It's great when people in your life slowly get into our hobbies not because they are forced but because they see how fantabulous whatever your interests are.
Didn't know what friendly gill flare is until today. My betta occasionally flares at me when she's hungry. She didn't used to do this, but now she does it every now and then since I feed her after she does it. I guess she trained me. -_-
I recently got ember tetras for the first time. They're so much more fun than I expected! Their interaction with each other is fun to watch, plus they come running when they see me. It's like being greeted by teeny, weeny puppies. LOL I highly recommend them as a "try them" for anyone looking for nano fish.
You have had a whole saga with Sonic 🙏 I have been a fish keeper before but what brought me back into the hobby and led me to finding you and so many great creators on TH-cam was being gifted a betta fish ♥️ I am very thankful for both of our betta fish because it has brought me into a new understanding of aquariums, planted tanks and introduced me to you and so many great people and different fish I never knew about. Our betta fish are special, they have so much personality and are truly the most beautiful fish there are. This is one of the reasons it really means a lot to make sure they're in the right hands. Irene you always bring us the best information that we can trust!! Plus being part of Aquarium Co-op we already know that you are bringing us the best of the best! I personally love you bunches and you are actually one of my idols that I wish someday I can create content like you have that has helped me along the way for maybe the next generation of fish keepers coming up 🙏 Thank you always for sharing.. I hope you are having a great holiday season!! Much love your friend, Mary Paige🙏🌿🐟🌿💚
I always love reading your warm and thoughtful comments! So glad I can be an inspiration to you and I'll definitely have to check out some of your videos. 🤗
I’ve been waiting for this story forever since you posted about it in the members only community! It’s a great video, my favorite part was when Sonic angrily swam away from the camera one last time 😂
I did the same thing with a betta I knew just wasn’t for me! Well, it wasn’t a cross country trip, but it was from Los Angeles to the SF Bay Area. Driving. I gave him to my bestie, and he loved living in her ten gallon for the rest of his days. Sometimes you just know, yknow?
How about a nice sized school of chili rasboras? I love their color. I hope Gil is enjoying his new home. Sometimes rehoming is the best thing we can do for our fish.
I have breed bettas as a hobby and kept some of them and what i find is even if the parents are aggressive if the fry is placed with other fish and shrimp when they are a respectable size they will get along perfectly with them(but make sure to put all the fish in then the betta at last)
Ember Tetra! I got some because the store was out of black neons (my usual go-to) and I adore them. They're really inquisitive and like the Betta they live with they'll come up to the top of the tank and ask for food when it's breakfast time. They're not shy at all and like following me around the tank when i'm cleaning or taking pictures
"Some random neon tetra that doesn't have a name" I feel sad now for my nameless neon tetras, ember tetras, amano shrimp and siamese algae eaters. Not to mention my 3 assassain snails. I feel like they've been depersonalized. (Insert pouty face here) LOL
As others suggested, some killifish would look great in the tank, or perhaps a pair of scarlet badis! Also, tell your friend about the benefits of floating plants! She doesn't need to introduce stem plants in the tank but some floaters can help her with mainteinance
So glad that Gill has a nice new home! I know it’s hard to let go of our “water babies?” 🤣 but if its for their health that makes it easier! And now you have an empty tank ready for new ideas! Also, Irene your hair looks absolutely fabulous!
I love nano fish. I have Ember Tetras, Least Killifish, Emerald Rasbora, White Clouds, Pygmy Corys and Celestial Pearl Danios. Each species in its own aquarium.
I’ve been slowly exploring the fish side of TH-cam and it’s bringing back so many memories. I won a goldfish that I named Sunlight at a local fair and I asked my dad if we could keep him in an old 30 gallon tank we had left over from some gerbils that passed away some time before. Next thing you know we had a wonderful little tank with a silver dollar fish named Big Head, Erin the chain loach, Gary the snail and of course, Sunlight and his girlfriend Ginny (another common goldfish!). I still feel really sad that I didn’t understand that it was important to quarantine my fish at the time because eventually my entire tank succumbed to ich after about four years when I introduced some guppies that must have been ill. It was a great activity for me and my dad to work on together and I hope that maybe one day I can pick it back up.
