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Originally Posted by Gunnie  Check into any local fish clubs or aquarium societies in your area. Fish you get locally from other hobbyists are usually very well taken care of and reasonably priced!  |
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that's a good idea and your best bet if it will work out for you! If you could actually talk to the breeder, you'd have not only the advantage of better stock (if he/she is an excellent breeder), but you could find out the fish's parentage, age and even what he's been eating.
If you wind up buying a betta at a pet store, though, you could find out when their next incoming shipment is and be there that day to minimize the betta's time spent in a cup. Get one of the more active ones, the one that practically begs you to take him home. You'll know the look when you see it. Acting mad about his shipping ordeal and cup quarters would be a good hint that he's alert and healthy.
Quite a few people on this forum have bought "cup babies" that turned out to be healthy with proper equipment and TLC, but there are of course, bettas that just couldn't be saved.
