Sure they are fully colored in deep solid colors which are pleasing to the eye and usually contrast with other fish.
Yet the droopy sad looking creatures sitting in a pint of their own filth never appealed to me. They always seem listless and the ones which have obviously been there the longest even begin to appear pale as they lose their colors. Even when someone recently posted a link detailing the livestock from a "show" betta breeder I was not impressed. The fish looked great but why spend such a large amount of money (including shipping animals) on a betta? The images on the website did not make me say "Yeah, I want to spend $100 on a betta".
Then today I saw a crown tail (I guess this is only the next step above the veil tails?). It's fins were much more upright and rigid. It even appeared healthier and more vibrant than all other's in the massive display. Constantly flaring its gills and proudly displaying its fins....I was impressed finally. I would have bought that fish if I did not already have a pair of rams in my QT. $4 seemed like a good price for such an apparently healthy and vigorous fish.
Yet the droopy sad looking creatures sitting in a pint of their own filth never appealed to me. They always seem listless and the ones which have obviously been there the longest even begin to appear pale as they lose their colors. Even when someone recently posted a link detailing the livestock from a "show" betta breeder I was not impressed. The fish looked great but why spend such a large amount of money (including shipping animals) on a betta? The images on the website did not make me say "Yeah, I want to spend $100 on a betta".
Then today I saw a crown tail (I guess this is only the next step above the veil tails?). It's fins were much more upright and rigid. It even appeared healthier and more vibrant than all other's in the massive display. Constantly flaring its gills and proudly displaying its fins....I was impressed finally. I would have bought that fish if I did not already have a pair of rams in my QT. $4 seemed like a good price for such an apparently healthy and vigorous fish.