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so... I've never had a betta... am I missing something???

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my mom had one, started out in a little bowl, got her a 2.5 gallon to put it in, instead of the quart sized bowl she had it in... so I have followed the fish species a little... if I did get one, I would want to tank it with a few unusual fish, with similar habitats... I would guess the wild types would be better with a few odd fish, than the splendins... but then you lose a lot of the colors...

in essence, I'm trying to talk myself into it... I'll have the 10 gallon tanks available, after I move a bunch of fish into the 45 gallon I'm setting up right now... I also have a couple 30 gallon longs that I will set up sooner or later...
 
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You have NEVER had a Betta . You’re missing out Man . Not only is a Betta mandatory in any aquarists experience but they are beautiful fish with a rich history in the hobby . They are easy to breed if you do your homework and set them up right too . The anabantid group of fish which includes gouramis , Betta’s and Paradise Fish are unlike other groups and a well rounded tropical fish hobbyist should have at least some experience with them to add to his knowledge . Betta’s are commonly available everywhere at prices ranging from downright cheap to a King’s ransom . Maybe seeing them everywhere cooped up in those little plastic cups has made you overlook them . Go get one . Today !
 
I have had Gourami's before, & currently have one... but never had paradise fish or betta's
 
Look into wild-type B. imbellus. Their colors are every bit as stunning as anything the selective breeders have come up with. They're intelligent, interesting personalities, tough and easy to breed too. If you get a pair, have a plan to re-home the mom when the dad turns against her.
 
I love bettas...they have such personality, and throw such adorable tantrums if you're late with the food. Or in my Smudge's case, if you try to put up an algae shield background on the tank for part of the day to block natural sunlight - he hates it, so I'm stuck cleaning algae out of the tank every week.

Eddie, my paradise fish, is far more moody and anti-social than Smudge. And Smudge blows better bubble nests, too, but don't tell Eddie I said so or he'll sulk for days.

You won't regret getting a betta, IMO. :)
 
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You never had a fancy betta? And what, you didn't have pimples in your teens or bad fashion choices at any point in your life?

I don't like fancy fancy Bettas. Older style fancy Bettas were okay, and they can still be found. Most of them are half blind so they can't see you as anything but a lumpish shadow, and largely immobile and disfunctional from over the top finnage. They're highly overrated fish.


He now ducks and hides behind his screen.
 
Ok… I never really had pimples either… unfortunately can’t really talk fashion sense… remember parachute pants… and my prom tux was a power blue polyester model…
So how about a few suggestions for tank mates for a wild type… although I do find some some of the dragon scale bettas pretty interesting…
 
Magnum Man said:
Ok… I never really had pimples either… unfortunately can’t really talk fashion sense… remember parachute pants… and my prom tux was a power blue polyester model…
So how about a few suggestions for tank mates for a wild type… although I do find some some of the dragon scale bettas pretty interesting…
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