If you’re new to betta ownership, you’ll want to find out more about the most common health conditions and diseases that could affect your new fish friend. Preventing disease is always better than the treatment process. Therefore, it’s important to know how to keep your betta healthy in order to ensure the overall quality of …
Betta fish come in a dazzling array of forms and colors, each with a different back story and genetic profile. But there’s one betta strain in particular that hobbyists love, and that’s the marble betta. So, where did the marble betta come from, and how easy, or not, are they to breed? Origins of the …
In this fascinating article, we feature the story of one professional breeder’s adventures when he tried to produce a fish that was a combination of the traditional Cambodian black but with black finnage. The breeder in question was Walt Maurus, author of the highly-praised book, “Bettas, a Complete Introduction.” The Initial Attempt Maurus attempted to …
The subject of betta genetics is fascinating and can sometimes be very confusing for the newcomer to the fascinating world of breeding these beautiful fish. In this article, we take a look at two of the most popular betta variants, the opaque and the pastel betta, to give you a greater understanding of the genetics …
If you’re a newbie to the wonderful world of bettas, you may have noticed that many hobbyists enjoy dabbling in breeding these beautiful fish. As well as the fascination of creating something truly beautiful from your very own stock, you might just breed a prize winner. Professional betta breeders are always looking for the next …
As well as enjoying the experience of keeping a betta fish, many keen betta hobbyists enjoy breeding and crossbreeding their specimens to see what colors and forms can be produced. Now, although betta fish come in a huge range of gorgeous colors and with numerous spectacular tail forms, the purple betta fish is something that’s …
Betta fish come in a vast range of rainbow colors, including black. If you’re a fan of black bettas, you may be interested to know more about the genetics of these beautiful fish, especially if you’re interested in breeding them. Finding reliable information can be challenging, and there’s a lot of misleading, disjointed data out …
One of the main attractions of keeping betta fish is the incredible diversity of colors and forms that you can find in these glorious jewels of nature. Many betta hobbyists move on to try their hand at breeding bettas from their own stock. In some cases, completely new strains of betta have been created by …
Whether you are new to keeping bettas or you’ve been an enthusiast for some time, the myriad colors and forms of these beautiful fish can be overwhelming, especially if you are interested in breeding from your stock. If you’ve been reading up on breeding bettas and betta genetics, you will almost certainly have come across …
There are many different varieties of betta fish to choose from. And the range of colors and fin shapes you can find is dazzling! Given the right tank conditions and diet, bettas are relatively easy to keep, and you can even have a go at crossbreeding them too, which is a fascinating and fun hobby. …
