Marine betta - looks ok or not?

[Ardeus]

I found a marine betta for sale over 200kms away and I got this video.

https://youtu.be/eHosLHNX-xM



I am not sure if something's wrong with his right gill or if it's just a coincidence that it was open during the time it was being filmed. I can't get more info or talk to the shop before going there next Monday.

What do you guys think?

 

[Dmorty217]

I can’t tell a thing from that short video. Can you get a longer length one? I would also want to see it eat in the video before driving that far

 

[Ardeus]

This betta is in a distributor tank and they sent this video to a LFS and they sent it me. I reserved it, but later saw that right gill that left me a bit suspicious

Next monday the guy from the LFS will be there early in the morning to pick some fish for the store (they are located 500kms from me) and I arranged to be there to to get the betta.

This one is captive bred so I guess it is adapted to eat frozen food. I know these guys are notoriously shy and not very active feeders, I would be surprised if it has eaten there.

 

[Uncle99]

This betta is in a distributor tank and they sent this video to a LFS and they sent it me. I reserved it, but later saw that right gill that left me a bit suspicious

Next monday the guy from the LFS will be there early in the morning to pick some fish for the store (they are located 500kms from me) and I arranged to be there to to get the betta.

This one is captive bred so I guess it is adapted to eat frozen food. I know these guys are notoriously shy and not very active feeders, I would be surprised if it has eaten there.

IMO....no eat no buy, or your taking a huge risk with an expensive fish.
If he eats ( and you have access to what's being consumed) and he looks, acts, swims good then the risk becomes much lower.

I assume that if you buy and not flying there and back, he will have several hours in a bag? Actually between 5-7 hours. Make sure he is packaged appropriately for the trip ........A shot of oxygen in the bag, insulated container, maintain normal heating in the vehicle....same as export....I trust they know this.....long travel increases risk...

Met a guy the other weak trying to get a cleaner shrimp from Florida to New York. The LFS put him in a bag, the guy puts the bag in his carry on, but was surprised that it did not make it!

 

[Ardeus]

Thanks. I also noticed it does look skinny.

If I go there, I will drive. The fish would be just 2 hours in the bag and I have heat packs and stiro boxes.

 

[Uncle99]

Thanks. I also noticed it does look skinny.

If I go there, I will drive. The fish would be just 2 hours in the bag and I have heat packs and stiro boxes.

It's a beautiful fish, worth the drive, 200km not so bad and your ready for transport.

Good luck!

 

[Ardeus]

Thanks. I will go and check him out

 

[Uncle99]

Thanks. I will go and check him out

Let us Know how things worked out...

 

[Ardeus]

I went there but I wasn't allowed in, only retailers can enter.

The retailer that sent me the video was there and he said there was nothing visually wrong with the marine betta, but... there was another one... a much larger one.



I brought them both home and they're in a 300 litres quarentine tank. It's going to be a very long quarentine because I will only put them in the display tank after they trained me to handfeed them.

Thank a lot for the encouragement!