Betta Fish Unboxing! Black Stars and Tancho Bettas

[@pamelajcollins]

I love your new bettas. You have such a good eye for breeding. Hopefully things are calming down some as you complete your fish room. Being a momma, wife, you tuber, voice actor, etc. is difficult at good times much less throwing a move into the mix. Your energy is contagious! Love watching your program.

[@SimplyBetta]

Thanks for the kind words, Pamela!

[@luvurcellf7787]

I'm so excited to see these projects! Love the colours you chose and I'm glad the fish arrived mostly healthy! 😍

[@RageUnicorn]

I haven’t bred bettas in years, and after seeing this vid, the betta addiction has reignited! Can’t wait to see what sort of project(s) you’re planning! I’m loving the black stars, can’t go wrong with a bit of glitter!

[@hannakierstead289]

They're all so beautiful! I'm so excited to see your betta breeding projects again!

[@SimplyBetta]

Thank you!

[@WytchyStitches]

Woohoo for unboxing! Can't wait to follow the breeding projects. OT... My daughter, who moved to Austin to try and work for Roosterteeth is beyond happy that Mom's small world syndrome struck with you. LOL She accused me of finding new hobbies as a way to continue connecting with her now that she left home. She hasn't figured out I was just waiting for her to do so that I might have space for a fishroom.

[@angiebear8727]

Ohhhh! Can’t wait to take over my daughter’s room. Shhhh. She doesn’t need to know 😂💕

[@WytchyStitches]

@@angiebear8727 Right?!

[@SimplyBetta]

Hah! That's awesome, best of luck to her!

[@meghanmurphy8535]

All such beautiful fish! I hope the first two end up okay. I’m so excited to see how your projects progress! Loved those little betta shelves too.

[@cheriemayhew9168]

Yayyyy! A simply betta upload!

[@suziepugg3645]

Never seen your vids before, but I LOVE looking at bettas so I'll definently stick around! My betta is a blue and black 'black orchid' full moon tail and I can stare at him for hours, So feel free to upload time-lapse vids of your guys every now and then if you want to show them off! I'm sure we would all enjoy watching these cute little angels!

[@tree.65]

Happy for you that you are able to focus on your betta project. Can't wait to see what it is! I don't know if you have ever had crowntail female bettas before but in my experience, the females tend to get egg bound and their already big bellies get HUGE. I've had one expel her eggs on her own. Another literally split open and I could not save her :( Currently watching 6 others in my crowntail sorority and hoping they will be able to expel their eggs. I'll never own any more crowntails because my heart just can't take it. I just wanted to make you aware of this as I have read similar accounts online. I just love how you make their quarantine containers all comfy and homey with the catapa leaves and frogbit!

[@crazycritterlady0]

I've heard that bettas (and other fish) can autophagate ("reabsorb"?) their eggs if starved for continuos period of time. That seems a bit cruel, but still better than death in my opinion... Never tried it myself tho.

[@tree.65]

@@crazycritterlady0 Thanks for your reply! I once tried holding feeding back for three days. But I couldn't bring myself to do it any longer. I'm not sure how long we are supposed to "starve" them. I've read that they can survive 5 days without food. But I was too afraid to attempt it. I can't hold back food in the sorority though because those ladies can get real mean to each other! Considering letting them mate with one of my males just to get the eggs out but not raise the eggs.

[@SimplyBetta]

I have heard that about CT females, too! That they get SUPER plump with eggs. I wonder why that is. I'll also cut back on food if I have a fish that is about to explode, haha. Like feeding only 3x/week. A chubby fish will be fine with a schedule like that

[@tealduckduckgoose]

Beautiful fish! Those black star fish are so neat

[@myhomeaquarium98]

I so missed your unboxing and breeding based content 🥹 so glad you’re settled and back to it!!

[@SimplyBetta]

Thank you!! I've missed it, preparing for the move, moving, then getting settled sort of messed my whole hobby up T_T Hope all is well!

[@texTical54]

Awesome to see you settle in and get going with the betta again. I have had all sorts of fish in the past and started with betta for the first time and i love your channel. I have 2 small planted tanks. One with a betta and the other with crystal black shrimp...unfortunately the shrimp and bettas didnt do so well so i had to get rid of one of my bettas. I have a samurai betta that i kept. It was interesting as he was young and was black with silver scales across the top and the fin veins were also platinum. 5 months later he has little red tips on his fins and looks even more awesome.

