Betta FAQ

By Mushi
 
Betta Basics

Petfish.net Betta quick facts.

International Betta Congress.  Looking for information on bettas, "fancy" bettas, or other species besides B. Splendens?  This is the place to go.  If you are looking to join a local betta club, check out the "Chapters" link to see if there is one in your area.  The "Members Webs" link will lead you to IBC registered betta breeders if you are looking for that special couple to start your own "show" lines.

Betta home considerations.  What's the best home for your betta?  How often should you change your betta's water?  Check this out and see if it doesn't give you some ideas.

Aquabelle's guide to Betta color and tail traits.  If you don't know the difference between a veiltail and a halfmoon, or a butterfly and a Mustard Gas, this article is one you'll really enjoy.  Lots of great photos.

Amber D's guide to keeping multiple female Bettas in the same tank.  Beautiful photos illustrate this article, a must-read if you are thinking about having a female Betta tank.

Forum Posts about keeping female bettas together.  Various Petfish.net people discuss successes and failures keeping female bettas together in a sorority.  Includes tips to make your attempt more successful and things you should avoid doing.  This thread may be a little jumbled as I'm merging different posts on the same topic together, be forgiving

Do-It-Yourself plastic canvas tank dividers.  A cheap and easy way to divide up those tanks so that your bettas can have luxury condos, and you can cut back on the water changes.

Betta Disease

Mushi's betta disease page with lots of pictures donated by Petfish.net regulars.  This is a work in progress, if you have any good photos or disease information that you'd like to share, please feel free to send Mushi a private message or e-mail about it (she loves this stuff!).

Betta Talk betta disease page.  Good diagnostic page with several photos what diseased bettas look like (helps with diagnosing yours).

Betta M.D.  Excellent chart listing symptoms and possible causes as well as treatment options. 

BettasRUs betta disease diagnosis.  The thing that sticks out about this site is that there is an interactive program which helps you diagnose your betta's illness simply by answering "yes" or "no" to questions asked.  You can also look up illnesses by name, as well as learning how to prevent illnesses.

Betta Genetics

The Betta Bubble color and tail type guide.  Some really fantastic photography on this page, and it compliments Aquabelle's article very well.  At the bottom is a little mini-chart on tail type dominance.

Deep Blue Bettas Genetics Predictor. Put in the information you know about your male and female betta, and this predictor will help you figure out what the fry should look like.  Remember, this is less accurate with pet store bettas since you cannot be positive of their lineage.  Thanks to Crimsonrain for posting this link.

Betta Territory Genetics.  A wonderfully illustrated site that includes pundit squares for many of the common betta colors.  Great explanations of the "layers" of betta color.  Genetic terminology - if the stuff on that page just confused the heck out of you.

Jim Sonnier's guide to betta genetics is 7 pages worth of genetics goodness.  Enjoy!

Betty Splendens Links to betta genetics articles of interest.  Some great stuff in here for you mad betta scientists!

Betta Breeding

BettasRUs Betta breeding information.  If you're thinking about spawning a pair of bettas, this is a good place to start your research.

Betta Talk Betta breeding information.  Another excellent source of spawning information, with some beautiful photos of spawning behavior.

Classic Bettas breeding page.  Image-heavy page with some really incredible shots of spawning tank setup, the spawning process and photos of fry in the nest.  Also has a little blurb at the bottom about photographing bettas.

Betty Splendens Links to several different methods of betta spawning.  Excellently detailed articles.

Betta Fry Rearing

Betta Talk fry rearing information.  Well-organized information on what it takes to rear betta fry.

BC Betta fry rearing information.  Marianne from B.C. Betta explains how she raises her lovely bettas.

The Betta Bubble fry rearing information.  A look into how another breeder raises fry successfully.

Jim Sonnier explains how to raise betta fry, including how to cull and how large fry should be at certain ages.