March 2022

A recent survey found Betta fish to be one of the most widely kept fish in the US, and it is easy to see why. Betta fish are colorful, personable, and easy to care for. They are often one of the first fish new fish keepers own. When I give Betta fish keeping and breeding […]

I have been keeping, breeding, and showing Betta fish around the county for over 2 decades. Hundreds of Bettas have passed through my fish room over that time. For me, it is easy to see why Betta fish are so popular. When I give talks at fish shows and clubs around the country, one of

Betta fish are easily one of the most popular fish in the hobby and for many of us, they become pets. Unlike an individual Neon Tetra or Tiger Barb, we really get to know our Betta’s. We feel they have real personalities. When any animal becomes a pet we usually want them to live for

I have been keeping and breeding betta fish for over 20 years.  At one point I had 14 tanks with betta fish in them.  During that time I have had my fair share of sick fish.  Ich is one of the most common diseases affecting our fish. White spots on a betta are symptoms of

When it comes to keeping a Betta colorful, healthy and happy, feeding them a variety of good quality foods is definitely the secret.  Having spent 20 years keeping and breeding Bettas, in my experience, Bettas want a good mix of live, frozen, and dried foods which should include bloodworms. Betta fish can eat bloodworms.  Bloodworms

If there is one thing I have learned from over 20 years of keeping Bettas, it is that variety of foods is the key to a healthy, happy, and colorful Betta.  These hardcore carnivores love live and frozen foods such as daphnia. Betta fish can eat daphnia.  Daphnia is an important part of a Bettas

It is easy to see why Bettas are so widely loved.  They are colorful, easy to care for and have tons of personality.  I have spent the last 20 years keeping and breeding Bettas, and over that time hundreds have passed through my fish room.  I have bred Bettas for fun, for competition and to

Have you looked into your Betta’s fish tank and noticed a thin, oily film on the surface?  Does it matter? Is it harmful to your Betta? In this article, I look at what causes an oily film on the surface of a Betta tank and how we can prevent it from happening. The thin, oily

Over the last 20 years or so, I have kept countless Bettas in my fish room. I have kept Betta’s as sole specimens in 10-gallon aquariums and as part of much larger community aquariums with various Tetras, catfish, and other fish.  On more than one occasion I have tried the ‘open-top’ tank for my Betta’s. 

Bettas are hardcore carnivores. There is no doubt that in the wild their diet would include bugs that fall into the water, small crustaceans, and baby fish.  Even though the Bettas we keep today are many, many generations from their wild ancestors, their instincts still exist deep inside them. If Betta fish are kept in