My fish shop keeps their bettas in bags until they're sold, so obviously when you get them they're not really in top condition.
Anyway I had a look at this guy and thought he looked ok, as far as I could see in the bag... So I took him home and released him in my tank. As soon as he got out I realised one of his gills was sticking out LOADS more than the other, and you can see the black frill sticking out from underneath.
Is he just a mutant, or has he been in a scrap or something? Or is this a symptom of something?
This is him
And this is kind of showing his gill. Sorry it's not a very good pic- he's in a bowl.
Anyway I had a look at this guy and thought he looked ok, as far as I could see in the bag... So I took him home and released him in my tank. As soon as he got out I realised one of his gills was sticking out LOADS more than the other, and you can see the black frill sticking out from underneath.
Is he just a mutant, or has he been in a scrap or something? Or is this a symptom of something?
This is him
And this is kind of showing his gill. Sorry it's not a very good pic- he's in a bowl.