thanks, you guys!! the Betta babies thank ya too... even though its been kinda tough at times, they're happy little fishies ~_^

thanks a lot Sophie! thats so nice ! I really miss when Maui looked like that too, hopefully he'll grow back with the same color and an ever fuller tail. I have learned a lot in the past month just taking care of Maui, I honestly had no idea that HM's routinely blow they tails (not usually THIS badly though), especially when you make a sudden change in their environment... which I did! I totally regret adding an Indian Almond Leaf into his tank -.- bleh. Ya know, you can always have a Maui son (or two, or daughters) when I spawn them, since you like him so much ... I expect a LOT of the fry to look just like mommy & daddy and a high occurence of HM's, since Maui and Kula are siblings.