The poor fishy went through the security x-ray machine! 😱 No aquarium light will be needed to see the poor thing, then... should glow nicely ☢️ (joking)
This is very ironic as I currently have the same type of blue and gold betta in a 5 g by himself. He’s very friendly, I guess, for a fish... anyways very pretty fish great content
My mustard gas is Gill too! But he is a camera hog. He's living happily with a few mystery snails and I just ordered a larger long tank and think I want to try a few kuhli loaches with him.
They aren't showstoppers like Gill but pygmy corys are fun to watch and as peaceful as you can get. I had them in my 7.5g bowl for a time and they are zoomers.
My Betta lives in a 10 gal with bladder snails. He eats the snails. The top of the tank is covered in duckweed. I almost never have to do water changes.
any small schooling fish like tetras, danios, rasboras, poecilias are always fun. I just cant keep betta in a solitary, too depressing. I want one betta, though at the same time I don't. 😂
Well I think my my betta loves me because she always come to me always I when come near her tank. She can also do high jumps, follow a stick or finger catch live shrimp and other water creatures like daphnia and worms (all are wild caught but it's fine). She loves floting plants so it will be ok to give her lots of plants. And I breed goldfishes and my age is 10!
Girl you do wonderful with Betta fish and I honestly think that you could get another young Betta,and put it into a community tank and you can actually teach them to do tricks so that they get plenty of play and up time and they will be good with other fish in a community tank Girl!!
Hi Irene. I put a dwarf blue gourami in my 20 gal tank as you had suggested in a prior video. Bubba is so cool and beautiful. He gets along with the neon tetras, shrimp and nerite snail friends very well.
You put him through the x-ray 🤣 I brought some Vienna Guppies from the Co-op via carry-on back to SoCal recently, so I hear you on the anxiety of the situation! For restocking the 5gal...I would go Rosy loaches, medaka, or a really nice strain of endlers...
Dario sp. Myanmar (AKA Red Tiger Badis) Like a Scarlet Badis but even less mainstream (sips IPA while twisting waxed moustache). Mine have even bred in the 5g I have them in. Only twist is they refuse prepared foods.
I'm experimenting with mosquito rasbora right now... Having lots of death during initial acclimatisation but then they turn into this hardy stuff you can put in any tank
Just got my new betta fish and was wondering If I need a heater for him since I live in a tropical country (Philippines to be exact) if I can get away without a filter then it would be awesome because getting something here in my country is an PAIN
I just got a school of ember tetras and I love them. Because they are so small you can have a bigger school. Also, I did not know that bettas could become obese? Is that different than bloating?
I would definitely try putting an Oscar in the new 5 gallon tank! They're very peaceful and can even work well with other nano community fish, they stay very small can live in fish tanks of your size about 5 gallons, they are vegetarians though and don't need protein in their diet.
I know your Sonic will be happy in his new life, or you would not have re-homed him. I know you like color, so there is the Scarlett Badis...tiny with a huge spirit! Or, a no heater option, the Least Killifish. They are a tiny and fun to watch live bearer. I have a colony 🥰 Soooo adorable!
*I already asked this in my previous Shorts video, but what should I put in Sonic's former home? It has to be safe for nerite snails and plants.*
Shrimp and dwarf rasboras?
Some fish/snails/shrimp that you've always wanted to try out
Maybe Elassoma, croaking gouramis, or crocodile toothpick fish?
NEW BETTA
How about Chili Rasboras, they will look good in a planted tank...
It's great when people in your life slowly get into our hobbies not because they are forced but because they see how fantabulous whatever your interests are.
Didn't know what friendly gill flare is until today. My betta occasionally flares at me when she's hungry. She didn't used to do this, but now she does it every now and then since I feed her after she does it. I guess she trained me. -_-
Mine does it to me once in a while to my finger
Guppies, they're wonderful, cheeky & very friendly even to a camera lol
Clown killifish would be great. They are a lot of fun to watch and have beautiful colors. Thanks for sharing your story.
