ID Betta

[hwchoy]

try not to confuse other people who don't know how to write latin names. when you write them both in caps it has a different meaning.

I'm fine if you like to breed fancy betta, but do you want to see other bettas?

also I would urge you to be discerning when reading articles.

[firethorn]

try not to confuse other people who don't know how to write latin names. when you write them both in caps it has a different meaning.

I'm fine if you like to breed fancy betta, but do you want to see other bettas?

also I would urge you to be discerning when reading articles.

Good point.. Betta splendens.. haha

Sure I want to see other bettas.. Got any mouthbrooders? That I really want to see...

I know la about discernment la.. whaahah.. Just got carried away because was so shocked that they looked so different esp since I thought... you know.. hahaha

Heng you tell me now.. Just over a week since I read the article.. if over a month it becomes like the Bible to me.. wahahaha

[hwchoy]

Good point.. Betta splenden.. haha

Sure I wanna see other bettas.. Got any mouthbrooders? That I really wanna see...

I noe la about discernment la.. whaahah.. Just got carried away cuz was so shocked that they looked so different esp since I tot... u noe.. hahaha

Heng u tell me now.. Just over a week since I read the article.. if over a month it becomes like the Bible to me.. wahahaha

any fish that is bred for the aquarium trade, tend to look vastly different from the wild lineage. not just fishes but also plants, and even domesticated animals like chicken. Have you seen a Red Jungle Fowl, the ancestor of the domestic chicken? There's one in Sungei Buloh Wetlands, hangs out at the visitor centre all the time.

remember your longkang guppy? they look like your fancy guppy? same thing, people like to make wild animals into something "weird and wonderful". the longkang guppies are escaped fancy guppies, and they have reverted to their wild form.

There is a healthy wild Betta hobby body in Singapore. You might be amazed to know there are something like 30 species of Betta, and only 4 occurs in Thailand. Most of the Betta diversity is in the Malay peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo, what we call the Greater Sunda region. Some of the wild Betta costs a lot more than the fancy stuff.

[|squee|]

Right. I've got my tentative Betta ID.

Thanks guys! Topic over...

[firethorn]

There is a healthy wild Betta hobby body in Singapore. You might be amazed to know there are something like 30 species of Betta, and only 4 occurs in Thailand. Most of the Betta diversity is in the Malay peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo, what we call the Greater Sunda region. Some of the wild Betta costs a lot more than the fancy stuff.

yea.. i am surprised.. lol..

[budak]

Firethorn, with some 60 and still counting (if I am not wrong) wild betta species found throughout Southeast Asia (many of which more than rival fancy Betta splendens strains in finnage and colour - not that the plainer ones are 'ugly'), I think you should expose yourself to the fishes before passing value judgements and assuming an 'expert' stance.

Have a look at the species here:
http://photobucket.com/albums/v81/Mr...%20Fish/Betta/
http://www.ibc-smp.org/species/index.html
http://rva.jp/labyrinth/3.htm

[hwchoy]

yea.. i am surprised.. lol..

aren't you just glad you have discovered your ignorance?

[firethorn]

I don't think I'm an expert...

And I don't think it's ignorance so much as lack of knowledge.


Be kind to those willing to learn..

[hwchoy]

Be kind to those willing to learn..

don't you know, we're still waiting.

[firethorn]

waiting? for what?

[Justikanz]

Firethorn, please behave yourself in AQ.

Your concept of beauty is, afterall, your concept of beauty. As they said, beauty is to the eye of the beholder. To me, a wild Betta splendens (Yes, I HAVE corrected your purposeful misspellings) is as pretty as an aquarium strain. You could have hurt some people who really love certain things by opening condeming them as 'ugly'. It is a strong word to use.

To add on, as you might had noticed, AQ is an international forum, though based in Singapore, and we discourage the use of SMS languages and unnecessary short forms or purposeful misspellings. Please refrain from using them when posting. AQ does not have a maximum number of characters in a post and as such, there is no need to resort to posting in SMS languages etc.

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Further to Squee's request. This thread is closed.