Beautiful tanks & fish ! I still have my solid black plakat betta Marty. He was pretty small when I got him at PETCO in Orange City, FL 2 1/2 yrs ago so I would estimate that he's at least 3 yrs old now. He's slowed down some but still seems to be doing pretty good, overall. He's a great little fishy boy - Personality plus, very sweet. He thinks everyone is his friend, including my cats. He has no idea that they would eat him if given the chance. Marty's tank is a heated, filtered 5 gal. It's the TOPFIN from PETSMART. It's a decent tank. Price has gone up quite a bit over the last couple yrs. You could find it on sale for $20, then went up to $30. Now its $50 ! I did find it for $35 at Christmas time & bought one to have a back up. It comes with everything you need except a heater. I replaced the filter cartridges with sponge media. Lots of room to do so. I always have extra "seeded" sponges if I start up a new tank. I simply swish them around in used tank water to clean. So easy, better for your tank, & cheaper than buying cartridges. The sponge media is cheap to buy & can easily be cut with scissers for any size you need. Have always had fish tanks off & on all my life. Everything from goldfish, bettas, to community fish. I just have 1 betta tank now. I enjoy it so much. Very relaxing to watch & I even find doing my tank maintenence & water changes relaxing. Its a wonderful hobby. Keep up the great job - I really enjoy your videos ! 😁
Hello Theresa. It sounds to me like Marty is a very lucky Betta. You certainly know your hobby and Marty couldn't ask for a better pet parent. You should know that Marty might be setting a world record for longevity. I thank you for your kind words and I can only hope you continue to enjoy my videos. I hope you have a GREAT year!!!
Good morning, I just wanted to remind you all that PetCo is having a fifty percent off sale on their line of rimless aquariums. I am not sure if anything else is on sale, but I think the sale is valid until the end of March. I personally think all the rimless tanks are over priced as a rule, but half off seemed more reasonable to me, so I bought the six gallon. I have only had it for two days, but so far I am quite pleased. It came with a soft pad for under it and a glass top. I used the pad, but I do not care for glass tops. Fortunately, I have a lighted hood that almost fits. Well, I hope this information helps in case any of are looking for an aquarium sale. Take Care, Ogle
Beautiful tanks & fish ! I still have my solid black plakat betta Marty. He was pretty small when I got him at PETCO in Orange City, FL 2 1/2 yrs ago so I would estimate that he's at least 3 yrs old now. He's slowed down some but still seems to be doing pretty good, overall. He's a great little fishy boy - Personality plus, very sweet. He thinks everyone is his friend, including my cats. He has no idea that they would eat him if given the chance. Marty's tank is a heated, filtered 5 gal. It's the TOPFIN from PETSMART. It's a decent tank. Price has gone up quite a bit over the last couple yrs. You could find it on sale for $20, then went up to $30. Now its $50 ! I did find it for $35 at Christmas time & bought one to have a back up. It comes with everything you need except a heater. I replaced the filter cartridges with sponge media. Lots of room to do so. I always have extra "seeded" sponges if I start up a new tank. I simply swish them around in used tank water to clean. So easy, better for your tank, & cheaper than buying cartridges. The sponge media is cheap to buy & can easily be cut with scissers for any size you need. Have always had fish tanks off & on all my life. Everything from goldfish, bettas, to community fish. I just have 1 betta tank now. I enjoy it so much. Very relaxing to watch & I even find doing my tank maintenence & water changes relaxing. Its a wonderful hobby. Keep up the great job - I really enjoy your videos ! 😁
Hello Theresa. It sounds to me like Marty is a very lucky Betta. You certainly know your hobby and Marty couldn't ask for a better pet parent.
You should know that Marty might be setting a world record for longevity.
I thank you for your kind words and I can only hope you continue to enjoy my videos.
I hope you have a GREAT year!!!
Good morning, I just wanted to remind you all that PetCo is having a fifty percent off sale on their line of rimless aquariums.
I am not sure if anything else is on sale, but I think the sale is valid until the end of March. I personally think all the rimless tanks are over priced as a rule, but half off seemed more reasonable to me, so I bought the six gallon.
I have only had it for two days, but so far I am quite pleased. It came with a soft pad for under it and a glass top.
I used the pad, but I do not care for glass tops. Fortunately, I have a lighted hood that almost fits.
Well, I hope this information helps in case any of are looking for an aquarium sale.
Take Care, Ogle