[@boniboni4912]

I also prefer short fin bettas but that yellow and white Betta was stunning, so pretty! I wish I could get good quality bettas near by!

[@crazycritterlady0]

Oh my they are so gorgeous!! Especially the black stars. Their coloration is just astonishing. Also gonna hope that at least one of your projects is going to be dedicated to CT/CTPK, since these are my favorite types, but for some reason they seem to be somewhat unpopular among breeders and keepers now :(

[@SimplyBetta]

I also purchased a LOOOVELY platinum white CT pair last week. A nicely-bred CT is so stunning, maybe more people will appreciate them after I show them off :P

[@crazycritterlady0]

@@SimplyBetta wow! can't wait to see them :)

[@mingbritson]

I'm always a sucker for pretty bettas. Can't wait to see the breeding progress! WOOT!

[@bernardsoh3938]

it's been ages since your last vlogs, always waiting for your Bettas fishes .

[@SimplyBetta]

Thanks! Well, I've been active posting, but I haven't had any betta content! My new fish room is almost complete and ready for me to start :)

[@ericamontoya7168]

Can't wait to see your projects going forward!! Super pretty fish

[@SimplyBetta]

Thank you

[@jewelse1975]

Love a Betta unboxing!

[@SynthiaJaggers]

i really love that orange one its so pretty

[@williamamely7038]

Those Bettas look great. I am always miffed by all of the crazy names given to them for their colors, or patterns. Tancho, Samurai, Monster etc. Not to mention the ones I was exposed to, such as Grizzled, Apache, masked, etc. Of course, they are all beautiful, regardless of their names. I am glad they all reached you safely. We are all interested in what you have in mind for them. Best of luck. 😁😁🤗

[@SimplyBetta]

Thanks William! Have you heard the term "monkey face?" haha that's my favorite weird name, it's a piebald fish.

[@williamamely7038]

@@SimplyBetta pied ball, yes. Monkey face, no. Best of luck with your new Bettas. They are gorgeous. I donated some of mine, as I have not bred them yet, but I own about 40 adult males and females.

[@Jsbettaroom]

Nice Betta unboxing. Great idea on Betta stands. Think I have idea on Betta project. Very subtle with the hints. Welcome back to the Betta world 🌍

[@kbhnanofish2042]

great video. love all of them, I am searching for the jars you put them in, can you tell me where you got the glass jars?

[@SimplyBetta]

Those are actually plastic! I got them from priority plastics years ago as a small order of a few cases

[@bazrat69]

Yay Betta unboxing Winnnnning. Some lovely ones there. That yellow one is lovely

[@SimplyBetta]

Thank you 🤗

[@ctaqua6623]

Yay! So excited to see more breeding updates!

[@SimplyBetta]

Thanks, me too!

[@astergh0st]

Oooooo the fish are so pretty!! Sending love to you and all your fish!

[@CrowntailHalfmoon]

Super excited to see your breeding projects especially the tancho & black stars. Love the idea with the shelving..Thank you for sharing Taylor. 👍👍👍👍

[@SimplyBetta]

Thank you! :)

[@lyndsayhammond6884]

The yellow butterfly is gorgeous 😍

[@maevevirafarren7220]

i'm not sure if you've ever used it but i keep bettas and axolotls and i love the indian almond leaf powder that bay area bettas makes!! it's super duper concentrated so a tiny little bag goes a long way, it will literally stain your hands like blood if you aren't careful.

[@SimplyBetta]

Yeah that stuff is nice! I totally spilled some once and had to re-grout the bathroom counter to get rid of the stain, SIGH T_T

[@randihardy6642]

yaaaaay! so fun! i'm excited to watch this project!!

[@mattkinsella9856]

I'm not able to keep and breed Bettas these days (too many other fish projects), so I was looking forward to seeing what fish you'd be keeping and breeding at your new place! All your new fish look cool and you've made some awesome choices. So exciting!! 😀

[@SimplyBetta]

Thanks Matt!

[@TheNanoAquariumGuy]

That yellow betta is gorgeous, all of them are gorgeous! Looking forward to see how you breed them.

[@jennstandring5172]

Those Black Stars are incredible!!! Can't wait to see their spawn.

[@SimplyBetta]

Aren't they neat? I love them

[@StarlightBettas]

Oh my GOD. The color on that first black star female. I NEED a pair like that shes beautiful. Also the raised shaft idea.. I might just steal that from you if I have the room xD

[@SimplyBetta]

Please steal it! :D

[@chriswaye5212]

All such amazing looking fish happy all your fish survived shipping,always a good feeling.ill stay tuned for your crazy combinations of breeding and see some cool creations.

