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Hanna
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GAIUS OCTAVIUS and MAURICE
« on: November 28, 2010, 02:55:12 AM »
Wow, phew,  Grin

The fishhoarder has been at Fishchicks Aquariums and Annerley's too.
I got some plants , floating ones for the big tank for the babies to hide in, also a pot with African Tiger Lotus.

A N D........ OCTAVIUS  
Cheesy,  Grin

more pics taken with the new camera will follow Wink
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2010, 03:01:59 AM »
He is gorgeous Hanna! I love the bowl too. 
I am so jealous you got to go to fishchicks aquarium! I bet they had the most amazing fish there Smiley
Did you get him from there?
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2010, 03:22:11 AM »
Yes, I did, they had some, sold in pairs only for $ 100.--  Shocked  Roll Eyes  Shocked

Octavius was "only" $ 25.-- Cheesy

The bowl incl. stand we bought at Rocklea Market for $ 3.-- before we got to Fishchick.
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2010, 03:35:00 AM »
Lol pricey, but he is beautiful... definitely worth it!
At least you didn't have to spend much on the bowl Cheesy
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2010, 04:29:57 AM »
He's really pretty Smiley
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2010, 10:31:09 AM »
wow! he's beautiful! Congrats Hanna! (Love the decorations too. They look like live plants - am I right?)
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2010, 02:03:54 PM »
He's a gorgeous crown tail betta! Smiley
Nice bowl too!
I love betta bowls! Wink
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Hanna
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2010, 04:53:00 PM »
Thank you ladies,

Octavius is happy, eats and makes bubbles, shows his beauty  Grin

Yes, they are real plants: some Elodea and floating Richia and Sprite.
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2010, 09:24:36 PM »
So you DID have a hitchhiker on the ride back home ♥ What a beautiful boy he is!!! Congrats on your new Prince Grin
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2010, 10:10:06 PM »
Another fighting fish?? Haha Hanna soon you'll have no room for anything on your tables as they will all be covered with betta bowls Tongue He is gorgeous, but how come he was so expensive?
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2010, 04:12:28 AM »
Maybe he was of certain quality Smiley Pet shop fish are usually (at least when it comes to goldfish) culls from the "perfect" specimens used for breeding and shows! So it could be that this guy has either been bred by a private breeder, OR he may be of a better quality than those in the pet shops Smiley
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2010, 05:13:52 AM »
Andrea,yes, Nossie this is right. Octavius is one of them rare strains. The shop we bought him from is specialized in those. The lady there won quite a few awards in having those rare bettas... and Octavius was one of the less expensive ones, because I just couldn't afford to pay $ 100,--  Shocked
It was hard to choose one because they ALL were so beautiful but then again we decided to get the one who was the most intersted in US, lol.

BTW, ther was a couple in front of us, they bought at least 6 bettas from there... Roll Eyes

Fishchick is known as THE fish boutique arround here with rare species and rare plants too
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #12 on: November 29, 2010, 05:20:57 AM »
Here's a better photo, it shows his 3 coloured  fins and tail  Wink
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #13 on: November 29, 2010, 05:59:45 AM »
Oh my god, now I see why he was so expensive, he is almost like a butterfly  Shocked Do you know if they have any stores in NSW Hanna?
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« Reply #14 on: November 29, 2010, 06:06:49 AM »
Andrea, I don't know about shops in NSW, but I think they ship too.
Just have a look attheir website; (Link is not visible to guests. Please register to view.)

Now you can imagine that my jaw dropped down when I first seen their fish... Shocked

 Couldn' you feel the ground shaking ?
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2010, 09:09:40 AM »
The new photo shows him much better! His colors are more visible Smiley
He's SO handsome Wink I'd love to visit that shop sometime just to see! Smiley Hope I'll go down to Australia some day! Cheesy (Maybe on a tattoo convention!)
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« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2010, 09:39:05 PM »
Nossie if you do that you could do my next tattoo  Cheesy Or one of them because I don't know if I can wait that long ha.

Thanks Hanna, I'll check it out Smiley
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #17 on: November 30, 2010, 12:46:24 PM »
That'd be cool! Grin
But it may take a whie, I have to afford the journey first! xD
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #18 on: November 30, 2010, 05:56:45 PM »
Our local store has some too!
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« Reply #19 on: December 29, 2010, 01:54:36 PM »
Wow Hanna! I just saw the picture - SO GORGEOUS! I can see why he was 25 bucks!
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #20 on: December 31, 2010, 07:03:48 AM »
What a second!!! My betta had the same torn up looking fins. Does that mean my fish has fin rot?
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« Reply #21 on: December 31, 2010, 09:39:22 AM »
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What a second!!! My betta had the same torn up looking fins. Does that mean my fish has fin rot?

If the fins of your betta looks the same like Octavius it isn'y fin rot. This is the way their fins ARE Wink
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #22 on: December 31, 2010, 10:33:32 AM »
wait - I might have missed if you said this earlier in the topic, but is he a Crowntail??
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #23 on: December 31, 2010, 11:46:01 AM »
Yes, he is a beautiful crown tail betta....I have one too...mine is royal blue! Smiley
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #24 on: December 31, 2010, 05:02:13 PM »
I didn't mention it, but yes, he's a Crowntail  Wink

Minde, please post pics of your bettas
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« Reply #25 on: January 01, 2011, 05:39:59 AM »
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What a second!!! My betta had the same torn up looking fins. Does that mean my fish has fin rot?

Both me and Nossie have told that your betta is most likely a crown tail before. I hope you have worked out whether it is fin rot or a crown tail, so you are treating wrongly. I'm pretty sure it is a crown tail by the photo you posted  Wink
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #26 on: January 01, 2011, 02:29:56 PM »
YAY! I was right!  Smiley He looked like a gorgeous crown tail, so I just did some assuming. tee hee
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #27 on: January 01, 2011, 03:41:51 PM »
Thank you Hanna I was so worried!
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« Reply #28 on: January 01, 2011, 04:49:44 PM »
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Thank you Hanna I was so worried!

 Wink It's ok, hope you didn't treat for nothing Wink
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Re: GAIUS OCTAVIUS
« Reply #29 on: January 02, 2011, 01:50:24 AM »
oh hanna he's preeetttyyy.... soooo pweettyyyy.. i want... so bad..

reminds me of a betta i saw in the petstore.. he had a blue ish body with a red tail tipped with yellow

SO PWETTY
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