You dont want a pet store Betta... You have no way to ensure lineage and whatever you buy very likely has some strong veil tail genes... You put the same ammount of work into a spawn of "genetic mutts" as you do quality fish..No offense to the veil lovers, but it is really not worth the effort. Also, you will get a young, healthy fish from a breeder... Alot of the LFS Bettas are over the hill and not in the best health to begin with at the LFS