wild caught betta macrostoma

misopeenut

misopeenut

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i saw a pair of macrostoma today at LFS, i dont know if it was really caught wild but they were sold for 199 and 299 for pair.
is that normal? man i shouldve bought it and breed them, so much money you can make with them
 
i really hope you mean $1.99 or $2.99 and not $199. or $299. cause your crazy if you paid that
 
That is a pretty average price for macrostomas. They are pretty cool looking fish and unlike other bettas, macrostoma's are mouthbrooders. I have read about people breeding them, but it's a pretty challenging task. They don't have a real good survival rate. You need to keep them in water with a very low PH (3.0-5.5). The only other betta I've kept besides the common is betta cochina. Unfortunately I've never been able to get a female. Every time I have bought a "female" it was an imature male.
Here is a pic of a cochina if your not familiar with them.
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kody1192 said:
i really hope you mean $1.99 or $2.99 and not $199. or $299. cause your crazy if you paid that
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not if you REALLY want those fish. Some people will pay $100 for a single forest green Betta splendens, or thousands for a prize koi.
 
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look in my sig youll find a fish that after shipping was around $250 dolla and got more comin too lol(except only like $200 somethin) but i would never pay that for a betta
 
ya ive heard its pretty hard to breed them, are they carnivorus?
 
They are difficult to breed...they males have a habit of swallowing the eggs, I understand. $300/pair is pretty typical.
 
plah831 said:
, or thousands for a prize koi.
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Koi easily reach into the tens and hundreds of thousands, as do Asian arowanas.
 
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