Another vote for clown killis! Maybe even a breeding project?
Clown killi for the win
+1. Got those recently, and they are beautiful little fishes!
I’m sad to see Sonic/Gill go to a new home, and I’m sure it was a big decision for you. But I’m so glad that Gill is now happy with his privacy 😊
If I was called a "Mustard Gas," Betta, I would be angry at the world as well! 😂🤣🤣😂
Lol, true! Not sure why the betta breeders picked that name.
as far as fake plants go, that tank looks pretty nice! good selection i agree. I love to see the dedication to that little fish!!
I recently got ember tetras for the first time. They're so much more fun than I expected! Their interaction with each other is fun to watch, plus they come running when they see me. It's like being greeted by teeny, weeny puppies. LOL I highly recommend them as a "try them" for anyone looking for nano fish.
I just found your videos, my heart is overflowing with Joy with the consideration and care you put in for your fish!! Thank you for being so kind!!
You have had a whole saga with Sonic 🙏 I have been a fish keeper before but what brought me back into the hobby and led me to finding you and so many great creators on TH-cam was being gifted a betta fish ♥️
I am very thankful for both of our betta fish because it has brought me into a new understanding of aquariums, planted tanks and introduced me to you and
so many great people and different fish I never knew about. Our betta fish are special, they have so much personality and are truly the most beautiful fish there are. This is one of the reasons it really means a lot to make sure they're in the right hands.
Irene you always bring us the best information that we can trust!! Plus being part of Aquarium Co-op we already know that you are bringing us the best of the best! I personally love you bunches and you are actually one of my idols that I wish someday I can create content like you have that has helped me along the way for maybe the next generation of fish keepers coming up 🙏 Thank you always for sharing.. I hope you are having a great holiday season!! Much love your friend, Mary Paige🙏🌿🐟🌿💚
I always love reading your warm and thoughtful comments! So glad I can be an inspiration to you and I'll definitely have to check out some of your videos. 🤗
@@GirlTalksFish I definitely have a long way to go but I'm learning as I do 😁♥️🙏
I think it was so nice to see the reality of this happening and the way you handled everything was so nice! Such a good video x
I’ve been waiting for this story forever since you posted about it in the members only community! It’s a great video, my favorite part was when Sonic angrily swam away from the camera one last time 😂
I did the same thing with a betta I knew just wasn’t for me! Well, it wasn’t a cross country trip, but it was from Los Angeles to the SF Bay Area. Driving. I gave him to my bestie, and he loved living in her ten gallon for the rest of his days. Sometimes you just know, yknow?
How about a nice sized school of chili rasboras? I love their color. I hope Gil is enjoying his new home. Sometimes rehoming is the best thing we can do for our fish.
I have breed bettas as a hobby and kept some of them and what i find is even if the parents are aggressive if the fry is placed with other fish and shrimp when they are a respectable size they will get along perfectly with them(but make sure to put all the fish in then the betta at last)
Ember Tetra!
I got some because the store was out of black neons (my usual go-to) and I adore them. They're really inquisitive and like the Betta they live with they'll come up to the top of the tank and ask for food when it's breakfast time. They're not shy at all and like following me around the tank when i'm cleaning or taking pictures
"Some random neon tetra that doesn't have a name" I feel sad now for my nameless neon tetras, ember tetras, amano shrimp and siamese algae eaters. Not to mention my 3 assassain snails. I feel like they've been depersonalized. (Insert pouty face here) LOL
aww! you made an amazing choice we'll miss him so much 🥺
As others suggested, some killifish would look great in the tank, or perhaps a pair of scarlet badis! Also, tell your friend about the benefits of floating plants! She doesn't need to introduce stem plants in the tank but some floaters can help her with mainteinance
Chili rasbora
Fantastic Video! It helps remove the stigma that comes with rehoming animals.
