#bettaesthetic

and idk! i was barely around in 2014 that was a weird year for me but i bet @danielbear knows more than i do about fandom network blogs. they really did used to be such a thing tho i wish the dnp fandom had more like.. fandom infastructure. more of an internal focus? ppl might stop focusing so much on expecting things from dnp if we did (but i may just be an optimist)

but twitter asked him to make this video.....i guess he didn’t have a choice but to give people what they wanted. have never thought about that ‘stolen work’ thing. have never thought of that in this way tbh. i’d ask you to elaborate on that but i’m afraid people would jump on your head for that :)

I figure she’s what some stores would label as a “king” betta, so many bettas that are kings all look pretty similar.

currently not taking any more requests

goldfish choking on substrate is a very rare problem, even when the substrate is small (which mine isnt), plus goldfish are pretty dang good at spitting out rocks. i dont know if youre suggesting keeping them bare bottom, but it sounds like it. and honestly bare bottom vs gravel, both has its benefits and is more of a keeper preference. and i dont wish to keep mine in a bare bottom tank.some benefits to gravel, are that it allows an excellent place for beneficial bacteria to grow. and for goldfish specifically, theyre scavengers and its their natural behavior to look for food on the bottom of their tank, in gravel, or whatever substrate you have.another weird thing, is goldfish tend to arrange their gravel how they like it, picking up pieces and moving them to different places. which isnt really a benefit its just super cute. <3anyone else feel free to give their opinion cuz there is a lot of conflicting opinions about this!

There are several reasons as to what I look for when breeding BPs.While I am unsure if it is a hereditary trait or not, I do look for temperament. More calm snakes catch my eye. High quality morphs are also something I look for! I got Leli because she is a super, which means all of her babies will be morphs. I picked her specifically because her father was a very very dark mojave, which I wanted to see if that was hereditary as well. I breed because I want to see more high quality animals in the hobby, instead of low quality bred because they were cheap and they wanted a clutch. I want it to be less about who can make more babies, and more about who can make higher quality, breeding quality babies. Not only that, but I screen who buys the babies to try and make it more of a regular thing in the hobby as well. Good owners mean well cared for babies, and we need to see more of that in the hobby. If I sell to anyone who keeps their animals in teeny tiny enclosures with more enrichment, then nothing will change. If I sell to people who put time and effort into enriching the lives of their animals, that will start the stepping stones to become the norm. :)

no, i’m glad you told me this ‘cause i didn’t know. i don’t use wish and never really paid attention to it. what they do is horrible and unfair as fuck. ofc Phil wouldn’t break the cycle and it’s not really about that. it’s just a bad coincidence and i can imagine how it looks like for those who know the stuff like you do, because i have a similar thing with football fandom. the aftertaste and confusion :( i hope someone will really make wish stop doing this.

if i could hear "it's okay tho" dhdhdieow gosh. thank you :)