Betta Smaragdina: Care, Habitat and Tips for Emerald Bettas

[@terrymartins2552]

Really nice species profile!! Love how you guys talk about fish that most fish keepers don’t even know about. Keep up the great work.

[@audrameyer9558]

Lovely little Bettas. I used to keep these a few years ago. Right now I have a male and female Mahachaiensis that behave similarly.

[@jodip719]

They are beautiful 😍 i really want the mahachaensis

[@AquaticMoose]

Wild type fish and fresh genetics are a real consideration as we move forward in the hobby! F100+ might not cut it in the long term

[@vampgaia]

I love wild bettas.

[@-AndrewR]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@vamosaltemacongabrielmende3965]

Where I can find a true pair in or near Raleigh, NC? Went to a local aquarium and ordered an alien one almost a year ago and still waiting, so if I ask for this I’m sure they would never be able to get them.

[@SteenfottAquatics]

I have no idea where you could get one locally. Best i can tell is to buy them online at The Wet Spot and use my code steenfott10 to save 10%. www.wetspottropicalfish.com/affiliate/Steenfottaquatics/

[@beaka63]

The only supplier I knew of in Raleigh just left the hobby this past spring. I bought Aliens and Imbellis from him. I've seen the occasional Alien at Chapel Hill/Durham Petcos. I recently picked up a baby boy Betta for $2.99 that I was pretty sure is an Imbellis and a month later it definitely looks it. If I were looking to order, I'd go through Blackwater Aquatics.

[@nutsy6019]

their common name is emerald betta not pink pearl betta, also these are not a wild version of the splendens, these are a closely related species, splendens are different and you can also get wild splendens

[@SteenfottAquatics]

It's pretty common in the hobby that fish have multiple common names. Also, at no point in this video did we state they are wild versions of betta splendens.

[@remhk6672]

Wild bettas are hard to take care of. They come in with parasites and are very sensitive to water parameters. This goes for any wild caught fish species though. I wish i couldve known this when i purchased a wild betta. I had him for just one week.