yes bettatalk is great, no its not fin rot, yes water changes do wonders, yes melafix is another wonder in a bottle (saved a goldfish with it), yes all the diffrent fin varieties are under splendens, no they dont like sand or sift it, YES thats a super cool betta, yes its a crowntail, yes your avatar is cute, yes the backgrounds will help, yes I too would double think the un-aquarium budda guy, yes the bamboo is properly installed now, yes im done lol.
Check my red guy out in the link below, theres alot of pics and updated ones later in the thread.