[@_Arys.to.C00L]

where did you order these off of? they look so pretty and i have a empty 10 gal and i really want another betta

[@insAneTunA]

Congrats with your new fish. And they look absolutely stunning. Those Samurai fish are amazing, I had never seen them before. I am looking forward to see them mingled up with their friends in the bigger tank. Big thumbs up !

[@Freedom_Fighter72]

I purchased my betta for his color, like your yellow with white edge on the fins...mine was teal/white fins.....he turned completely blue, then back to teal

[@mercygirl317]

at 2:36 the fish that you say look ok initially but then later say arent happy and you dont have high hopes for, what were their issues? are they doing better?

[@SimplyBetta]

They both had no issues visible, something was happening internally. Treatment didn't work and they passed a few days later. They were both from the same person :(

[@mercygirl317]

@@SimplyBetta aww sorry to hear that. i hope that person offers a replacement pair, since it wasnt anything you did and was how they arrived. i think thats good business practice and fair.

[@alissatyau849]

Keep posting your videos please. I've watched all your episodes, sometimes twice lol!

[@SimplyBetta]

Oh gosh, thanks! that's like the biggest compliment ever

[@howcanitbevvrong]

Omg, I can't wait to have my own tancho betta.

[@JakeDogg-RIP]

Yay TayTay! ❤️🥰🐶

[@kellybrentmoody9744]

those are some gorgeous fish!Love the high contrast ones!!!

[@SimplyBetta]

Thanks Kelly!

[@jaclyncritesJesuslovesyou]

The colors of Bettas you choose are beautiful and unique!! Looking forward to seeing your breeding project!! 🐟🌊🤩💞

[@SimplyBetta]

Thanks Carissa!

[@md3631363]

This is awesome! Can't wait to see what the project/s are! :)

[@SimplyBetta]

Thanks! :D

[@wauketacrosky3073]

The fish look healthy and that’s good and the colors are cute and the project

[@danielbagby4149]

seeing a heat pack when it's been over 100 degrees everyday for weeks where I live scared me lol I'm definitely jealous of a cold snap

[@SimplyBetta]

haha well NOW it's hot but there was a crazy weird cold snap in my area in June with nights in the low 30's - yikes!!

[@aurorawhite3359]

I also am in love with those tanchos. Oh to have a sorority of them 🤩

[@SimplyBetta]

Right? Lol I wish :)

[@ralphralph6941]

Greetings Pal..🙏🎊 Gorgeous selection u have there..👌

[@maryminenko3740]

They are spectacular I’m in love

[@shesellsfish]

OMG...Those are some utterly unique and GORGEOUS bettas! Really looking forward to seeing what you're about to be up to with them. 👍❤👍

[@SimplyBetta]

Thank you! I'm excited. I might have a few more fish on the way, too :P

[@calebwatson3023]

Nice! I’ve been working on my platinum snow black dragons and samurai dragons. I’d love to see your projects!!

[@SimplyBetta]

I'll share my projects as I get them going! All my old ones I had to abandon thanks to my move :(

[@vera3573]

The Black and white male 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@erinhallmakes777]

I have no idea what you plan on doing with this fish but I'm excited to see the journey. I only ever really bought betta fish store the rest of the time. We've yet to have a fish I purchased end up looking anything like what it does 6 months later. I bought a iridescent kind of Whitefish that turned out to be blue. It's a real Gamble

[@lainightwalker5495]

ok im in love witht the black stars!

[@SimplyBetta]

They're really pretty, and I didn't even choose the flashiest ones! There are ones available with copper speckles all over their bodies that are just stunning

[@stevennate2098]

Hey I was wondering where you buy the bettas from ?

[@mrsbodeutsch]

You pick gorgeous fish. I'm happy you seem to be excited to get started on some fishy breeding projects

[@SimplyBetta]

Thank you, I'm happy to be able to pursue my favorite hobby again! It's been too long

[@denzilandrews965]

The bettas were gorgeous. Good video ma'am.

[@SimplyBetta]

Thank you

[@JKFishKeeping]

Oooo creamsicle looks handsome!

[@aliciavail3709]

I love watching all your videos!

[@SimplyBetta]

I'm so glad!

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

love the shorter finned bettas. remind me of gouramis. both are cool

[@SimplyBetta]

I like them too! They're peppier and have more energy than long finned fish

[@bedamo91]

wooohh awesome specimens!!!.. also can't wait till the api api bettas are available!!!

