My Top 10 Favorite Betta Fish at Petco
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- Should I get another betta fish for my 5-gallon office tank? It’s been sitting pretty empty for a while, so I figured it couldn’t hurt to do a little window shopping. Let’s go check out the best of the best I can find at my local Petco pet stores.
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0:00 Searching for another betta fish at Petco
0:41 Betta #1: red galaxy koi male
1:29 Betta #2: pearly rose petal male
2:15 Betta #3: paradise (mustard gas) male
2:52 Betta #4: purple and yellow crowntail male
3:19 Betta #5: pink orchid male
3:50 Betta #6: butterfly male
4:30 Betta #7: red and lavender dragonscale male
5:06 Betta #8: red, white, and blue double tail male
5:36 Betta #9: mermaid elephant ear female
6:14 Betta #10: yellow and red GloFish betta
6:45 Am I ready for another betta fish?
*Which betta fish was your favorite one? 😍*
I bought a twin tail, I think. I don’t think I’ll buy another one. He is very beautiful and I love him but his fins are so heavy he can’t swim as well as he could when he was smaller. It makes me feel bad for him. I might try a female next time.
PLEASE GET THE FEMALE! Female bettas have more personality and are far more active than males, even plakats. Females flare (unlike what some Redditors somehow believe), and their fins can become almost as long or longer than some males. Keep this in mind though - "elephant ear" females (really called Dumbo) grow very long fins. I had a girl with underdeveloped eyes, a 1.5" body, 3/4"" tail and 1/2" pectoral fins. If you don't want long, flowy fins, don't get a Dumbo or long-finned female. They don't have many problems like males and are more active but still.
The pink orchid male and the female betta looked GREAT
Personally, the female elephant ear betta was my favorite. I have one right now, and I love how their pectoral fins are bigger than other species of bettas. My elephant ear betta's fins did split a little though, but it doesn't look as bad as you might think. I think maybe you shouldn't get the bettas that look similar to Captain America, Soundwave, and Sonic (Right away at least) because the new betta could remind you of them. Plus, it could be fun to try a new type of betta. Thats just my opinion. 😊 Good luck!
@@simplysierra9035 Oh interesting; I didn't know that double tails can also get heavy. Thanks for sharing!
It's quite weird to see them in their tiny jars. Here in Switzerland, this would be unthinkable - and that's pretty awesome.
Pet shops are required to home their stock in show aquariums, have enrichment for them and most shops do house them in fully planted tanks. While they are not required to give them an appropriately sized tank (the minimum tank size for a beta would be 54 litres), but honestly they're never in a tank smaller than 10 gallons.
Same here in Austria. I got dirty looks when I bought a 10 gallon tank for my betta even though their minimum is 5 gallons
@@yourwitchbesti Yeah, shops here do a very good job informing customers about proper care and always explain that giving an animal the minimum care requirements isn't in it's best interest, neither is it in yours if you want to enjoy a long lived and happy pet. I personally am very grateful to the employees at my favourite fish store who helped me greatly to build an awesome world for my wet crew. ^^
Yall are lucky, i wish we had that in the USA
i work for a chain petstore in canada and in the store i work in we keep the bettas in cups but the cups are kept spotless with water changes every other day and we dont stock more then what we can sell in a week when the new shipment comes in so the bettas dont spend long in the cups before they go to their homes so not the best but could be far worse, cant say the same about other locations tho
@@yourwitchbestiExpecting people to buy a tank larger than a 10g for a single betta is pretty silly ngl
my first fish was a galaxy koi betta from petco! I've had him for about 8 months now, he started out mostly red, light blue, dark blue and some black specks, and he keeps morphing - mostly blue now with some of the red showing through. It's exciting to see new patches of color pop up.
Thanks for letting me know about your experiences with galaxy koi from Petco! I'm always afraid of the color changing aspect, but I like the way you just roll with it and get excited with his next new form. 🙂
That's the marble gene - it's common in "blue marbles" and certain koi bettas.
