The International Tropical Flora And Fauna Festival Begins Tomorrow!

The International Tropical Flora and Fauna Festival begins tomorrow in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Betta fish being one of the major displays. This is very cool - check it out below!

Vietnam tropical fish go on display in southern hub - Thanh Nien Daily

Thanh Nien Daily

Vietnam tropical fish go on display in southern hub Thanh Nien Daily, Vietnam - Aug 30, 2006 ... like Paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis) as well as imported species including Red discus (Symphysodon discus), Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) and ...

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Bowled over - Betta Article from Star-Telegram.com.

Bowled over

Popular bettas easy to care for

Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal

Bettas are enduringly popular pets.

All ages seem to like them, especially seniors. They are hits in nursing homes and hospitals. They are cheap ($3 and up) and easy to keep, but be warned: Tropical fish are like potato chips. It's hard to stop at one.

Here's how to get started in 10 easy steps:

1. Any basic setup is fine. A lot of tiny bowls are sold for bettas, but they are awfully small. Would you want to swim in a teacup? A gallon-size fishbowl is an attractive option.

2. Tap water is fine, but it must be conditioned. You can buy a conditioner, or let the tap water sit for 24 hours before using it. Unconditioned water will burn their lungs -- their labyrinth organs -- and kill them.

3. Temperature. Don't plop your new fish in the conditioned water. The fish needs to get used to colder temperatures gradually, and most homes are not as warm as pet stores. To do that, float the plastic fish bag with the fish still in it on top of the conditioned water in a large clean bowl. Leave the fish there for 15 to 20 minutes to get acclimated.

It is not a problem to move a betta from colder water to warmer. Keep your fish at no cooler than 70 degrees. Put the bowl on top of an electrical appliance like a TV, which will produce some warmth. Or get a small light and keep it over them. Fish are cold-blooded. The higher the water temperature, the more active they are.

4. Never fill the bowls all the way up. The smaller surface area limits oxygen. Oxygen can enter only on the surface. They will drown if they can't get air. Also, they can jump out if the water level is too high.

5. Purchase a water plant for the bowl and put an inch of aquarium gravel on the bottom. The plant should be healthy and removed or trimmed if it shows signs of discoloration. If you use gravel, wash it thoroughly with each water change.

6. Feed your betta once a day and remove any uneaten food after five minutes with a small fish net. Bettas are finicky. Some will eat only freeze-dried blood worms, but others want pellets or flakes. Some people offer their bettas live food. Talk to the seller.

7. Change the water at least once a week, sooner if it gets cloudy. Wash the bowl and decorations thoroughly. If you use soap, be sure to rinse it completely.

8. Don't put your fishbowl in direct sunlight or by a vent. This is not a fish fry.

9. Put your fish to bed at night (turn off the lights). Give them a period of darkness because fish sleep, too.

10. Buy a good betta book and/or consult Betta Talk at www.bettatalk.com when you get stuck. Keep in mind that even experts do not agree on the details.

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Have you been getting the discounts?

Have you been taking advantage of all the discounts to all the online shops that I've found for you all? You can find some links to the right under "Get Discounts at these Shops!".

You can also find top information products by using the "Search" box above.  ClickBank contains some of the most popular online information products and now you can get discounted prices on them through the above search option. Almost every topic imaginable is covered. Give it a try and let me know what you think.

I hope I've made your online experience just a little bit easier.

Enjoy! =)

PS: You will also find an excellent Betta guide through the search box called "Betta lover's Guide". It's a great guide that every betta lover should have!

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Banning Live Fish As Decorations....Justified Or Just Over-reacting?

Here's some Betta fish controversy. What side are you on?


PETA COMPLAINT PROMPTS CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY TO BAN LIVE FISH ... - PETA (press release)

PETA COMPLAINT PROMPTS CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY TO BAN LIVE FISH ... PETA (press release), VA - Aug 3, 2006 Calgary, Alberta — After receiving a letter from PETA that explained the cruelty involved in using betta fish as decorations at corporate events, Canadian ...

Your Betta Made Top Ten!!

Take a look at this article. Betta's have made the 10 simple steps to lower stress list. - You gotta love your Betta.

