do you have gambling problem?

It just strikes me that breeding bettas are not much different from gambling :)

When you have gambling problems, it usually involves tendency where you keep loosing money and yet ignorant about it and still believed that the next bet going to win you back all the lost you've experience so far.

Well, most people who breed bettas in countries with 4 seasons know that you aint going to make money out of bettas hobby. It gets worst when you breed them!

For instance, we have been bettas for yongs now and have worked out some ways to cut our expenses but there aint a way for us to break even. We breed them and keep them like one of our own (child), hence we always make sure that they've got the "best" for everything. When it's cold, heater would be on. Food always life food (would you give your child crappy food?).

Keeping all those luxuries make a very expensive hobby. But there is more!! if you breed bettas, then it's only a matter of time before you'd like to cross your line out to improve it (otherwise you breed them just as 'normal' pets which you may not even care whatever quality that you get from your bettas). Now, that's the tricky part....there aint no one in AU can supply good/better bettas, so we have to import the "seed" from other countries. And importation aint cheap! Furthermore, this has to be done at least every so often. We at least cross out every 2 or 3 generations. This comes so quick, we pretty much has to rely on importing these guys every month or two.....

So, at the end, breeding bettas is no more different than gambling. Sure you've got the enjoyment of seeing them grow yada yada yada, but your pocket will dry very much faster too. This assumes you don't have any other problems with your current lines. What if all of a sudden your gorgeous male/female died and there wasn't another "good" replacement for it? there you go....import a new one! That's provided you can find a decent one that fits your breeding plans and should we say for "reasonable" price????

The folks in QLD or northern land are luckier. At least they dont have to worry about getting freezing cold for their bettas.