So glad that Gill has a nice new home! I know it’s hard to let go of our “water babies?” 🤣 but if its for their health that makes it easier! And now you have an empty tank ready for new ideas! Also, Irene your hair looks absolutely fabulous!
Center piece: sparkling gourami. Mates: panda corys and celestial pearl danios
I recommend a shrimp only tank :)
00:11 am I the only one who heard "my toddler's son" ? 😳😂
I love nano fish. I have Ember Tetras, Least Killifish, Emerald Rasbora, White Clouds, Pygmy Corys and Celestial Pearl Danios. Each species in its own aquarium.
I’ve been slowly exploring the fish side of TH-cam and it’s bringing back so many memories. I won a goldfish that I named Sunlight at a local fair and I asked my dad if we could keep him in an old 30 gallon tank we had left over from some gerbils that passed away some time before. Next thing you know we had a wonderful little tank with a silver dollar fish named Big Head, Erin the chain loach, Gary the snail and of course, Sunlight and his girlfriend Ginny (another common goldfish!). I still feel really sad that I didn’t understand that it was important to quarantine my fish at the time because eventually my entire tank succumbed to ich after about four years when I introduced some guppies that must have been ill. It was a great activity for me and my dad to work on together and I hope that maybe one day I can pick it back up.
The poor fishy went through the security x-ray machine! 😱
No aquarium light will be needed to see the poor thing, then... should glow nicely ☢️
(joking)
Ember tetras are amazing for nanotanks.
I was not sure where the story about Zelda and a siphon was gonna go until you said pool!! So relieved haha
This is very ironic as I currently have the same type of blue and gold betta in a 5 g by himself. He’s very friendly, I guess, for a fish... anyways very pretty fish great content
Golden Dwarf Barbs, Ember Tetras, Celestial Pearl Danios, Lamb chop Rasboras, Endlers are probably my top 5 peaceful nano fish.
His new home is nice too.
I'm glad he's happy
Sparkling Gourami!!!
Glad Gill is happy in his new home. How about Chili Raboras in your tank?
My mustard gas is Gill too! But he is a camera hog. He's living happily with a few mystery snails and I just ordered a larger long tank and think I want to try a few kuhli loaches with him.
They aren't showstoppers like Gill but pygmy corys are fun to watch and as peaceful as you can get. I had them in my 7.5g bowl for a time and they are zoomers.
My Betta lives in a 10 gal with bladder snails. He eats the snails. The top of the tank is covered in duckweed. I almost never have to do water changes.
Do you think he would eat a Nerite snail? I think they are larger??
@@user-mo4wt9gk9y I kept two nerite snails with my female Betta and she never harmed them. They have horns on their shells for protection
Ember Tetras are a great little nano fish.
Paradise fish is a great option
You're a good fish mama. 😸🖖
Goodbye Sonic and enjoy your mnemoninity.
😂🤣😂
any small schooling fish like tetras, danios, rasboras, poecilias are always fun. I just cant keep betta in a solitary, too depressing. I want one betta, though at the same time I don't. 😂
Getrudae rainbow, chilli rasbora
i've never seen a betta fish xray before! that's neat
Once your nerites are big enough, you could do pea puffers possibly.
LOL I love the X-ray - just have to check he isn't a drug mule!
😂
Well I think my my betta loves me because she always come to me always I when come near her tank. She can also do high jumps, follow a stick or finger catch live shrimp and other water creatures like daphnia and worms (all are wild caught but it's fine). She loves floting plants so it will be ok to give her lots of plants. And I breed goldfishes and my age is 10!
That's awesome to hear! Thanks for watching my video. 🙂
@@GirlTalksFish thank yoh very much
Make a series on doing a betta fish tank. It would be great to see
Get some marble hatchetfish and some pristella tetras. Both are small and interesting. Keep the lid on though, or your hatchetfish will fly out.
Guppies would do well with the snails
Girl you do wonderful with Betta fish and I honestly think that you could get another young Betta,and put it into a community tank and you can actually teach them to do tricks so that they get plenty of play and up time and they will be good with other fish in a community tank Girl!!
