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Bettas are often seen as an ideal fish to give as a gift because of their beauty and reputation for being low maintenance. Unfortunately, this can turn into a tragic situation resulting in shortened fish life, especially if the recipient is not prepared for the responsibility or has the wrong care information. Rather than being a surprise or spontaneous idea, the gifting of a Betta should be a process which includes the recipient in the planning and decision making – which starts with setting up an aquarium (ideally 5+ gal) and waiting for it to go through the nitrogen cycle. Bringing a Betta home should be the last step. 

Bettas can live an average of 3-5 years with proper care, and the time spent with a healthy and content Betta will be a gift that keeps on giving!

(Also posted on Instagram )

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A couple of quick sketches of my betta, Crona!

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This post is for anyone who is thinking about getting a koi betta, or a betta with metallic scaling or marbeling. It’s important to be aware of possible health risks associated with them, a big one being tumors. Tumors are incredibly common with these types of bettas, and it can be heartbreaking and difficult to deal with. One of my rescue bettas, Percy, has developed 2~3 tumors on his face, and they affect how he swims, eats, and just goes about daily life, because his tumors are on his face, they affect his depth perception and make it difficult for him to accurately go after his food, so feeding him requires more time and patience then with my other fish. He also can’t swim properly, and is weighed down by his head, but because of the number of resting spots for him to lay on, he’s able to get to the surface fairly easily. I think a lot of times when people go to get a betta, they choose based on appearance, but don’t know the future issues that could crop up because of their scale type. I’ve had Percy for almost 9 months now, and he started to develop them about a month and a half ago. Since then, they’ve grown very very quickly. As Percy is a rescue, I didn’t pick him out, but this experience with him has definitely changed my opinion on which bettas I’d consider getting in the future, and I hope that this information helps anyone considering one of those types of bettas. I don’t think it’s a reason not to get them, but I do think people should be aware of it as a possible health concern, and if you’re not prepared to take care of this kind of issue, it’s best to pick a betta without metallic scaling or koi patterns.

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What a grumpy face 😠

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tfw bag crinkles

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Party piggy 🥳

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Vivi Luffy & KaKarotte

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Bamboozled

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I’m going to turn this aquarium to a black water tank. I think he’ll look so stunning swimming in tea stain water.

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all set up 😁

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the debster!!!! temporarily chillin in a ten gallon while her tank gets the works

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Good morning and hello!! Today's going to be all about that betta!

And whoo it's going to go places

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I don't know how to feel about this expression tbh. Smile? Gas. Grimace?

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Cute 7 weeks old girl Jolly😍

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If you were to buy live bait and feed it to a lizard or something, would there be a problem? Like, say the bait is something that the animal can eat, like a nightcrawler for a toad. Is there any difference between bait insects and feeder insects? Cuz there's a store that sells bait only about ten minutes from my house and that would be an awesome way to get a lot of my pet's diet without going to town. (The pet I do not have atm)