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Feb 06
Blue Betta Fish: Colors, Types, Care & Genetics Guide
Few aquarium fish can compete with the intense color of a blue betta. Some glow with deep sapphire and cobalt shades. Others shimmer icy steel-blue, flash turquoise-green when they turn under the aquarium light, or combine brilliant blue with black, white, red, metallic, koi, or marble patterns. But blue bettas are more interesting than their …
Feb 05
The Perfect Harmony: Integrating Betta Fish in Plant Environments
A healthy planted aquarium can be one of the best environments you can create for a betta fish. Live plants do far more than make the tank beautiful. They create sheltered spaces, break up open sight lines, offer broad leaves for resting, provide places to explore, and can help use nutrients produced by fish waste …
Feb 04
Betta Fish Toys: How They Promote Play and Mental Stimulation in Betta Fish
Betta fish have a way of making it very clear that there is more going on behind those tiny eyes than many people expect. Walk toward the aquarium and your betta may rush to the front glass. Move something near the tank and it may follow it. Rearrange a plant and suddenly that plant deserves …
Feb 03
Male Betta Fish: Characteristics, Care, and Compatibility
Few freshwater aquarium fish have as much personality packed into such a small body as the male Betta fish. Male Betta splendens, commonly known as the Siamese Fighting Fish, are famous for their spectacular colors, elaborate fins, territorial displays, and surprisingly interactive behavior. A healthy male Betta may learn when feeding time is approaching, investigate …
Feb 02
Veiltail Betta Fish: Colors, Care, Lifespan & Tail Type Guide
The Veiltail Betta is one of the most recognizable aquarium fish in the world. With its long, flowing tail sweeping downward behind the body, the Veiltail has the classic silhouette many people picture when they hear the words Betta fish or Siamese Fighting Fish. Veiltails may not always receive the same attention as elaborate Halfmoons, …
Jan 31
Betta Fish Natural Habitat: Where Bettas Live in the Wild
The colorful Betta swimming through a home aquarium can seem a world away from its wild ancestors. Domestic Betta fish (Betta splendens) have been selectively bred into spectacular varieties with enormous fins, metallic scales, marble patterns, and colors ranging from deep blue and crimson to white, copper, yellow, and pink. But wild Bettas did not …
Jan 31
Betta Fish Water Conditioners: Keeping Your Finned Friend Happy and Healthy
Clean water is one of the foundations of good Betta fish care—but “clean” tap water is not necessarily aquarium-safe water. Municipal drinking water is commonly disinfected with chlorine or chloramine to make it safe for people. Those disinfectants serve an important purpose in drinking-water systems, but they can be harmful to fish and to the …
Jan 30
Betta Fish Colors: Complete Guide to Colors, Patterns & Genetics
Few aquarium fish can compete with the Betta when it comes to color. Domestic Betta splendens can be deep crimson, electric blue, turquoise, yellow, orange, white, black, copper, pastel pink, or almost every combination in between. Some shimmer like metal. Others look as though someone splashed them with paint. Koi Bettas may combine red, white, …
Jan 29
Betta Fish Fin Rot: Keeping Your Aquatic Friend Healthy
Few things are more alarming to a Betta keeper than watching those beautiful fins begin to disappear. A Betta that once had a full, flowing tail may suddenly develop ragged edges, splits, discoloration, or progressively shorter fins. This condition is commonly called fin rot, and it is one of the most frequently discussed health problems …
Jan 28
Green Betta Fish: Colors, Types, Care & Genetics Guide
Green Betta fish can be some of the most striking—and most confusing—members of the Betta splendens world. Under one light, a fish may look emerald green. Move the aquarium light or change your viewing angle and suddenly that same Betta appears turquoise, teal, or even predominantly blue. That isn’t necessarily a trick of photography. Much …
