I have been talking to a few folks trying to get a place in the IBC for Veiltails, the current powers that be need to be ousted before this can even have a chance.
I have information from a reliable source that some of the hopefuls are considering a place for Veiltails.
Of course they will have to have form and color expected from a show class fish, I blame the demise of many strains directly on the IBC because of the requirement to get say the blackest fish, right off the bat strains like Black Lace are eliminated, we were super close to losing the true red betta, instead in its place Cambodian crosses which will never have the dark red we would like to see because of the genetics.
They also did this to the dark orange betta {Cambodian Cross} thus also eliminating th True Classic Cambodian, why do I blame the IBC?
Fact is its a supply and demand thing, breeders overseas and here produce what pople are looking for so if they don't want black edges all the good reds are bred to Cambodian stock, and Cambodians in the IBC are considered Bicolors.
This is a very bad way to do something..The Classic Cambodian is a strain that breeds true and is worthy of its own class as are a couple others.
The IBC at best needs to be cleaned up the current powers are comfortable the way things are, not good they are not willing to bend, I used to be proud to be an IBC member back in the old days when things were exciting and Halfmoons were new, if those same HM were considered a fault, the betta world would be lacking one of the better things to come out, but the leaders at the time were young Turks and change was embraced...I sure would like to know who the Einstein was that considered the Feathertail a fault, thinking like this will be the demise of this craft yet.
The already overloaded and over abused Bicolor class need to be reevaluated and exclude strains like Dragons, and Mustard gas along with true other breeding strains these should have their own CLASSES period!!!!
I understand trophy cost money, give ribbons for new classes until they become established, they mean the same thing and are far cheaper to produce, split shows to allow other classes in, the focus on the IBC is not the fish anymore it is about the power and control and individual has, this was not so years ago.
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