How old???

[Icewolf]

How old should a betta be before it is sold at a pet store. I bought a female, and she doesn't look more than 7 weeks old(according to all the growth charts).

 

[cutecotton]

feamles in petstores always look younger than they really are becuase they're so underfed and usually not well taken off.

 

[Icewolf]

I have just never seen a batch that small in a store.

 

[BeccaBlain]

It depends on the breeder before the fish arrives at the store.

Most pet store Betta are 6 months to a year and a half old.

Stunting, apparently, has become quite popular with breeders. My Mason is a stunted fellow... as were many of the other fish at the store.

It annoys me to no end, really.

 

[Icewolf]

I know what u mean. She was put in with about 4 diff. species and they were all at least twice her size. I had to take her. My wife got very angry seeing as I have alot of fish. But the betta has a blue body red fins with some green in the tail. So you see I had to rescue her.

 

[GuppyDude]

are the female ur talkin about an inch or so long? because my lfs had them for a while and the sold out quick, i thoght they were to young but i guess they could of just been mailnurished..

 

[Icewolf]

Yah they're about an inch long. Any time I go into the store and see them I buy at least one.

 

[Wisperian]

Petco and Petcetera ones are usually about one year old and the ones I buy from the Rainforest Spectrum some of em submitted by bkk_group gave me my first ever mustard gassy betty! They are bout 6 months old I guess.... ask bkk! He bred em!