Relaxation nation: 10 simple steps toward less stress - The State

Relaxation nation: 10 simple steps toward less stress The State, SC - 13 hours ago ... Volunteer at an animal shelter. 10. If that's too much of a commitment, try getting a colorful betta fish and placing him in a small bowl on your desk at work.

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Feed Your Fry!

Here are some helpful quick tips to help you care for your Betta Fry.

You can raise the betta fry in an aquarium, but there are a few important things to remember.

1) You have to feed them several times a day. They can easily starve in a few hours, especially in a "clean" aquarium with no infusoria to graze on. Try boiling an egg, crumbling a tiny part of the yolk into a little water in a jar or something you can shake, and feeding that.

2) You have to change the water almost every day, which can be tricky due to having such tiny fry in the water! But they grow very quickly when given enough water changes and food. (A good way to keep them is in a tank with *no* gravel, only lots of floating plants. Live plants also add a little infusoria, generally).

3) You should keep the tank covered as much as possible to keep the air temperature just above the water the same as the water temperature. When their labyrinth organ first develops, and they go to the surface to breathe, they can develop pneumonia if the air temp is too cold! -heather h.

Feeding Baby Betta Fish.

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Male and Female Betta's in the Same Tank?

Male Betta's are very aggressive fish.  They will even be aggressive towards female Betta's. It's only recommended to have a male and female in the same tank if you are planning to breed them.

Male Betta's will attack and nip at the females and possibly killing them.

So, unless you plan on breeding them, keep them separated in differnt fish tanks.

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Your Betta Have a Swollen Belly?

This may be a simple case of "SWIM BLADDER DISORDER". A rather common betta problem that may be caused by overfeeding your betta.

Your Betta will likely recover on its own if you stop over feeding it. For the time being cut back on your feedings and see if the swollen area reduces.

Betta's with Swim Bladder Disorder are not contagious. Just cut back on the feeding for a while and the swollen belly should go away on it's own. If not, the culprit may be something other then Swim Bladder Disorder.

Betta Compatibility Check List ...

When looking for the best fish to have with your Bettas, here's a few points you should consider. You'll find here:

http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/bettacompat.htm

A few guidelines listed by a Betta enthusiast - It's a short list but still great points to consider before introducing your Betta to other fish.

Yahoo has video's too....

Have you ever gone to Yahoo's Video sharing site? They have some great Betta Videos there as well.

Go here http://video.yahoo.com/ to check it out. Just search "Betta Fish" and you'll be given a list of betta videos that people have shared. Some are fantastic. Others....well, you be the judge =)

I wanted to share some with you here, but it seems Yahoo wont let me post the videos directly on my blog.

So if you have some time go take a look.

10 Easy Steps to Bettas ...

Here's an article for 10 How To Get Started with Bettas from Akron at Beacon Journal on Star-Telegram.com - Check it out!


Bowled over - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Bowled over Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Jul 23, 2006 ... It is not a problem to move a betta from colder water to warmer. Keep your fish at no cooler than 70 degrees. Put the bowl on top ...

Do Bettas Like Tranquil spaces?

A Q/A (Question/Answer) from 'The Beacon Journal. You can click the link at the bottom to go to the post.

Q: ``All the pet stores
say that bettas need a small, tranquil place because their fins and
tails are so big that they can get stressed from swimming in a tank....
Also that in their natural habitat, they live in little mud puddles and
don't have a large area of water to swim in.

``I know that the one I have swimming freely in my 15-gallon tank
often hides in small, tranquil places... but I don't like having my
other bettas in the tiny cubicles in the Betta Security House.'' --
P.W., Barberton.

A: ``Any other fish would need more room,'' said Wayne Toven of the Greater Akron Aquarium Society (GAAS@hotmail.com). ``It's fine for them, they just sort of sit there and look for food.''

Even so, he likes to give them more space and recommends separate containers. He keeps his in 2-liter pop bottles.

Whatever you do, don't free your fighting Siamese fish in the same
tank because they will own up to their title and fight one another, he
said.

Beacon Journal | 07/22/2006 | Bettas like tranquil spaces

I'm Back!

Sorry for the the 'dead air' the last little while. There was a little issue where Blogger had mistakenly marked me as an auto blogger. However, things are getting corrected and soon enough everything will be back to normal.