[@SimplyBetta]

Thanks! Sorry it's taking so long to get an update, moving totally messed up my progress

[@bedamo91]

@@SimplyBetta No worries, have to take your time Ik that trouble specially with the reef tank :,( , well gives my plants more time to really take over the tank ! 😀

[@dylans.1741]

I guess you could say that I'm hooked on Taylor's content, considering that this channel is about fish 😅

[@SimplyBetta]

I love a good pun, hah!

[@gvue4396]

Are these purchased from aquabid?

[@lakeshiamills1454]

I'd love to know more about how you imported your Bettas? I'd love to try my hand at breeding Bettas at least once 🙂

[@crazycritterlady0]

Yea, that's a very interesting topic. I'm sure this channel has followers from all over the world (i am from Russia for example), and sometimes finding a good quality fish for a specific project in your home country might be very hard or even impossible.

[@ingesexton811]

Honestly if you’re starting out, save your money and buy cheap bettas from the pet store and try breeding with those first. Mine has gorgeous fish from 5 to 30 bucks each. Breeding bettas isn’t as easy as some fish so make sure it’s your thing before spending $$$$ on imports. Also you’ll need to invest on a rack and water system for all the babies you could end up with. Also…. How are you going to get rid of all those babies? Some fish stores will give you credit for them but you’ll need cups or bags to transport them. Also if you breed you’ll want high quality food for all life stages maybe start some live cultures of your own… also you may want a brine shrimp hatchery setup.

[@crazycritterlady0]

@@ingesexton811 On the other hand, higher quality fry might have better chances at finding good new home. Also some people might have a particular interest in a certain colour/type/etc (which can't be found in their home city/country), and strong interest plays a key role in achieving success (in my opinion). I absolutly respect your opinion - i just think it can work differently for different people depending on their personal traits :) I would also recommend the author of the original comment to delve into betta genetics (if it hasn't been done yet) Thus you will be able to roughly predict the results you might get from crossing a pair. And it's also really interesting :)

[@ingesexton811]

@@crazycritterlady0 of course it's whatever works for the individuals situation. My local fish store has beautiful fish, like I said for the 5 to 30 dollar range and I don't have to pay shipping. Thats why a lot of people who import buy so many fish at once, the shipping is really high so for a beginner it may be better to start local. Get into some of the fish clubs, see what everyone is wanting. Save your money from other fish sales to invest in that expensive super exotic pair that everyone wants after you have some breeding experience. Like every adventure in life do research, then research more and never listen to someone who says their way is the only way. Figure out what works for you.

[@edz1228]

getting a pair of fish for breeding is absolutely easy, but you might want to think twice when they grew up. On average spawn, there gonna be like at least 100-300 fries. The most important part of keeping them is space, but before you start a spawn, do you have experience keeping A betta and for how long does your betta live with you. Im asking this because water is a very important part for the fries. You need to change them everyday or every 2 days. There's actually so much more to consider, but i agree with Inge Sexton that what you gonna do with them after the grown up? And if the quality is bad (from buying unknown line bettas), what you gonna do with them (2 months old you'll see their quality). Are you up for feeding them to big fishes? If not you dont like the idea, then you better not start breeding.

[@marypaigeflynn4512]

Hey Taylor I hope you've had a wonderful Fourth of July weekend!!! The Black Star bettas are absolutely magnificent!!! I'm going to need some of those in my life 🤣 Beautiful unboxing and always thank you so much for sharing!!🙏❤️🌿🐟🌿🥰

[@SimplyBetta]

Thank you! :D

[@dabears444]

Things coming together. NOICE!! lol I HOPE that you're still doing the Api Api breeding project! :D

[@SimplyBetta]

You know I am! My api api project got interrupted thanks to the move, but I'm back on track :)

[@Dainahhatesu]

i think that you are going to cross the first black female with the last plakat black and white male to get a crowntail plakat line!!

[@laughinglighting4343]

Super fun video!

[@ericmogielnicki3101]

The starry ones are so cute, buti love the yellow boy

[@SimplyBetta]

Banana it is!

[@arielgarcia7486]

@@SimplyBetta where did you order those fishes?

[@maxedout8087]

Where did you buy them from?

[@bearycountrygirl9605]

Amazing fish! ❤️

[@xandramack2438]

Lovely bettas! Hope I can buy some of the babies from you!

