Yeahhhh! New bettas coming!

**flamepony12** · 10-20-2005, 05:01 PM

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Watch it, Ashley, I might just steal those opaques from you.

My gosh, they're gorgeous! so are the steelies!

I sooo wish my parents would let me have one of the babies [if you spawn them] but they definitely wont. I have three bettas right now, and another on the way- but that must be nothing compared to what you have!

how many does this bring you to?

Congratulations! :]

**binka_nugget** · 10-20-2005, 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by LuvGold00

Where are you getting them from? I'm dying for an Opaque White Halfmoon!

I'm getting them from a local breeder in BC. Here's his website: http://members.shaw.ca/aguadebeber/

I'd be glad to send you a baby (or two, or three

) if you'd like. I'm not sure how shipping would work out but I'm sure we could figure something out.

Originally Posted by flamepony12

[dies]

Watch it, Ashley, I might just steal those opaques from you.

My gosh, they're gorgeous! so are the steelies!

I sooo wish my parents would let me have one of the babies [if you spawn them] but they definitely wont. I have three bettas right now, and another on the way- but that must be nothing compared to what you have!

how many does this bring you to?

Congratulations! :]

I'm at 11 right now - six males and five females. So.. with the steel HMs and opaque white HMs, I'll be at 15. I'm running out of living room space to put them in! LOL

**bckrazy** · 10-21-2005, 12:08 AM

OMFG Ashley, they're gorgeous!! Opaques are amazing, so are melanos, and steel blues

... my Melano girl is definitely one of the prettiest Bettas I've ever had. I might have to steal one of those babies =0)

gahh, *someone* caught the spawn bug!

**Scooby4** · 10-21-2005, 02:35 AM

Those are beautiful Bettas!

However, I don't want to disapoint you on something I feel I should mention. White Bettas are the "normal" original color of bettas. They are mostly white in the country of origin. They were breed to have colors for "flashier" fights.

I am just saying this so you don't run the risk of getting "ripped off". Not that I wouldn't want them myself and I do!!!

Just be careful in believing the "hype" the breeder may be giving you.

They could be "imported".
My father was a Betta breeder. We'd have tanks everywhere! However, I will agree that the all white ones were a "rarity" to have.

**chocolatepuppy** · 10-21-2005, 05:14 AM

Gorgeous bettas! Keep us updated on how things go!

**cloverfdx** · 10-21-2005, 08:10 AM

Ohh they are gorgeous

. I was going to get an Opaque, but he was already claimed

.

Goodluck with them.

**bckrazy** · 10-21-2005, 10:48 PM

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