When it comes to fish, everyone knows that they don’t all work together. For example, keeping a goldfish, Oscar, or Flowerhorn with small fish like rasboras will not work. The larger fish will swallow their smaller companions whole. Even though bettas are small, is there a chance that they will eat their tank mates? The answer to this question is …
Different Subspecies of Betta Fish
Our natural world has many wondrous living phenomena. Thanks to the processes of evolution, adaption, and epigenesis, there are so many ecosystems with countless varieties of life. These vast ecosystems have billions of different animals and plants that went through adaptation to survive in their current environment. These ecosystems can exist as far as the deepest parts of the ocean. …
Why is My Betta Fish’s Eye Bulging?
Betta fish have beautiful little eyes, and if you have multiple bettas, you can see that they have individual eye colors! Eyes are extremely important to bettas because they are sight predators. As a result, they will be unable to see their food or and could starve without their eyes. In fact, there are several illnesses that target the eyes, …
Why Is My Betta Fish Flaring its Gills?
There are hundreds of thousands of fish species kept in aquariums and each species has its own unique behavioral patterns. Bettas, for example, often expand their gill plates outwards when they feel threatened. This is referred to as flaring and can be an impressive display of finnage and color. The bettas thrust out their gills and straighten all their fins …
Why is My Betta Fish Floating on its Side?
One day, you walk by your betta’s tank to feed your little friend, and his swimming seems a bit off. The next day you walk by, and he’s stuck at the top of the tank, unable to swim down. A day later, he looks sadder than ever, stuck on his side at the top of the tank. What’s happening to …
How Do You Euthanize a Fish?
Fish keeping is a wonderful and exiting hobby. However, just like every other pet, your fish will pass away at some point. This is the worst part of keeping any pet and is the saddest. However, when it comes to fish, there aren’t experienced vets around most of the time, and if your fish becomes terminally ill, you may need …
Betta Fish Care for Beginners
Betta fish are very easy to care for. Yes, all you need to do is provide the basic care kit such as a medium-sized aquarium for comfort …
Can Betta Fish Live With Guppies?
Two freshwater fish that have beautiful and complex strains are the guppy and the betta. Bettas have hundreds of colors and patterns, and a good deal of tail types. Guppies have hundreds of strains, colors, hybridizations, and a decent amount of tail types. Mixing and matching a tank to have both of these fish would look stunning, but can you? …
How to Breed Betta Fish
Betta fish are gorgeous and come in a massive variety of colors and shapes. Some people want to try their hand at breeding betta fish in order to see what colors and variants they can create. Others see the price tag of bettas, from $3-30, and want to try and make a profit. Either way, you’ll need to do extensive …
Wild Betta
Certainly, you’ve seen gorgeous and colorful betta fish in every pet store, but there are alternatives. Wild bettas are a unique alternative and are less aggressive. They come in a wide variety of colors, though there is little variation within a species. The domesticated betta comes in the widest variety of color, but the wild bettas are still beautiful in …