I had a dragon scale plakat in the past. He developed "diamond eye" on one eye and then the other, so he ended up completely blind. I found ways for him to find his food and never moved anything in his tank. I also currently have a betta that is nearly identical to the number 8 one you showed.
Oh! Good to know about your dragon scale betta. Looks like the blindness is pretty common then.
@@GirlTalksFish It's almost guaranteed. Their scales are bred to thicken as fast as possible.
@@marenacain that's sad 😕😕😕
Female Betta fish are all I’ve kept! They are fantastic, especially in a community tank with other fish! They are much more social and actually tend to enjoy schooling and playing with my neon tetras and hanging out/napping with my corydoras!
My favorite Betta , and most long living, has been the $3.99 blue or red solid Betta.
Agreed. I have a blue veiltail. Just 4 bucks. I think is a good looking fish
Sometimes there are really cool varieties in the $4 “assorted female/male cups at petco, which would normally sell for much more. I’ve gotten a koi betta and an elephant ear betta for $3 and $4 just because they happened to be labeled “assorted female” instead of with their morph name.
I have a “copper” betta who ended up more of a silvery platinum color that I bought from Petco ~18 months ago. For the most part he’s been very happy and healthy in his community tank over that time.
I would definitely pick the White Rose Petal Male. Also, I have kept many bettas before and have always struggled keeping their fins from splitting up until I started using Vita-Chem. It is a fish supplement that you are suppose to add to your food before you feed however, I just had a couple drops in the tank every other time I feed and, thankfully, the two bettas that I have currently, still have no splits. Give it a try and see what happens.
my favorite bettas are still solid red crowntails. i love how bright they look in a heavily green planted tank. compared to my fancier colors, they seem to live longer and have healthier lives.
Agree!
I really like the second fish you showed, the white one. I loved the butterfly betta, but like you said, only if the white remained over time.
The moment I see a purple and yellow crown tail at a local Petco would be the moment I had a new tank to scape🤷..... I'd also love to share my experiences building my sorrority with you. The multitude of different personalities that Bettas can have is the most rewarding part of the hard work
Honestly the ones who are less active tend to catch my eye more, its amazing watching them become active, more colorful and happy.
That rare purple & gold was awesome ❤✨
At my petco location I’m the aquatic specialist and I’m in charge of everything well, aquatic. My favorite has to be either the Koi or Galaxy Koi bettas, both because of their unique and beautiful colors and because they are short finned bettas which I always explain that they have a better time swimming. I’ve got to say in most locations I’ve been to they get pretty forgotten about and it’s sad because of how little space they get and then there’s the customers who don’t want to put them in anything bigger than a 5 gallon tank. I do my best and always try to pursue them into getting a 10 WITH a filter/heater. Although I have no problem explaining what fish need I still get annoyed on how little people do research and either solely rely on employees for all the info(which mostly don’t know at all), or don’t care about the proper care
We need more specialists like you selling fish in chain pet stores! We don't have Petco in Canada (at least not in Ontario). Our local PetSmart has pretty knowledgeable fish people that give good advice, but they sell so many undersized "betta tanks". I have never seen a Koi betta in any local pet store, which is too bad because I would have been interested in one, male or female, had I seen it.
Five gallon- Killi fish got some because of Cory’s videos on them and you could breed them.
Ever since I got my female betta, I've been wanting to get another female betta, but I'm resisting the urge (not enough room). That elephant ear betta looked so cute though!
My plakats all came in speckled, but as they matured turned into solid colors. I love plakats! They swim so freely without the large tail to drag them down.
I have been on the search for a betta too! Taking my time in hopes to find THE one. Can’t wait to see the update!
Thankfully my local Petco and PetSmart are both fantastic. Their bettas are always really healthy with nice clean water. I'm fortunate.
When women describe betta's the sheer amount of words used for colours is amazing
Omg one of my current betta look like your first one. So pretty, his tank is heavily planted he seems pretty happy.
