Unusual bettas...?

[Tokis-Phoenix]

I was generally researching some fish earlier on and i stumbled across these bettas called "betta enisae"'s; they look very wild and simple but very beutiful looking- my type of betta . I was wondering wether you guys have ever heard of them and would know my chances of getting some living in England, and how i would go about getting some
Any other info you can give me would be realy useful- i am not attempting to ever breed any bettas, they would be pets/companions only.
Thankyou for your time

 

[Michael Roth]

they are pretty. You ought to look at betta macrostoma too...but they have a hefty price

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

they are pretty. You ought to look at betta macrostoma too...but they have a hefty price

Like these;?

http/uk.geocities.com/mohdnooradnin/album1.htm

Hmm...they are realy nice but im not so sure on the mouths how much roughly would they cost?

 

[cla55y19]

wow there really kool think they look a bit like a killi fish tho

 

[Bettaman]

they come from indonesia very much harder fish to keep they require soft water and ph of 5.5-6 they are mouth brooders althought you said you were not breeding and require a lot of space you could try the AAGB.............

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Here's the site where i first discovered bette enisaes;

http/ibc-smp.org/species/enisae.html

 

[Bettaman]

here is a link you could try them as i said above

http/www.aagb.org/

 

[LuBear]

the red eyes are pretty cool... and the blue design on the fins are pretty cool too. Now I want one of those!!!

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

here is a link you could try them as i said above
http/www.aagb.org/e.........

The link doesn't work ?

 

[Bettaman]

try again i typed it in wrong..........


http/www.aagb.org/

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

try again i typed it in wrong..........


http/www.aagb.org/

Thanks

 

[slamster17]

as your first wild betta or mouth brooder, as i am assuming, i suggest that you start out with something simpler and easier to keep yet just as beautiful.
for a small size you could try b. Simplex(gorgeous fish i have a pair), betta falx(i have a pair of these coming in a week or two), betta picta, betta sp kappuas.
for a larger easy to keep mouth brooder i would go with betta unimaculata which unfortunately get up to 4 inches or more, i almost got a pair of these but did not have the space to maintain them.
for more info i would suggest the ibc-smp(www.ibc-smp.org)try contacting some american breeders such as Victorea Earnest(simplex, picta, kappuas, falx), or Yohan Fernando(unimaculata many others including enisae i think) they maybe able to ship to England and both are very nice people.

hope i helped

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Thanks for the info- are wild bettas that much difficult to keep than normal/captivity bred ones? are they alot less hardy and more specific about the conditions they should be kept in like ph?
A long time ago i used to have a male and female VT bettas but i lost them after about 6months due to internal bacteria, but in the last 4months i have begun researching bettas again and have plans for getting at least 2, preferably one saved from some terible conditions and the other i want to buy to be a more rare breed type of betta in good condition- im just one of these people though who spends months researching before i ever get around to getting a new fish.

 

[slamster17]

yes they are alot more picky about water conditions and food sometimes. my first pair of imbellis babies died and i read later that it was most likely because i changed too much of the water at a time. if it is your first wild type i would suggest that you go with a bubblenester such as imbellis just to see what its like, but if you go for mouthbrooders deffinately try one of the ones that are easier to keep.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Thanks for the info again i shall go check out and research imbellis then