hrm.. actually, thats not really true Scooby. If all of the wild type Bettas were white, they'd be much more noticable to predators and such. Wild Bettas are very short-finned and VERY bland colored, usually brown.

Opaques are actually super hard to get! Especially with such nice finnage! Opaques are actually Steel Blue, Green, or Blue Bettas with a very thick powedery white pigment... they aren't just "white". ANY tiny flaw is super noticable on Opaques, so it takes a ton of work to get offspring with no flaws or red or blue wash visable.

Yes, I am ridiculously obsessed with Bettas