This Saturday I’m going to be picking up my first exotic fish, my favourite, a betta! He’s a dragon scale red plakat and I named him “Kansai” after one of my favourite David Bowie photo shoots called “Kansai Bowie”. He immediately caught my eye with a pale white body and only red rings, he also has the most adorable stoic/grumpy face. I’ve never heard of their scales growing over their eyes but I’ll definitely do some research into it! Enjoy your bettas everyone ❤
Hello! Awesome video!! I've kept multiple dragon scales and none of them have gone blind so far, fingers crossed. I find for dragons you want to find one that doesn't have a "full mask" cause that will increase the chances the crystals can grow over the eyes. As for rose tails my boyfriend has one and he's super weighed down by his massive fins. He has ended up nipping his beautiful fins id assume to get rid of that weight, so definitely something to consider! Good luck on your fish journey
I have a sorority of 25 bettas all from petco, and my favorite ones are the elephant ears. I have three and they add so much movement to the tank! I love their fluttering fins.
i’ve never seen a dumbo betta with split fins at all. i have one myself! i love them so much
Yess!!! Amazing videos as always!!
Thanks Irene! ❤️ great video! I don’t have a betta now and now I’m wanting to shop for one! Haha! Have a great time in Orlando. Not going to make it. ❤️
I got a beautiful dragon scale samurai plakat betta at my local PetCo. He has a fantastic personality and the best grumpy face ever. Unfortunately he is fully blind in one eye and partially blind in the other. It’s definitely from scales growing over his eyes.
I had a really pretty dragon scail betta, he sadly passed away from illness but his scails never grew over his eyes!
Oh, that's good to know! So maybe it's like a 50/50 chance. Glad you enjoyed him and I'm sorry for your loss.
Awesome video, keep it up. Love the hard work
My last betta, Ronin, was a dragonscale and his scales did in fact grow over his eyes 😞 thankfully it didnt grow completely over his pupils but it definitely did impact his vision
I've kept a rose petal beta before. He was very beautiful and calm. The tail didn't really seem to big for him, and he had zero problems with tail biting.
My first fish was a rose petal betta. Mine did just fine; his tail didn’t weigh him down or cause any swimming issues. But then again I live in a very humid area that’s almost at sea level. So their wasn’t as much air pressure and the humidity “ softened “ the water. So I guess it just depends on where you live.
I had a yellow rose tail and with really low flow his tail grew to be as long as his body! I was surprised he never had any issues with fin biting so it was a flawless tail that looked just like a rose petal. However it DID weigh hime down alot which meant the filter had to be at little to no flow at all and since he was in a marine land portrait (a tall 5 gal) I had to have betta hammocks all over and a betta log (hich he LOVED).
His long fins, though beautiful, meant he needed special care. I had to slow feed him floating pellets one at a time so he wouldnt miss them as he could not chase them, he needed more frequent water changes and gravel vaccuming since the filters flow had to be soooo low, and again i had to purchase specific decor to ensure he was able to rest at various points in the tank and so there was no chance his fins would get caught or tear.
I got a plakat this time as I dont have the time to care for a long fin betta right now, but even though he was alot of work he was by far my FAVORITE betta and we had a very stong bond due to all the extra time and care i had to give him.
I have a white male crown tail betta. 🌸He has long fins but because they are separated they don’t get torn at all. The crown fins allow him to get into smaller spaces without damaging his fins. I would definitely recommend getting a crown tail betta. They are so sweet and personable!! 😆💗💗!!
I‘ve had two bettas, I can say they will either color change drastically or only just a little. My first betta, Quartz, was a veiltail male and we bought him as a solid white with a purple-blue tail. After 6 months, he had a reddish-bluish-purplish tail, and had scattered scales that were either blue or red. My second bette, Blu, is a delta male. We bought him as a blue betta with a black head and a red tail. After 1-2 months, his tail started getting some cyan streaks, his black head only cam up to eyes, and his body started fading from dark to light blue. He has had some tail biting issues, but that only occurred when he was a little overweight and I tried to fast him.
My so-called green glofish betta initially had some small red spots, but over the two months I've had him, the cyan red is expanding dramatically. I won't be surprised if he ends up as a cyan red betta with green glo fins. 😊
@@michaelfox6820 oh that would be so pretty!
