Crossing wild bettas (Not a good idea?) | 水產百科網

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The danger of crossing wild betta’s

As wild betta’s slowly gaining their popularity, the interest in crossing different species seems to grow too. As I am scrolling through my Facebook feed and viewing listings on platforms I regularly see hybrids of all kinds of wild bettas. Betta’s labelled as Mahachaiensis are actually a result of a spawn between a Mahachaiensis male and a hybrid Smaragdina female. Alien Betta’s that are Mahachaiensis hybrid’s: the possibilities are almost endless.

Apart from crossing different species on purpose, it happens even more that spawns between different species happen on accident. Mostly this is the result of a lack of knowledge about wild Betta species. The real problem isn’t that fish become more ugly or weaker, but that pure lines are getting more rare. My goal with writing this post isn’t to discourage people from trying to breed wild Betta’s, because I lo...