I brought home a new friend tonight as a pick-me-up for a miserable day (or week… or year…).
Isn’t he cute? He lives in a bowl (for now; hoping to get something bigger later) on my computer desk. He keeps me company while I work. I’m calling him Morimoto, which was a suggestion from by boyfriend’s brother. I thought it was funny. (Ya know, as in the Iron Chef?)
I had gone to a local aquarium store, Buzz ‘n B’s, first to look at fish, but they were all out of bettas. So I stopped in to Petco on the way home and they had a huge selection, which really surprised me. I knew they’d started carrying crowntail bettas a while back, along with the “standard” veiltail. But now they also have halfmoons (which mostly were more like deltas, really), plakats, and double tails. (Morimoto is the latter, if you couldn’t tell.) If you have no idea what I’m talking about, check out these articles about betta tail forms.
Incidentally … did you know there’s an organization called the International Betta Council (IBC) that is to bettas what the AKC is to dogs? Seriously. (I’m a former member … Yes. I AM a super-geek.)
Very cute! Awesome colour!
Happy blogoversary :)
Aww, he’s beautiful.
I did know about show fish (because I am also an animal geek extraordinaire) and it doesn’t stop at bettas – there is even an International Fancy Guppy Association. I think it’s hilarious, but also cool. :D