ThatFishGirl6231
Fish Crazy
i want to breed bettas. should i? tell me pros and cons. give me tips. i donāt know a lot about betta breeding and maybe someone here will know.
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+1If you want to breed fish choose something that has a high retail value
yeah i know there will be a lot of babies. surprisingly, my lfs has really low quality bettas and they are all pretty unhealthy. it makes me really sad.Be aware you will need a lot of tanks or containers to separate them out. You may get 200-300 fry. You are unlikely to breed Bettas of the quality of the ones available at your LFS. So your price will be greatly reduced. If you want to breed fish choose something that has a high retail value, the best fish I ever breed were Whiptail catfish. At almost $20 per fish wholesale they were worth the effort.
It is a policy of sale : they count on the fact that people, saddened to see the fish in this state, will make a nice gesture to save them, and so they sell, again and again...yeah i know there will be a lot of babies. surprisingly, my lfs has really low quality bettas and they are all pretty unhealthy. it makes me really sad.
iāve never seen anyone buy a betta from there actually. not only are they kinda hidden in the back, but they are SUPER expensive for a basic veiltail that you could get at Petsmart.It is a policy of sale : they count on the fact that people, saddened to see the fish in this state, will make a nice gesture to save them, and so they sell, again and again...
yeah iāve never seen anyone buy a betta. iām just saying that bc every time iām in petco or petsmart i see like 5 bettas sold. my lfs is way more packed. i also look at the bettas every time iām in there (like once a week) and the majority of the time, itās all the same bettas. of course like 5 have been sold (or maybe died), but thatās very little.YOU never seen anyone buy a Betta in there. That doesn't mean that others don't do it. MillionS are bred each year, sold, and die.