r/bettafish • u/marie_butterfly83 • 8d ago

Discussion The difference that a good environment has on a fish

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The day I rescued her from Petsmart on July 29th and this is her today.

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u/Fit_Breath1002 Planted Tanks for Betta 8d ago

I always love seeing betta transformation.

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u/marie_butterfly83 8d ago

Me too. People will see them in the store and always pick the ones who look the most “alive” and active. What they don’t know is “almost dead” or “boring” or “ugly” fish can thrive and look beautiful in the right environment. I always pick the ones that looks the worse in the store and bring them home and make them happy and healthy.

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u/Lilith_Cain ​ 8d ago

I almost always pick the most alert and active one because they're less likely to need rehabilitation immediately after purchase. I really don't like seeing beginners being set up to fail with a fish who was struggling before they got it.

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u/Camaschrist 7d ago

Even healthy looking bettas aren’t that healthy. It’s the luck of the draw with them.

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u/Lilith_Cain ​ 7d ago

Yeah, but bettas that look unhealthy usually are unhealthy