Ottocynclus for peaceful nano fish
Our old Betta was the same. He'd instantly come to see you, but if you went near him with a phone or camera, he was off.
Hi Irene. I put a dwarf blue gourami in my 20 gal tank as you had suggested in a prior video. Bubba is so cool and beautiful. He gets along with the neon tetras, shrimp and nerite snail friends very well.
Omg your outfit is fantastic 🤩
He got an X-ray lol
Keep him anyway lol
Shrimp shrimp shrimp!!!!!
You put him through the x-ray 🤣 I brought some Vienna Guppies from the Co-op via carry-on back to SoCal recently, so I hear you on the anxiety of the situation! For restocking the 5gal...I would go Rosy loaches, medaka, or a really nice strain of endlers...
How is Gill doing now?? :)
Glad to hear sonic got a new home! So crazy I also live in CO but all my family lives back in the northeast 😁
Sparkling gourami!!
Time to get some Celestial Pearl Danios 🙌🏼
6:47 I have that big pink plant in my tank lol
THE EARRINGS!!! WHERE DID YA GET THEM?? 😂😂
Hehe, Etsy 👍
Sparkling gourami :)
Dario sp. Myanmar (AKA Red Tiger Badis)
Like a Scarlet Badis but even less mainstream (sips IPA while twisting waxed moustache). Mine have even bred in the 5g I have them in. Only twist is they refuse prepared foods.
Chili or pheniox rasboras! They are a lot of fun to watch
Try some Cardinal tetras. That is if your water is soft and 7ph at the max. They don’t like alkaline water at all. Unfortunately I can’t keep them.
You are such an amazing fish owner I love it. The fact you rehomed Sonic is amazing. You can clearly see that she does what better for her fish.
I'm experimenting with mosquito rasbora right now... Having lots of death during initial acclimatisation but then they turn into this hardy stuff you can put in any tank
Omg finally this video
Pygmy sunfish or galaxy rasbora would be beautiful
Chili rasbora! I really want some lol.
Nice looking person 💙
Love you're content ❤️🔥🔥
Just got my new betta fish and was wondering If I need a heater for him since I live in a tropical country (Philippines to be exact) if I can get away without a filter then it would be awesome because getting something here in my country is an PAIN
Least killifish are my recommendation. They are so small and cute.
i am sooo happy that your are doing betterrrrrrr get well soon
noooooooo dont send away sonic
Hey Irene! I’m thinking about getting a beta and I just have one question….what is beta water!?! Is this something I need?
You should do shrimp or chill rasboras
I just got a school of ember tetras and I love them. Because they are so small you can have a bigger school. Also, I did not know that bettas could become obese? Is that different than bloating?
Maybe some chili rasboras they are small n don't bother other fishes
Pygmy cories or oto cats could be fun! Active and helpful with algae
What was the fish in the first frame you kept him with?
I would highly recommend daisie ricefish to go with your snails
Great video as always I love my betta you could get ✨sparkling ✨gourami fish they are amazing I have a pair in my community aquarium
Pea puffer
i want to ask a question i got walstad tank in jar , are 7 red cherry shrimps in a 4 liter jar too overpopulated?
Do you know any media filter that can keep my ph below 6.5
Maybe you can get forktail rainbowfish again. Pygmy sunfish are on my list to try.
I would definitely try putting an Oscar in the new 5 gallon tank! They're very peaceful and can even work well with other nano community fish, they stay very small can live in fish tanks of your size about 5 gallons, they are vegetarians though and don't need protein in their diet.
ember tetras, chili rasboras and clown killifish are all great nano fish
Time to get fancy guppies 🤩
Lol! I'm worried that they won't do well for me.
I know your Sonic will be happy in his new life, or you would not have re-homed him. I know you like color, so there is the Scarlett Badis...tiny with a huge spirit! Or, a no heater option, the Least Killifish. They are a tiny and fun to watch live bearer. I have a colony 🥰 Soooo adorable!
We'll miss seeing him
try getting a small group of sparkling gouramis.