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uu IF YOU HAVE BEEN WONDERING WHERE I DISAPPEARED TO, WONDER NO MORE!! :)

02/19/13 - Hello my young betta apprentices! As many of you know by now, a lot has happened in the past few years in my world. In 2007, I set out to make a two hour period drama, single handedly and without any prior film experience. The story goes like this: I purchased a 1932 Ford Roadster (hot rod), fell in love with the old cars and the colorful history behind them, and discovered that there were currently no recent/decent feature films available on the topic. And since I was taking a short (so I thought) break from my band activities and from breeding bettas, I decided: "Why not set out on the adventure of a life time?". And so I took the plunge.

The result? DEUCE OF SPADES, a critically acclaimed, Award winning, powerful, touching, period film that has, basically, changed my entire life. the film sets place in the mid fifties hot rod era, but the scope of the story goes well beyond the cool cars and music. You don't have to like cars, or know anything about them to love the film. It is a formidable love story and a story of Providence and Redemption. You can see the film trailer here. Please support me, by LIKING THE FILM FACEBOOK PAGE. It would be much appreciated. I have sent a lot of love your way since 1997, now send some lovin' back mine :).

To support the film release, I quit my day job and set out on a Nationwide tour in 2010. I basically bought a Class A motorhome, packed up my essentials and took off across the country, doing celebrity appearances and screenings of my film. I saw many wonderful places and met many wonderful people along the way. It was, simply put, amazing. 14,000 miles later, I returned home to find out my landlord wanted his rental house back, so I had to suddenly move out. I had to dismantle my entire fishroom, all the breeding tanks, fish supplies etc. and store them. That was, as you can imagine, a monumental pain in the you know what... Sigh...

With a film sequel planned for next year, it has become obvious that breeding bettas is on the back burner at this time, although I am considering starting to sell the betta first aid kits again, to help you guys out. I also will be selling a number of my fish tank full set-up (everything you need to breed and raise the spawn), cause I don't have enough room to store them all. So if anyone is interested please email me here. I am located in So Cal, around Los Angeles area. If you email me about the fish tanks set-ups, make sure to put in your email header "BETTATALK - Interested in your fish tanks" or I may not spot your incoming email. I have full set-ups from 5 gal all the way to 60 gal. I also have one partitioned betta male display tank I need to sell. See it here (top 3 pics). Also, I will be migrating this website to a newer, faster server over the course of this coming week, hopefully. This should not affect the website functionality, nor its url address. But if it is down for a short while, or looking a bit out of whack during the move, don't panic.
 

  
 
   
   
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I have been featured on
national and international
television and have been
helping the betta community through this website since 1998. 
I have over 180  spawns
and  5000 shipments under my belt and have been filmed by both Animal Planet and the BBC channel.   
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And now our ever so popular betta column:

 all you ever wanted to know about bettas...
                                                                                                      ... and weren't afraid to ask :)

You ask your question, I answer it here.                                    

 
Q: I would love to have a breeding pair but the thought of having to "cull" just makes me sick.  Is it really necessary, I mean can't you just take some of the eggs away before they hatch?

above topic submitted by Amie, San Diego - CA

 A: Amie, this is a very good question in deed, one that raises a very important concern and I would be glad to roll up my sleeve and put my two cents forth :).

I think one of the most exciting aspect of our betta hobby is the fact that they are fairly easy to breed and that their spawning ritual is so exciting to watch! Most of us, at one time or another, decide to take the step that separate betta keepers from betta breeders. It usually happens quite naturally, almost as though the betta keeper had little choice in the matter, he/she got bit by the bug, the betta fever is running in the triple digits hehe and, in a semi state of betta induced delirium, we decide we will spawn "hey, what the heck! Why not? It should be FUN".

And in deed it is. FUN FUN FUN! (A bit frustrating at times, a lot work most of the times, but FUN FUN FUN nonetheless). 

But where should our fun stop and betta ethics begin? It is oftentimes a fine line... Blurred by too many careless people... In other words, if we are to play GOD by creating life, do we not owe it to our creations to care about them and FOR them? Is it not our moral responsibility? If we do not have the adequate space, time, financial resources to provide the fry with proper care and most importantly homes, should we even attempt to spawn in the first place? Are we being selfish when we spawn for fun but the many bettas we produce suffer?

The answer is yes, yes and YES.

So does that means then that we should not spawn bettas at all? Of course not, but we should be wise about the way we spawn and we should be responsible betta hobbyists in the way we spawn. In this column I am going to offer some suggestions (strike that word and replace it with the word 'INSTRUCTIONS' or better yet "ORDERS' hehe) so to keep all of you betta crazed feverish hobbyists in line ;) and so to make sure our hobby does not turn into a nightmare for the little fishies. 
                                                       > continue reading the column here 

 
Featured  fanmail !

01/24/08

Dear Faith:

This is just a quick to note to thank you again for
the incredible "Tutti Frutti" pair; and to say that I
shall do my utmost to help them to  breed.

The male now has his own thirty- gallon tank (all to
himself, of course) and the female has her own
twenty-gallon tank (again, all to herself).  These are
both well-planted tanks with an interesting array of
Malaysian driftwood, too.

I know from experience that bettas actually love big
tanks to swim about in (despite the prevailing opinion
of the day) and that they do live quite a bit longer
as a result (a fact I've proven with other, past
bettas).  My personal opinion is that they enjoy lives
of significantly great  "quality" when placed in such
environments, as well.    

All my gratitude to you for providing me the
opportunity to experience such beauty on a daily
basis.

- Peter
 

In loving memory of...

Henry Willy

"This is our first betta fish, Henry Willy. We rescued him from the pet store where he was very sick and going to die. We gave him a beautiful home of 2.5 gallons, and he lived with us for 1 1/2 years. He got better and healthy. 

On the last month he lost all his fins and half of his weight. We did everything we could to save him. He left us June 11th, 2009. We are proud to have had such a great son. Smart and a happy dancer."

Thanks,

Fernanda Sheehan


 

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greeting my young betta apprentice!

If you past familiar territories into this intergalactic Alien Betta site wandered have, it probably means bit by the bug you got. 

                 The Betta Bug.

Beware! One bite will infect you with a psychosis called the ‘I-can’t-buy-enough-breed-enough-have-enough-bettas’, a rare, but incurable disease.

But there are some good news: Though incurable, one can live happily ever after with the ailment and have a complete blast.

And it is only mildly contagious. 

However, do seek medical advice if you have the following symptoms:

  • You woke up this morning with both hands in your betta tank.

  • You caught yourself flaring at your reflection in the mirror while brushing your teeth.

  • You inadvertently sprinkled freeze dried bloodworms on your ice cream yesterday.

  • There is a betta swimming in your coffee maker.

  • You have actually pondered the thought of converting your brand new TV set into an extra fish tank.

  • You can actually see bettas swimming when you close your eyes.

Well, if it is too late for you, as it is for me, I welcome you warmly to my website, a place of comfort for all of us Betta Freaks.

Come back any time you need your fix ;). May the Bettaforce with you, be. 

FAITHYODA

 

 
 
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