Do you have or ever had a Betta fish?

It has been a while since I have had Bettas but I have had spiketailed paradise fish, regular paradise fish, moonlight gouramis and pearl gouramis spawn for me(they are all bubblenest breeders like the Bettas). When I get my fish room set up I may breed some Bettas, not just the Betta spledendens {spelling} but some other Bettas as well. There are dozens of species of Bettas, some are bubble nest builders and others are moth brooders.

i've never had one but i would like to-i've seen them at the aquarium local and they're just so pretty. i would get it it's own nice tank to itself,i had heard how they fight.

I don't know a lot about fish. I had lots of them, never a betta fish though. I think that they are beautiful and graceful. But, heard that they must be alone. Is that true?

Alas I don't have Bettas anymore. I've had many, but no more than about 5 at a time. Whenever I get a new Red colored one I name it "Rusty James" after the main character in S.E. Hinton's "Rumble Fish"... which is what got me into Bettas in the first place. I think it's time for me to get set up for a few more... don't you?

I have had several bettas during my lifetime. They are beautiful, easy to care for and you don't need a lot of fancy equipment to care for them. I have had them by themselves and in a tank with other fish. As long as the other fish are smaller than them or have dull colors they don't have a problem with them; but, they will attack brightly colored fish that are about the same size.

we messed around raising the siamese betta fish for a bit. they were quite interesting. we did not keep them in the little jars though - what a dull existence that would be.

I have 2 males and 3 female bettas, love, love love the bettas they are the most pretty fish, and very personal, almost like a dog in a bowl, always happy to see you and playful too! ahhh, I can spend hours upon hours mesmerized by my fish!

We kept one at work that was in a nice vase that held a Peace Lily. The fish swam amongst the roots of the plant.

Bettas are interesting but unsocial. When I had a large tank I bred Lyretail swords. I was able to get some with bright coloration and long fins resembling a bettas yet they remained social. It made a lovely tank to have several of them swimming about.

Hi Hi , I love them and have a lovely red one now that I have had for over one year now. In the past my betta would not live all that long , and never could keep one more than a few months . It seems the red ones live longer than the blue ones I had in the past . I had a tank once and housed a betta with other fish , but that didnt go very well , I am still learning . I know keep the betta all alone . Also , I had a girl one once .

I like them...but the only thing that bothers me about them is that when they age they tend to get curved backs making it hard for them to swim...I also tried to breed them but the males are way too picky when choosing a mate.