Trimming bettas fins?

[Littlebittyfish]

My only HM does this to himself... /o:

[Sakura8]

Anyone know how to entice a betta to finbite? Maybe if I dip Sherman's tail in bloodworm juice . . .

1fish, Sherm was my first betta so I had no idea his fins would get that long! His caudal is definitely longer than the length of his body. Definitely know better now. He's my only HM.

[willabean]

Sorry to sound so stupid, BUTTTTT.... is a Plakat a Betta with short fins? I think I would like that in a fish. Dont get me wrong, I absolutely adore my Fish Perry. His fins and tail are getting pretty long now that he is ( knock wood ) over his fin rot. But IF I ever get another Betta, my personal choice would be one closer to it's original and natural form. Do any of y'all breeders breed for those traits?

[Sakura8]

willabean, you don't sound stupid at all. :) There are a lot of bettas out there now, it gets confusing. But yes, a Plakat is a betta with short fins. It's larger than a long-finned betta but not as big as a King or Monster betta, which also have short fins but get up to 4" long.

[willabean]

Thank you. A Monster Betta sounds very appealing. LOL! These fish are addictive!

[Sakura8]

They are. They should come with a warning and a toll free number for an addiction help line. :)

[willabean]

Oh Sakura, I just saw the most sickening thing. I googled monster , King bettas to see what one looked like. I ended up seeing a youtube video of some sick jerk putting a tiny little betta in with a big king betta. Of course the tiny was trying to get away but it was trapped in a small bowl. I feel like throwing up! Ive bombarded youtube with complaints and sent a VERY VERY nasty msge to that creep. I guess I never considered the ugly side of " fighting fish".

[Sakura8]

:( What was seen cannot be unseen. *hugs* I'm so sorry you saw that, willabean. Some people are cruel beyond words. I'm glad you complained to youtube. I hope they take the video down because it advocates animal cruelty. Some people have so little respect for animal life, especially the lives of fish. Poor tiny betta. :(