[@deedeedamnit406]

Absolutely gorgeous fish! 😍

[@SimplyBetta]

Thanks, I love them ;)

[@betta316]

Your half moon half Prakash star betta and the way you explain it, me too have the same common interest in the hobby

[@Jeffdoeswhat]

Great looking bettas

[@ROYALAQUA]

Black star is just awesome... 👍👍👍👍...

[@SimplyBetta]

Right!? These ones aren't even particularly flashy compared to some~!

[@patrickhamel2756]

The spot on the back up tancho male looks a wee bit like he’s sportin’ a toupee. 😂

[@SimplyBetta]

It's so dang cute!

[@baconbitz5107]

gosh they are gorgeous! do you by chance have a video on how to buy bettas online? ive recently started browsing aquabid but have no idea how the actual sales process and transhipper thing works and dont want to get ripped off or have my fish die!

[@ThiaCrow1717]

Do you ever share your Betta Source/Seller? I’m just starting out and would love some like yours. Love your videos, too❤

[@fuzzyorc9621]

Do you put them In other tanks besides the breeding one?

[@stelioiacovou1110]

those bettas are so beautiful where do you buy them from

[@shawnnoname9291]

Love the yellow male

[@thecrazychickenlady]

Where did you get those plastic quarantine containers at?

[@kerrypitt9789]

Have you ever thought of putting inexpensive micro cameras in your cabinet, so you can check on them from a distance?

[@SimplyBetta]

Haha that would be fun! I haven't considered it. I have a future project in mind that will require long-distance monitoring cameras but that's a project for another day!

[@The0verAchiever1]

Hope the fish end up okay Taylor!

[@risdarputra9471]

tancho looks amazingly good

[@fuyume7394]

Where did you buy this fish may I ask? They look so beautiful 😍

[@user-gq8qs5lw3j]

pls tell, how long they ate being in the box ? 5-10 days can be ?

[@arielgarcia7486]

Hello where did you order the black star?

[@themermaidslairaquatics]

Omgosh amazing!

[@mannybetta7657]

Hi My name is manny Betta and I would like to know how much do you sell the frog plans for? Ty and god bless.

[@SimplyBetta]

hi! Like $5 or $6 for a handful on my website

[@dbt5110]

Where do you buy your breeding pairs?

[@이순자-c4i4z]

저도 베타브리딩하고싶은데ㅠㅠ 잘하시네요

[@kokweixing1455]

The little stands is a great idea and I love the tanchos! Tho gotta ask are tancho stable colour-wise? I'm considering getting one too but wasn't sure if they would change their colour/pattern as much as regular marbles.

[@SimplyBetta]

Tanchos are hard to predict! Sometimes you'll find a perfect one that stays clean (or almost clean) forever, sometimes you'll get one that will develop a lot of black on the body. Just like any koi type, they are hard to predict :/

[@tomsieczkarek3828]

Do you still have the Api API bettas?

[@srihbalaji7272]

Yellow Butterfly boy Is awesome 😍😍😍.U should also buy some great Nemo candy ohm bettas ,

[@gooeygolden3414]

Gold line definitely

[@SimplyBetta]

That will be coming soon! Haha I must find the perfect fish to start

[@rebeccaduggan4227]

I purchase the frog bit awesome plants thank you

[@SimplyBetta]

Thank you so much! They should be on their way to you now, or getting close!

[@dougmate2378]

where did you get your betta from?

[@phillipbruni2434]

Woo hoo 🥰 Very cute Taylor, love the video I have a question, I got a betta spawn from a contact in Chinatown, of mostly female, that I turned into a sorority, and I think 1 or two boys snuck in there. So far everything is fine but I know I’m getting close to when if there are boys, I need to separate them, so far there is zero consistent aggression, an occasional flare, very minor. Question: I’m having trouble identifying the boys of if there is any, it’s not immediate obvious based on what I’ve researched, any advise?

[@SimplyBetta]

The first thing that is noticeable is the length of the ventral fins! males will have obviously longer ventral fins. Honestly, if you're not seeing aggression and there are only a few males, you can probably hold off on removing them. I have had spawns where the males get nasty really fast and I've had to remove them, and I've had spawns where the males were really chill and I just left them in!

[@phillipbruni2434]

@@SimplyBetta you’re so amazing Taylor, thank you thank you thank you. I’ll keep an eye on them but based on that im pretty confident I know which ones. I think you might like them, they look koi, with some pinks, and a few random blue and multi color and whites. I’ll send you a pic on IG, thanks again💕