He does kind of have that look. There's a video momo put up though, he's a Rosetail. He does have a nice gold sheen beneath his platinum. A lot of Momo's Bettas are platinum and gold.If I'm not mistaken he is actually a gold dragon.... But it could be the lighting. Beautiful boy regardless.
Good choice!
I paid $30.00 for him + $13.00 shipping. That shipping cost is pretty standard, if someone is charging more than that and they're in your country they're probably overcharging for shipping (at least in my experience. If I can be shipped 20 pounds of gravel for less than $15.00 then you can ship one friggin fish). He's a thai import from Momo Miniatures, and that's her hobby/business so she sells them for a little bit more, but about $25-$45 is what you would normally expect to pay for a specially bred fish like a rosetail or a koi with prized marbling. The reason why they're more expensive than petstore fish is because petstore fish are genetic "mutts" and the more expensive ones typically have better finnage, immune systems, and are better for breeding.What do you pay for these guys, if you dont mind me asking.
Just a rough figure.
I never know what to think of the price attached to them.
I dont know whether I should be thankful they are cheap, or
a bit annoyed so little monetary value is attached to them (in Pet stores at least)
Either way, He's a beauty
I knowwww I want every single fish she has. I really didn't have the money to afford him, but I had an extra tank and I knew that I wanted another fish so I splurged and now I'm really happy.
I know some of my fish stores get them from breeders. My LPS for example, specially orders them from breeders and wholesalers (they're gonna try to get me a Black Melano Butterfly!) and my Petco gets them from nice places. My PetSmart though....those Bettas are clearly just ransoms. Not to say that they aren't great, but it's hard to find something specific when they're like 80% veiltails or unhealthy crowntails.Pet store Betta are not "genetic mutts." Many come from local breeders who know more about their Betta's lineage than do the exporters. And one of the biggest distributors of pet store Bettas in the US knows exactly what they are breeding to produce a particular color or finnage.
All of my Betta are imports and most have excessive finnage. That being said, if exporters were breeding dogs they'd be called puppy mills....producing only to fill make $$ with little regard to maintaining a standard. I've seen far too many touted "imports" on eBay and elsewhere that go for big bucks have have spoonheads, uneven finnage, finnage too small for the body, uneven color in those with patterns, excessive finnage, etc.
If you want to a Betta that isn't a "genetic mutt" you find a breeder who belongs to the International Betta Congress (IBC) and breeds to those standards. They very carefully choose parents and keep records of lineage.
Let me add: Your boy is a real beauty.
This is a Betta farm and how imports, including mine, are kept.
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