Red1313

Hi all, I just started thinking that a thread about some of the wild type betta's would be interesting to see on here. I don't really know a whole lot about them and alot of them sound really neat.

I'm not really sure how to start so I'll begin with a few links to some of the wild types availible on aquabid just to show the diversity with the betta family.

http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...tas&1233987974
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...tas&1233988086
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...tas&1233988167
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...tas&1233071415
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...tas&1233145199
http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...tas&1233254398

And here is the ibc webpage about wild betta's.
http://smp.ibcbettas.org/

I hope you guys find this interesting.

Martinismommy

I have been looking at them on Aquabid....I'm seriously considering trying a breeding pair....(not until the summer though) I think they are SOOOOOOOOO cool!

Shawnie

im the opposite im not a fan....I like the dazzle of our boys/girls LOL

Red1313

I think that some of them are really neat. Just the huge variety. There is even a species (a malichi varient I believe) that's native to brackish waters.

Red1313

http://smp.ibcbettas.org/articles/be...i_griffin.html
http://smp.ibcbettas.org/species/imbellis.html

Shawnie

those remind me of the plakats so ill like them LOL

dacrax07

i like the last three. the last link reminds me of zebra danios

COBettaCouple

I love the wild bettas. The Mahachai are great, as are the Pictas. We've had those 2 species and could see a lot of the behavior traits our pet store bettas show even though we could keep a small group of each species in their own tank safely.

disturbedme

Wow. $200 for the one. Yikes!

Amanda

I want to try some betta imbellis in a community tank, but they are only available on a site like aquabid. And right now, I can't afford the crazy shipping. One day....

Red1313

I hear you. I've been browsing around for some Malichi and they're not even on aquabid right now.

CapeKateskid

i liked the very last one in the last link.. i agree with shawnie on this one

COBettaCouple

The way we got our Mahachai was at an IBC show. I'd look into the IBC for shows or breeders info nearby and/or find out where the nearest transshipper lives. Our friend's a transshipper and could find any wild betta species for us.

The Mahachai are wonderful bettas, great personalities and very good at getting along together. I'd love to get them again, or the Pictas but I'd like rutilens or imbellis or.. etc, etc.. so many!

Red1313

The Malichi were the ones that got me hooked on the wild betta's but I'd love any from the Coccina complex.