Unpopular Opinions (fish related)

[JuiceBox52]

How can there be a down side to that betta?

I have a betta with similar fin shape (my profile picture) and he does swim a lot faster. Not sure any better/faster than the long finned variety...

Theres downsides to every fish

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Theres downsides to every fish

...like what...? (Take that betta, just for example)

 

[Crispii]

How can there be a down side to that betta?

I don't find it appealing.

That's my downside to that Betta.

 

[JuiceBox52]

...like what...? (Take that betta, just for example)

All sorts of things. There are pros and cons to everything. Cons could be stocking limitations, maybe health issues due to it being man made (which you very clearly expressed dislike for previously)
There are probably more as well

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

Aliens are just a hybrid of different species from the splendens complex. I enjoyed wild Bettas as opposed to domestics on just how interesting they are. They are completely different than domestics in terms of appearance and behavior. Not only that, but many Betta species are classified as endangered, hence why I want to work with them as opposed to domestics and Aliens.

Domesticated Bettas never really interest me and seeing that Aliens are a man-made fish, I probably won't find it as appealing as the wild species.

I appreciate the thoughtful explanation, thank you I really don't know much about bettas except some basic care facts and a tiny bit about wild conditions they live in, and that thanks to Byron, so this is fascinating to me. I'd do more research before ever getting one of course, but it'll be a while before I have soft enough water and a free tank, so just picking up bits of info here and there for now.

I didn't even know that there were different wild types until seeing @JuiceBox52 art thread Do the wild types you get come from the wild though? It is great if more hobbyists are breeding the wild types since they're endangered (which I also didn't know), so we aren't just left with the domestic varieties.

I still love the look of the alien bettas though

 

[Crispii]

I still love the look of the alien bettas though

That's fine. We all have different tastes on what fish we enjoy and what fish we don't enjoy keeping. In the end, it's your preference, and that's okay.

 

[Crispii]

I didn't even know that there were different wild types until seeing @JuiceBox52 art thread Do the wild types you get come from the wild though? It is great if more hobbyists are breeding the wild types since they're endangered (which I also didn't know), so we aren't just left with the domestic varieties.

It depends. Sometimes you may get wild-caught specimen and sometimes you may be getting tank raised specimen. All of the Bettas that I bought were wild-caught, with the exception of my Betta rubra, which was from an F1 spawn.

 

[JuiceBox52]

All sorts of things. There are pros and cons to everything. Cons could be stocking limitations, maybe health issues due to it being man made (which you very clearly expressed dislike for previously)
There are probably more as well

In fact, you said that any attempt to make an animal look different than the ones found in the wild is animal abuse, so how can you say there couldnt be any downsides?

I agree, Discus are overrated. I also agree that any attempt to make a fish look like what it isn't in the wild, is animal abuse. Especially ballon Mollys, fancy goldfish, and GlowFish.

Have you seen the new "GlowBettas"? Its disgusting to be honest. I feel so sorry for them...

Crispii explained it quite well, these fish may be more beautiful than GloFish, but they are not natural

Aliens are just a hybrid of different species from the splendens complex. I enjoyed wild Bettas as opposed to domestics on just how interesting they are. They are completely different than domestics in terms of appearance and behavior. Not only that, but many Betta species are classified as endangered, hence why I want to work with them as opposed to domestics and Aliens.

Domesticated Bettas never really interest me and seeing that Aliens are a man-made fish, I probably won't find it as appealing as the wild species.

 

[LostBear]

What do people think about the alien bettas? They're the bettas that really caught my eye and made me want one, but I haven't looked into any downsides to them either since I'm not in a rush to set up a betta tank. I just think they're beautiful, and look as though they can swim better than a lot of the more long finned varieties
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They are very striking - but they don't look real.

 

[Stykk]

here's another one from me:

I don't like Java ferns

Me neither! Most are ugly and messy looking.

My opinion: I don't like my Fluval canister filter. From the ribbed tubing that's hard to bend around the mounting thing to the setup of the trays inside that has way too much bypass. And no spray bar? Jeez... They do look cool though...

 

[Lomaxf]

Okay I don't like bi orbs

 

[FishFinatic77]

Okay I don't like bi orbs

Me neither. I think they're awful. Not only do the curved sides distort the fish's vision, it's also hard to get a heater in there, and the built in filter is terrible.

 

[FishGuest5123]

@NCaquatics I'm starting to wonder whether I agree with you about neons... do you know whether cardinals can be the same way? I added three male guppies to the 55 gallon community tank once, and all of them wound up with splits in their tails. Water was fine, and I hadn't thought it could have been another fish in there. The two loaches, maybe, but they they tend to keep to themselves at the bottom while the guppies stayed at the top. Mollies and platies were okay, couldn't see any other fin problems, except the guppies tails. Moved them back to another tank and the tails healed up fine.

There are six neons and six cardinals in there. I haven't seen them act aggressively, but perhaps they were the culprits?

Male guppies are likely the culprit. Mine always pick on each other.

 

[FishGuest5123]

I was in there recently and the Bettas look so miserable and there all dropped

All dropped???

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

Male guppies are likely the culprit. Mine always pick on each other.

I haven't had that problem in my own male only tanks though. Or my colony tank that has females and two males (the males in there might be distracted by the girls though... lol!) Only happened when they were in the community tank. But, there are also two zebra danios in there (my dad's tank, so I know they need a group, they're the old two remaining from a group of eight), so it could have been the other male guppies, the danios, the neons, or maybe the gourami.