My apologies once again to everyone that returns looking for updated postings.

Why wont my Betta's Breed?

An FAQ reply by John Rundle at praticalfishkeeping.co.uk. A straight forward answer to why betta breeding sometimes just doesnt go your way! It's nature. It's life. You can't always predict things. And not everyting goes 100% every time. Keep that in mind and be patient =)

Why won’t my Siamese fighters, Betta splendens, breed?When all factors are correct, the popular Siamese fighter is not difficult to breed - but when something is not quite right, these fish can frustrate even the most experienced fishkeeper. To put it bluntly, the Siamese fighter can be unpredictable.A breeding project can break down because the males may worry and kill the female, or the male will not blow a bubblenest and the pair will not breed. And if the male is keen but the female is not in breeding condition, you are more likely to have a female with no fins, or even dead.

Frequently asked questions on breeding fish | Practical Fishkeeping magazine

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Click to Great Betta Pictures!

Flickr.com has a fantastic collection of photos and images taken from people all around the world. For those who aren't familiar with Flickr, they are a photo sharing site. You can post, share, and search for all kinds of pictures.

I could spend hours surfing through some of the amazing images posted on Flickr.com.

Here's a link that will take you directly to the search results for 'Betta Fish' - Check it out!

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=betta%20fish&w=all&s=int

Here are a few samples for you.

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Get A FREE 30 min. audio about "Keeping Betta Fish" !

The Bailey Boys and PetFishTalk.com have put together a free download of a discussion about Betta Fish. I've listed a summary of what's covered in the audio below.

This Special Pet Fish Talk Show features a discussion by the Bailey Brothers, Tom and Nevin, about Keeping Betta Fish.

A Brief Summary of this Special Show titled "Keeping Betta Fish".

1. The name and pronunciation.

2. Appropriate home for your Betta Fish.

3. Cultured Gravel for Betta Fish Bowls.

4. What else? Java Fern, Ghost Shrimp, Mystery Snails, ...

5. Food. Freeze Dried Blood Worms, Live Worms, ...

6. Feeding schedule for Betta Fish.

7. Size and Life Span.

PodCast MP3 about Keeping Betta Fish.

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Female Betta's in a Community Video

Here's another great amateur Betta video.

It's a perfect example of how Betta's can indeed live with other fish. Please note however, that these are female Betta's which are not as aggressive as their male counterparts.





If you have a video posted on youTube or anywhere else that you would like to share with us by all means, please do! We would all love to see your Betta's and the homes you've built for them.

Where's Nemo?

Here's a recent article from the Myrtle Beach Sun News about a lady and her Betta. Well it's not actually hers....or is it? Anyhow, I found it humorous, to say the least.

Go find Nemo, but lose betta - Myrtle Beach Sun News

Go find Nemo, but lose betta Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 14 hours ago But right now, I'd hire a hit man to snuff the betta fish that's been thriving in the downstairs bathroom despite my best efforts to kill it. ...

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Breed them Betta!

Here's some great tips by John Benn.

How to Succeed at Breeding Bettas

By John Benn

Having been involved in breeding bettas for many years, I can honestly say that it is one of the most fulfilling challenges in the aquarium hobby. Not only is the spawning process immensely interesting, but the results can produce some of the most brilliantly colorful freshwater fish you have ever seen. Once bitten by the betta bug, your interest in these fish will continue to grow. No matter what your level of experience, from a beginner learning the basics of animal biology to an advanced

AquariumFish.com :: Aquarium Fish Magazine :: The monthly magazine for both novice and expert aquarium hobbyists.

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Betta in a Vase?

Many people ask if its ok to put your Betta in a vase with some plants.

The answer is yes, but ONLY IF YOU DO IT RIGHT.

The Betta will still require regular feeding and the changing of water. No they will not live long and healthy by eating off the plants. They should still be fed proper Betta Foods. The need for cleaning and water changes may become more frequent as the plant absorbs the water at a faster rate and you now have an algae producing product in with your Betta.

In otherwords, all in all, your over all Betta maintenance will increase. For some, it's a fair trade for the beauty of a Betta in a Vase.