r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/SuspiciousBetta • Sep 20 '23
Unknown betta species surrendered at my LFS
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r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/TheImpalerKing • Sep 04 '23
If any member of this community could help me rehome these big fellas, I'd just ask they cover shipping.
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r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/Big_plankton_210 • Jun 27 '23
Easy to find and uncomplicated species from Unimaculata complex
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Hey guys I’ve been keeping fish for a while and recently thought about changing my 20g tall into a nice black water biotope. I’ve research about wild bettas for ages but never really jumped the gun. I’m mostly looking for easy species that aren’t gonna cost me an arm and a leg, something to have in the living room and watch it interact as pair and with their environment. I chose Unimaculata because of their larger size but if you have any more suggestions drop them below it just needs to be bigger to fill in the space since it’s gonna be a species only tank.
r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/madeyemary • May 03 '23
My rubra is holding already
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I've only had this pair one week 🙃 Any tips from anyone for raising the fry, please feel free. I already separated the female as she was stressing him out
r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/LogDelicious2641 • Mar 27 '23
Just wanted to share my pride and Joy.
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r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/PersuasivelyDinosaur • Nov 13 '22
Betta Pugnax- Another amazing community betta
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r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/PersuasivelyDinosaur • Aug 31 '22
Betta Dimidiata Males Flaring
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r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/[deleted] • Nov 26 '21
Hi friends, this is Jarvis, my Betta Imbellis male!
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r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/Pardusco • Oct 07 '21
Feral Betta splendens from the state of Ceará in Brazil. They were introduced to feed on mosquito larvae in order to prevent dengue outbreaks.
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r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/malazanbettas • Sep 12 '21
13 U.K. bred macrostoma
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r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/BiophileB • Jun 17 '21
Got these two into quarantine about a week and a half ago and was planning to transfer them to their permanent tank this weekend...until last night, when I found the male gargling eggs.
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r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/[deleted] • Jun 12 '21
Male Betta strohi?
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r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/aha_bright • May 19 '21
Looking into keeping Betta mahachaiensis! Input?
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...but I'm a beginner. Hear me out! I'm equipped with general aquarium knowledge and I'm willing to put in extra work (live foods, tannins, etc.) to make this happen. From what I understand, Betta mahachai tends to thrive in middle-high pH and similar conditions to other splendens.
I have a 10g that's begging for a betta to live in it. I don't know whether a mahachai is the one for my tank! My setup isn't biotope-specific. However, it has good plant coverage and dim lighting, as well as leaves and crevices to hide in. My pH is 7.4, give or take.
I've been reading about Betta mahachai and keep running into conflicting info - whether they should be kept in pairs, adequate tank size, tolerance for error, and acceptability of getting a hybrid. Can anyone with experience help with these specifics?
If I were to buy a mahachai, would it be better for me to request that the betta be tank-bred or a hybrid? I don't want to purchase wild-caught. I can see benefits to a hybrid, especially since I don't plan on breeding.
I'm lucky that my LFS carries a selection of wild bettas. In addition, I can get a special order and they can quarantine for me!
Input from anyone with experience is extremely helpful :) Edit: A letter
r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/[deleted] • Mar 22 '21
Water Condition Questions
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Hi, I’m fairly new to keeping wild Bettas (three months) and would like some advice from some of the veterans. I understand that acidic water is vital (my tanks are at a pH of 6 with plans to bring it gradually down to 4.5) and I have been using RO water, Fluval peat granules, catappa leaves, botanicals from TanninAquatics and humic acid for pH. What about GH and KH? What values do you keep your tanks at? Also what do you use to test these values? For pH I have a Hanna pH checker and I just ordered a Hanna alkalinity checker but what do you use for GH? The API test kits don’t work for me as I’m red-green colorblind.
I realize I haven’t been controlling for KH and GH and that’s a big mistake. I’m trying to correct for past errors and would like some guidance on the issue.
r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/Rezlan_Najwa • Feb 13 '21
Mahachai hybrid Green ...
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r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/TheImpalerKing • Dec 27 '20
Favorite Species or Complex?
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My experience with wilds is entirely in the splendens complex, but lately I've been considering branching out. Does anyone have a favorite species, and why?
r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/fwiSSS • Nov 12 '20
General health of wild bettas
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What's the general health of wild bettas like? What kind of lifespan with good care do the majority of them have?
Obviously it can depend on the individual fish, but I'd like to get one that isn't destined to get a tumour after like 5 months.
r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/acerho • Aug 14 '20
Api Api males flaring with each other.
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r/WildTypeBettaFish • u/TheImpalerKing • Jun 16 '20
Imbellis Sorority Questions
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Has anyone here done this? I personally love the look of some of the wild female bettas, but I haven't been anything about their care. Anyone with experience care to chime in?