Wild betta species thread

Hey!
I was wondering who else here has wild bettas (and by wild, I just mean like the different species other than domesticated Splendens) and I thought it would be fun to have a thread devoted to educating people about the wider world of bettas
I have a pair of Dimidiata, and they are awesome! Shy, but absolutely beautiful! I also want to eventually get a Mahachai betta, as I love their colors.

 

Hey!
I was wondering who else here has wild bettas (and by wild, I just mean like the different species other than domesticated Splendens) and I thought it would be fun to have a thread devoted to educating people about the wider world of bettas
I have a pair of Dimidiata, and they are awesome! Shy, but absolutely beautiful! I also want to eventually get a Mahachai betta, as I love their colors.

I don't have a wild betta. However, I LOVE recreating natural environments. Just something about having a replica of a natural, aquatic habitat is so cool to me. Part of why I love aquascaping . I know close to nothing about wild Betta. I would love to learn more

 

Some wild bettas are pretty simple to keep, not much more effort than a normal pet store betta. Naturally, research is key, but they are awesome, and so beautiful.

 

Some wild bettas are pretty simple to keep, not much more effort than a normal pet store betta. Naturally, research is key, but they are awesome, and so beautiful.

Can you tell me what they are like? (Habitats, behaviour, species, etc.) I really want to learn how to keep them!

 

Can you tell me what they are like? (Habitats, behaviour, species, etc.) I really want to learn how to keep them!

Some information here to start you off, please do your own forum search as there are several other threads of interest.
Keeping and Breeding Wild Betta Species | Betta Breeding Forum | 160411
Betta albimarginata Care and Breeding - Aquarium Article

 

I really only have experience keeping Betta Dimidiata, and even then, not much experience. They usually like blackwater tanks, but I've just added a ton of IAL, and they've been fine. But they are pretty hard to find.

 

Wild Bettas!

Gonna follow for the edu-Betta-cation!

Is the theory that wild are hardier true? If so I'd be more inclined on keeping them.

 

Wild Bettas!

Gonna follow for the edu-Betta-cation!

Is the theory that wild are hardier true? If so I'd be more inclined on keeping them.

Some are pretty finicky. I think splendens are basically bulletproof, and if anything wilds will be a little more tricky to keep. It isn't difficult by any means. I think the most trouble you will have will be sourcing them. In the US at least, you usually will need a trans shipper to get them imported.