http://www.everythingbettafish.com Get the latest news on Betta Fish. From keeping them happy and healthy, to breeding your Betta. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:49:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How to Select a Healthy Betta Fish by James Jonas As Betta fry tend to be very, very thin and small for the first 5-6 months, the age of most of the Betta Fish found in pet stores are around 6 months or older. By this point, the store should have ... http://www.everythingbettafish.com/2008/09/how-to-select-a-healthy-betta-fish/ Betta Tank Care Tips by James Jonas Most freshwater fish need water that is well-oxygenated in order to survive. Because of their labyrinth, however, Betta fish are able to survive in low oxygen conditions and get the extra air they need by breathing it directly from the ... http://www.everythingbettafish.com/2008/09/betta-tank-care-tips/ Species name: Betta akarensis Common Names: Akar betta, Sarawak Betta, Ladder-Fined Betta, Ladder Mouthbrooder Family: Belontiidae Order: Perciformes Class: Actinopterygii Maximum size: 16 cm / 6 inches Environment: freshwater Habitat Origin: Sarawak, Brunei Temperament: Peaceful Company: Small non aggressive fishes Water parameters: temperature 22-28ºC / 71-82°F; pH 5.5 - 6.8 Aquarium setup: minimum tank size of 100x100 cm /40x40 inches.Betta akarensis(Akar ... http://www.everythingbettafish.com/2008/07/betta-akarensis/ Here's a little Betta story a colleague shared with me today. We'll call it, ' The Mystery of the Disappearing Betta Fish'.So I'm sitting in my office this morning when I hear a knock at the door. "Hey!, have I told you about how my Betta fish disappeared for almost ... http://www.everythingbettafish.com/2008/05/whered-the-betta-go/ Here's a beautiful little orange betta for you to check out. Although, I do wish that the owner would put him in a larger tank.Fishy CainShareThis http://www.everythingbettafish.com/2008/04/a-betta-video/ Hi again everyone. Thank you for everyone that has sent in their Betta Questions, but what about everyone else?If you have a Betta question. Any question. You can ask it by making a comment to this post. This way everyone can see your questions. So start posting your Betta questions ... http://www.everythingbettafish.com/2008/04/post-your-betta-questions/ What's your top 2 Betta questions?Ok, I know this may produce an explosion of postings so I'd like to limit the questions to your top 2 only. Plus, please read through everyone else's postings and only post your question if it has not been posted by someone else.Post your ... http://www.everythingbettafish.com/2008/03/whats-your-top-2-betta-questions/ Last months Poll Results are now in!We asked all of you how many betta fish do you own? Thank you to everyone who posted to the poll. And here are your results:I own 0 betta: 5% of you don't ... http://www.everythingbettafish.com/2008/03/poll-results-how-many-betta-fish-do-you-own/ Actually it's a new year for everyone, but we're more important aren't we? =)To help kick start the new year I thought I'd start a poll. You can find it in the left column of the blog. Now, we all know there is a HUGE number of people who love ... http://www.everythingbettafish.com/2008/01/its-a-new-year-for-betta-lovers/ Well my blue Betta fish, whom I call Red, has turned 4 years old as of this morning September 3, 2007. Not too bad for the lone Betta fish that sits on my desktop. He use to have company, but they've all moved out or have moved on to the ... http://www.everythingbettafish.com/2007/09/my-betta-fish-just-reached-4-years/