Bettas

[dulcie]

Look at this imperfect bettas for free.. poor things i just mailed saying i will pay postage for one, i always chose the beaten up/finless / tailess / eyeless fish anyway ! Such a sucker !

 

[GSD]

where do u get them and are they in the UK or US

 

[dulcie]

UK, http/www.kgbettas.co.uk/adoptabettapage.htm

cant wait for them to reply !

 

[Allix]

Ive already mailed him and was told they dont have any up for adoption atm

 

[BettaMomma]

SO...
If I'm understanding this correctly, they import high end beauties to sell, and these guys are the low-life rejects that aren't good enough to sell as the "high enders"?

I guess it makes me happy that they're giving them away to good homes for free rather than the alternative for bettas that *aren't quite as good as the others*.

It just breaks my heart that because a betta has some slight imperfection they're deemed as the low-lifes that aren't worth anything really. Those are the kind I like the best.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

SO...
If I'm understanding this correctly, they import high end beauties to sell, and these guys are the low-life rejects that aren't good enough to sell as the "high enders"?

It just breaks my heart that because a betta has some slight imperfection they're deemed as the low-lifes that aren't worth anything really. Those are the kind I like the best.

I agree bettamomma, what i don't get with most people though is any betta any day is more beautiful than most fish and most of the so called "ugly bettas" although not as attractive in comparison to some other bettas, are still very beautiful in comparison to most other fish.

 

[GSD]

Thats bettaman!!!im sure of it

its not the 'rejects'
its the ones he cant sell so gives to loving homes for free becasue otherwise noone would want any
i emailed him about it before and you can only get one free if you buy another betta from him

 

[BettaMomma]

Yeah, I don't think it's a bad thing at all.
I think this is a great thing this person is doing.

I just think it sucks that people look at bettas a pretty ones versus ugly ones, ya know? Corny as it may sound, I'm not lying when I say that I think they're all beautiful.

 

[OohFeeshy]

If I remember rightly the adoption page is for bettas that aren't 'show quality'. As in, if you breed them the offspring will have the same problem so they're not worth anything to breeders.

 

[willtang3000]

yer I know bettaman wouldn't do that to betta's he's just saying that these arent the nicest colours to sell

 

[wuvmybetta]

If I remember rightly the adoption page is for bettas that aren't 'show quality'. As in, if you breed them the offspring will have the same problem so they're not worth anything to breeders.

Exactly. It's not necessarily "pretty versus ugly" because none of them are ugly. It's about near perfection and staying within the standards. If a fish has huge faults that make him unshow-worthy, most breeders cull them. Others continue to raise them and hope to adopt them out some day. Surely bettaman doesn't refer to them as "ugly fish" on his adoption page

 

[mrplaty]

yer that is bettaman and he is just giving them away to a nice home instead of just being up for sale for ages!!!

that is allready adopted!!

 

[BettaMomma]

No - I didn't mean it to sound like he did say there were ugly ones.

But rather that's kind of the concensus everywhere, not just on that site - but it's moreso that the veils are the "ugly" ones and everyone else is the glamorous type. Maybe ugly isn't a good term - maybe it should be compared moreso to celebrities versus us common everyday folks.

 

[wuvmybetta]

No - I didn't mean it to sound like he did say there were ugly ones.

But rather that's kind of the concensus everywhere, not just on that site - but it's moreso that the veils are the "ugly" ones and everyone else is the glamorous type. Maybe ugly isn't a good term - maybe it should be compared moreso to celebrities versus us common everyday folks.

mmm, fair enough. I actually compare it to people who are born with a silver spoon and handed everything, they could never survive in 'the real world', much like 97% of show fish. Where as the veil is street smart and tough as nails.

 

[BettaMomma]

VERY well said!