Are Betta Fish Wild Caught

Betta fish life span is varied in the range of 3 to 5 years while living in the wild.

Are betta fish wild caught. There are currently 73. Not a colorful fish in wild. This is why you can have a captive bred wild betta.

In late 18th century they where imported to europe and then to america. Betta albimarginata wild betta from endemic to the island of borneo. Some domesticated bettas get along fine with invertebrates but the wild ones will not get along with them.

They were either bred or caught to be conditioned for battle. You will have to transfer the betta fish you find from the net to a water container you carry along with you. Betta fish prey upon fish and shrimp in the wild so mixing them is not a good idea.

Wild betta fish can stay away from water for some time as they can take oxygen from the air. Betta fish is native to thailand and found in streams canals pond and rice paddies so its natural habitat has all the conditions for it to live happily and healthily. Since they are used to actively hunting prey they will hunt the snails and shrimp.

Do not worry about them being endangered due to me catching them from the wild i ve not even caught more than 50 from the wild and i ve released thousands back. Also wild types are not highly aggressive as captive bred fish. So what you will do is to inspect the net and picked out any wild betta fish you found caught on the net.

If you do not do it properly it is the cause of why your fish die quickly and your betta breeding work is not successful. It has nothing to do with whether or not the fish is actually wild caught. Fish were put into small containers ring to fight until the other fish submits to defeat by no longer participating and trying to get away in some scenario however there was barely a way to escape.