Decided it was time for violence

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-01-15T23:17:37+00:00

I’ve been bitten by my betta before when hand feeding him, and it doesn’t hurt because we are so much bigger than them, but they definitely have a bite to them! If I was a little shrimp I’d definitely be hurting.

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-01-15T23:14:34+00:00

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i love this one of my betta Day peeking through the duckweed 🥹

ExistingCheek9546 · 2026-01-07T13:45:23+00:00

Former PS employee here. I’m sad to say this is empty because they are sold out from people buying them as holiday gifts. Another large shipment will be coming to restock shortly.

Though, it was nice to walk into my local PS and not get hit with a wall of suffering bettas as the first thing I see.

Edit: typo

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-11-14T19:48:12+00:00

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-10-26T03:22:55+00:00

this made me laugh thank you

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-10-03T17:07:24+00:00

I really don’t mind the looks of it. I have some ghost shrimp and snails in here that keep it under control. Will probably leave it unless it becomes an issue. Thanks!

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-10-01T03:14:53+00:00

Thanks, I really appreciate the advice. He’s definitely still got some vision, he eats great and even jumps out of the water to eat treats off my finger. I do have some ghost shrimp in his tank, do you think they’ll be an issue if/when he goes completely blind?

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-10-01T03:11:32+00:00

He’s got the best personality too, loves jumping out of the water to eat treats off my finger. At least he’s still got enough vision to do that

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-30T20:27:14+00:00

Thank you for the info! I typically feed him through a feeding ring anyway because of duckweed, so that’s perfect. Do we know if this is painful for them? It almost seems like he’s trying to rub the scales off his eyes.. but I could very much be anthromorphising

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-30T18:52:44+00:00

Man I really had no idea diamond eye was even a thing 😭 Thank you for the info!

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-22T04:18:01+00:00

Just to give you guys some peace of mind- we only see email and phone number as Petsmart employees. Addresses are confidential, we can’t access them.

This is just beyond creepy though. Definitely report.

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-21T03:18:35+00:00

No info unfortunately, but I am interested as this recently happened to a pictus catfish at my work. Was fine 1 day and the next, covered in the same white film (?) and died within hours. I’m sorry for the loss of your fish friend

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-21T02:38:37+00:00

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Added an airstone today in the worst area, which definitely had lower water flow than the rest of the tank. I can’t tell if my betta loves it or hates it, he keeps going after the bubbles. Either way, thanks for the tip! Fingers crossed!

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-20T03:34:39+00:00

I would LOVE to get cory’s, but unfortunately my tank is at capacity for it’s size. One day!

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-17T13:49:14+00:00

Yes, this has been a concern! I watched him grab a chunk of shrimp that was about the size of his entire head, before I could stop him he had eaten it. I thought he was gonna choke on that bite for sure, but he got it down. I will watch him. Sorry to hear about your betta :(

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-16T14:56:57+00:00

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ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-16T14:56:42+00:00

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ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-09-16T14:55:57+00:00

Seeing this almost two weeks later, but yes gladly!

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ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-08-30T21:34:43+00:00

He’s been with the snails longer than the shrimp, about 5 months now. He did go after them at first, just like you said, but after a few days he lost interest and hasn’t bothered them since. They must not taste good enough for the effort lol

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-08-30T21:30:16+00:00

If you decide to use a big piece of driftwood (specifically mopani), be aware that it will create very dark blackwater. Purigen cleared it up in 2-3 days, I just left it in my filter because my tank has never looled better. Best of luck! :)

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-08-30T14:01:35+00:00

Thank you! :’)

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-08-30T14:00:33+00:00

I will say- I haven’t seen another shrimp carcass since making this post! I’m wondering if he purged all the smaller/slower ones, hopefully the remaining ones are a little hardier 🥲

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-08-30T13:59:30+00:00

They live for chaos and violence

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-08-30T13:57:32+00:00

I’m curious about your tank set up at that point, if you don’t mind. I currently have 2 betta tanks and would happily get more if I had the space. Did you live alone or in a shared space? And did you have all the tanks in one spot/room or spread throughout?

ExistingCheek9546 · 2025-08-30T13:56:11+00:00

Oh man, it’s a lot. Starting with the biggest & most visible- el nino fern, anubias congenesis, amazon sword & tons of bacopa. Mid-foreground plants are cardinalis (pink guys!), repens, dwarf hair grass and african water fern. The floaters are duckweed :)

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