This came at the perfect time I'm going to petco tonight to get fish tanks:))
Again, how refreshing to see that a shopping trip resulted in zero fish coming home, lol! It's so hard for most people to compare stores and wait on the "one". Most of us go out and come home with "something". LOL
I currently have a female betta and she is doing great. Mine is blue, red, and teal colored and looks so beautiful. You should try a female betta too. They're a bit more peaceful and a lot more active than the male bettas I've had before. I really like the red, white, and blue betta male you showed though.
OMG.. my fav have always been Dumbos... I have a plakat dumbo and a long finned dumbo .. love them .. both have different personalities.
haha i was hoping an elephant ear female would come on screen eventually. i have an elephant ear female and she has a cherry pink head that fades to that light mermaid blue color. she’s so pretty and i named her indie! she’s my second betta fish ever and she’s the love of my life
I think the koi ones look pretty cool. I haven't actually owned a betta fish before. I'm planning to though once I've got the tank and get it all scaped. I've been watching a lot of channels for ideas. Plus it's been ages since I've had fish. The last time I was a teenager and I had gold fish. We had like about a 3 or 4 foot tank id say at a guess and I kept it in my bedroom. Since having my dog put down due to old age I've been obsessed with having a fish. But I'm starting from scratch so it's going to take some time to get all the equipment and a lot of $$$ as I'm in Australia and tanks are crazy expensive here.
Beautiful 🐟 🐠
Loved the pink orchid betta 💜 I have a red male crowntail right now, and I thought he would stay solid colored but he’s actually growing a bit of purple coloration! If/when I get another betta someday, I’ll probably reach out to my college first- I feel like there are a lot of students who aren’t taking the best care of their bettas and would be willing to rehome them. But I am also looking forward to doing the Petco snoop someday.
Rehoming bettas feels so good. Most of the bettas I've had have come from Craigslist or Kijiji, or were owner drop-offs to my LFS, who were not in good shape and were given to me free by the staff there, who know me pretty well. I recently lost one of the 2 bettas that I got 3 years ago, from a family whose boys had lost interest in their wet pets after getting a couple of kittens. Those two were in the tiniest little triangular tanks, with most of the space taken up by decor, and a tank floor littered with food. With me, they've lived in a planted and divided 10g tank, fed both pellets and frozen foods, etc. I still have one of the 2, and hope he lives a long time yet. ❤💜💙
@@pjp9383 Thank you for sharing
@@safabekr I totally understand the urge! I have the one empty spot I'm itching to fill ... And another divided 10g with 2 bettas, and another betta in one of my 30g tanks, and an empty 10g tank that has never been scaped... MTS is real, my friend!
i dont have a local petco but i do have some awesome local fish stores. i dont have too many bettas but the two i have are a
white plakat which originally had 1 blue scale but now he has multiple all over him. he also has a few black dots and some blue above his eye
and either a dragonscale or a metallic halfmoon which is whitish with reds, blues and some slight pinkish purples. he is also half blind because of diamond eye and is a tail biter
My favorite was the second one bc of that cool pupil, but I would usually go with a Plakat
I am getting a female betta for the time! So, my vote is for the dumbo ear female betta. She looks pretty cool.
Females are a lot more maintenance. Males are more simple. Like people
My favorite betta are betta with blue that fades into red then cyan/green male awesome fish i also had a butterfly male he had his white tall his whole life.
Excellent quality video.
I had a rose tail betta before, but I had him for a short time, around 1,5 year
He's my first betta fish, so I was really a novice at fishkeeping
He got sick, I didn't know what I did and what should be done
He did seem weighed down by his tail after he got sick, so I had him in a makeshift breeding box in his 7-gallon tank
So he still has access to a lot of clean water but he didn't have to swim too far from the bottom of the tank
The second male betta is also the long-finned one
He is a marbled half-moon, I had him for 3 years now
He started looking to get weighed down a bit by his tail, as I seen him rested on the plants more often than before
The conclusion I got is, if I ever have another betta fish, I would look for the plakat tail (even though the long-finned ones are really gorgeous)
Or perhaps I would try on honey gourami or dwarf gourami
Honey gouramis are great fish! I have two. They stay healthier than dwarf gouramis (at least in my experience), and are fun to watch. Also peaceful.
