whenever i go 2 my lfs they never hav bettas nd wen they do there is only a plain red or bloe 1 which looks very unhealthy fins not showing any real colours and lying at the bottom of the tank
so my question is where do u get your lovely bettas from?
Just thought I'd mention - apart from the fact that many places deal only in lower-quality bettas - fish typically don't show their best colours, etc. in the more stressful LFS environment, especially as they've often just been through shipping.
And as you probably know, when you take fish home, their appearance will markedly improve over time, and this can be very pronounced in bettas.
I bought one fish, (sold as a Half Moon but with a bent outside ray that failed to reach the spread anyway so a Super Delta - and I do mean Super to me) who seemed to me to be very plain, (and with asymetrical finnage as his tail was shorter than his fins) but struck me as a very nice fish, personality-wise.
As soon as he'd begun to warm up in the bag - even before getting into his tank - the first signs of irridescence began to show.
He's a beautifully colourful boy, and the nicest, most interactive betta I have, so he lives by the head of my bed, nice and handy to turn round and visit.
Yet, logically, I shouldn't have got him; he'd initially appeared rather ugly to me at the store and was several times as expensive as most others there.
Of course, I had no way of knowing, I just liked his apparent personality somehow...
But if you're breeding, of course, rather than looking for pets, it's a whole different ball game.
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