few of the fry. its a bit sad because 1 of them died. my questions are are they even worth trying to save? would they be able to go in my fry tank I have now? they are all about the same side. and are they all veiltails or are they mixed in petco stores labled "baby bettas"?
I work at a petco.. and I have never seen one that wasn't a veiltale... I personally bought one, and have had it for bout 8months, everything went good
these looked like they were less than a month old some of them and I felt bad that I left them but I needed advice first. I just don't know if they are even saveable. I can't believe they survived the shipping trip actually.
honestly, we have no more pass away than the regular betta.. usually there's 4 or 5 a shipment that will arrive in bad shape and other than that, they do well
ok than I will attempt to save them
Fry of that age are pretty hardy, probably just as hardy as adults. I don't see a problem with them selling them this way, it adds a little mystery. I understand most of them are female veiltails but some males mixed in too.
My Spud was purchased as a baby betta. She's growing into a lovely veiltail, and I think she's going to end up being an iridescent blue girl.
Depending on the size of the fry, you'll probably need very small pellets, and you'll want to feed several very small meals instead of two medium ones. I've also been doing 30% water changes every other day to keep the water pristine. Overkill? Probably, but it's good to know that she's growing up in good health.
I have seen some baby bettas clearly identifiable as doubletails, but not often.
They have them at one of the Petco's here, and I've been tempted before to get one. We're just so crowded already
Post pics when you have your new babies set up!
Petco in Bowling Green, Ohio has them. The ones I looked at appeared to be doing well. All active compared to the adults.
I don't think any fish are worth 'saving' from petstores just for the sake of doing it. For every fish you buy, that's money in their pocket and encouragement for them to put more fish out. Only buy the fish because you want the fish, not because you feel sorry for it. That's just my two cents.
A baby betta was given to my class back in October - very, VERY small. I didn't think he was going to make it, as shortly thereafter he came down with ich. Talk about stress - my husband and I did not sleep for the first 3 days of trying to treat him. Luckily he survived and is doing well. Thanks to this forum I learned everything I needed to know - and more! I still feed him New Life Spectrum Small Fish Formula. I have tried their Betta Formula but he spits out the pellets, even though by appearances you would think he was able to handle it - he has grown quite large now. I never did take him back to school. He lives in a 5 gallon heated and filtered tank and keeps our cat company. It's so funny how they interact with each other! It was fun watching him grow and develop into a beautiful blue-ish, purple-ish, with a touch of red veiltail - though we honestly thought he was a she (we saw what appeared to be the ovi-spot and named her Wanda). Turns out Wanda is a he after all - hard to go back and call him something else (poor thing) - so it stuck. Good water, heat and a lot of love and he or she should be fine.
I will put the pictures up soon and I don't actually blame the petco for this one I don't think they really looked at the fish they got from the supplier. and the rest of the fish seemed pretty healthy I only seen one dead fish in the entire store and the people were on it fast. they changed the water for the bettas and medicated the ones that got sick. they also gave one betta a 20 gallon tank to play around in that wasn't for sale. I'm sure if they new about this someone would have taken care of it.
I have a teal blue spade tail boy that I raised with 4 guppy fry. He's since moved in to a solo 5G, but did well with his girls. I just grabbed another on this weekend. Looks more female in shape, but this one has red coloration. I've enjoyed watching my $2 betta grow, way more than the $14 one my son picked out!
Yeah but it's still sad. I "save" all of my fish from pet stores just so I can say I gave something a good life. Pet stores will never close down and I doubt there will be any change in the way the keep their fish so why not save one? I can't save them all so why let all of them suffer until their premature death when I can save a few?
Think of it this way.... If you go into Petxo and they have 10 baby Bettas (bb) and you buy them the mgr is going to say "Wow,those bb are money makers, Instead of 10 I better order 20" you go and buy the 20 and now the mgr tells the supplier - "breed more bb". Theoretically YOU are the cause of all the bb sitting on the shelve s.
Somehow, I doubt that the suppliers need to be told to breed more babies.
I'm not a fan of how pet store bettas are bred, raised or housed, but I'm also cynical about my role in the chain. Petco sells baby bettas so that they can move female veiltails. There are three main factors that will keep this chain running:
1. The fry are probably being sold to Petco dirt-cheap, perhaps as low as $0.25-0.50 per fry.
2. The, "Oh, how cute, it's a baby!", factor.
3. The, "Wow, a fish this tiny can definitely live out its entire life in a 1/4 gallon cube," factor.
It's kind of a perfect storm to prompt an impulse buy. The kid wants a baby fish, the parents like the $1.99 price tag, and they can purchase a $9 "betta habitat". A family doing it on the cheap could walk out with a new pet and a happy kid for $13 or so, after tax, and when the betta fry dies in two weeks, just come on in and buy another. At $2 a pop, why not?
Moral of the story: Petco is going to make a killing on baby bettas whether I buy one or not. So if I happen across a spunky young lady and have an empty tank, I'll probably buy her. I'm not out to make a statement or save the world, just give a fish with a fun disposition a good home. Does my $2 encourage Petco to continue selling baby bettas? Yeah, but it's worth adding one more number to Petco's sales tally if the opportunity to save a good-looking fish from an early demise or a terrible home is there.
Guys, remember too that in all likelihood, since most of these fish are hard to sell (most people don't want a female vt) the breeders will simply end up euthanizing them if they don't sell to stores.
Also keep in mind, they are rarely actually babies. Yes, a few of them are around 1/2" long, but most are nearing an inch. They are sexable at that point. My personal rule is, once I can tell the gender of a fish, I no longer call it a baby.
The "baby bettas" are treated the exact same way as the rest of the bettas at an individual petco. Some stores are better than others. I personally have no issue with the cups any of my local stores keep them in. Water is changed somewhat regularly, and it's the most practical option for keeping somewhere near 100 fish that can't be housed in the store tanks. I also personally don't buy the bettas that do end up in the store tanks, because at that point, I know for a fact they are going to get ICH when I get them home (all store tanks have it. every single one. don't think your store is special lol you just happen to visit on a good day if you don't see it)
iv turned saving these little guys into a bit of a hobby.
this is shikon when I first picked him up from petco
and this is my newest rescue, Indigo
(3 days ago, hes doing very well now.)
It can be habit forming and then you're in trouble. I bought 2 hoping they would be females for my sorority tank. Dang, one turned out to be a beautiful blue nippy male. That is a long story for another time.
My first peco bought betta was a baby betta named Nikki. She lived for at least a year. That's the longest I have kept for a betta actually.
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