My tangerine koi Betta is so cute ! He has a solid black/red eye and the other is a crystal blue eye.
He’s so beautiful and I had to grab him from petco !
Great video! I can never decide either 😅
I got my rose petal betta probably 3 months ago? 4? He’s been doing well he’s just really aggressive even though I’ve given all the proper requirements for a betta. I think it’s just his personality as I’ve done everything reflection wise and he still shoves himself into the tiniest spot that I can’t seem to cover from him🙄😅❤️
Well I live in Taiwan we don't get petco's here. However I've been blessed to have veil tails crown tails, I was once able to find coy really it's kind of like treasure hunting
I love all bettas and if I could just open a beta store and buy all the bettas that the stores don't know how to properly take care of I would and then I'd sell them.
I had a beautiful dragon scale beta in Taiwan
3:20 That’s a cute white and gold betta.
I originally wanted a dragon scale male, but after lots of reading and watching other videos about them, it seems that the diamond scale is a huge problem. If I was allowed to have a tank in my office I would probably still get one since I spend 40+ hours a week here and could keep a much closer eye on him. For my home tank, I just bought a Half-moon King Male. I still don't have a name for him but he is pearlescent white with flecks of turquoise and black. He is laid back, so far he likes to show off for the camera.
Yes def get another betta ~ I bought a Midnight Male from my PetCo on Oct 1st & I am really loving him ! He is a solid black HalfMoon Plakat also (Love the short fins). You should check them out. He's very handsome !!! He appears to be young (very small) so hopefully I will have him a long time....
I just got a new plakat, possible king according to my friend, and named him Sparkles! He loves his new set up 😚
Red fancy startail plakat betta
Hi I just wanted to ask how well hides and other kinds of decor stay on the Floor of a no substrate tank. I’m getting an Axolotl and don’t want anything to fall on it.
My favorite betta is the white tangerine koi they have pretty colors
I have two glow fish. They are very cool!
I have a Paradise/Mustard gas betta and he also runs and hides. He has beautiful fins and the first of my bettas that hasn’t had fin problems. I wish he’d hang out more!
I love bettas, I have an HMPK Black Samurai, HMPK red Dragon, DT Mustard Gas, Black Orchid Crowntail, HMPK Fancy Yellow, HMPK Avatar, HMPK Alien and HMPK Nemo.
Given the ones you highlighted, my favorite was the first; the koi betta. My second choice would have been the female dumbo.
Hi Irene, what did you feed your platy to make them grow so fast? I've been feeding mine with live baby brine shrimp everyday and still haven't notice any significant growth like yours.
My rosetail betta has HUGE fins, however this worked out perfect because he was always chasing other tankmates and his tail slowed him down. He lived for 4 years😢😢
The problem for crowntail betta I had before was that the tips of his tail became curly and misshaped once he grew older, despite that he was perfectly health in a 10 gal planted tank. I don't know if other strain of long-tail betta have the same issue or not. But ever since then I prefer plakat. I have a female koi plakat now, and I personally found that female betta is a lot more fun than male, because they are more tolerable to other tank mates, and as colorful as males (especially for plakat, male and female looks very similar)
Just a friendly advice🙂
Plakat bettas need more than 5 gallons because they like to swim a lot. I think 7-8 gallons will be ideal for a plakat.
But if you get a long-finned betta fish, it will definitely be fine in there, because they don't swim a lot, they need to rest their heavy fins😄
Have you thought of turning this into a shrimp tank? You can put over 30 shrimp in that tank
I think it's the same for the females (they need more space)
Oh, good to know! Makes a lot of sense.
I'm a new, and a new empty nester 🙋🏾♀️ And I'm excited to start a new adventure and I am reading and I'm hopeful.. Thank you for posting your content..
My pleasure! I hope you have fun in the hobby. 🙂
I have a marble betta and the color I saw online is not what I saw only, the only reason I knew it was her was because of certain markings. While I did say it wasn't what I saw online she still does have those colors, some are just less dominant along with combination of colors. Earlier I saw her predominantly blue with her normal koi markings that show up randomly, thing is she has never had that much blue at one.
i had a butterfly male too and he lost all his white edging and became completely blue with a black face, but he had a great personality!
I got a amazing alien betta from pet supplies plus and they have a wonderful healthy selection from where I’m from 😮💨
I have a red male halfmoon. He's my favorite.
Irene ❤ Love the videos.
We just got a mermaid male betta and hes very colorful and chill.
👋 I have a really important question so my betta will not stop flaring at the glass and I have tried everything, first I put paper around the tank because his finagle was ripping so that seemed to work but I couldn’t tell because I couldn’t see him, then I moved the tank with the paper still on and took some off, he freaked out again and would not stop I have no idea what to do!!!! Please help!!!!
My rose petal betta yes fins have grown as well as my dumbo
Have you considered doing a wild type betta. I am a big fan of betta Imbellis and betta mahachae. They are both easy to care for (in my experience) and they will be completely different from your past betta(s).
Hi I bought a crowntail 2 days ago and I didn't notice it after putting him in his aquarium but one of his operculum is open while the other is closed I thought he just needed time before it would go back to normal but it's been 2 days and it's still not closing what should I do I'm panicking
I currently own a dragon scale betta, had him for about two years now and no blindness as of yet.
I just bought a Mustard Betta and he is very lively. I hope to meet you at Aquashella. I have my tickets for Saturday at 11:00am, can’t wait.
I have a rose petal betta from petsmart his fins seem to not weigh him down and he does great with other fish
Halfmoons female beta fish are so beautiful!
Late to the comments. But I picked out a stars and stripes Betta from my local Petco. Only one store close to me. Couple of PetSmarts and Pet Supplies Plus which all have fish. But this special Betta from Petco was very active in his cup and not full grown. Black Friday special.
My betta fish jumped out of the tank and stayed a little longer without water.. now its sick.. what can I do to save him? Please someone tell me..
Hi..can you please give me any ideas or thoughts as to why my 29gal tank won't cycle..I've tried fritz bacteria starter ..my tank was cycled and I had give fish living happily but my filter broke and even after using my cycled media in new filter all my fish died now my water test says I have a small amount of ammonia but no nitrites and no nitrates for almost 2weeks now..I'm at a loss..help
Can you do a video what plants are best for betta
I have a dragonscale betta right now. He is very pretty, but he’s pretty inactive. He likes to lay around on the crypts I have in the tank.
someone should write a book about someone buying a betta at a pet store and doing their research and giving it a proper habitat lol
You should try getting a few sparkling gouramis. They are tiny but look amazing
yesss
I do love betta fish.please talk more about betta fish
In romania i usually see them in 1 gallon display tanks, not the best but better than cups
Honestly, there was a reason I picked a betta before. 3 days ago I was going to pet o to get two bettas, one was so excited but the other was just calm. I got the excited and calm one because I did feel so uncomfortable seeing all these bettas in torture. Just a thing before you ask yes their still with me right now
I had a dragon scale and one of his eyes got covered over by scales but he was still able to see out of the other eye
My red, white and blue galaxy koi betta Cosmo, who started out mostly white, ended up almost 100% dark blue. I bet the one you saw will end up mostly red. The betta expert who spoke at the AC club meeting a few months ago said it's not uncommon for them to change color.
Yeah, that's one thing I don't like about the marbled or koi types. When I'm thinking of buying a betta, I want his colors to stay the same as when I saw him! 😅
I have a rose tail and a dragon scale. The rose tail betta absolutely is weighed down by his fins and spends all his time resting on leaves or in his log. It's really quite sad. My dragon scale betta has a tumour which is apparently also very common in dragon scales but so far she's been a champ about it. I've also heard twin tail Bettas are prone to genetic defects and don't usually live as long.
I have a rose petal male and his tail is large and plumes, but it didn’t slow him down.
Very Nice Betta, i have 15 pcs galaxy koi betta 🤗
How do they make a glow betta?