Bettas: A Complete Introduction

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Summary: Great book
Review: Great book! Full of color photos of not only the Splenden, but other Betta's. Goes over Breeding, Foods, Care, and most everything but indepth genetics....A must have the Splenden lover.

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Summary: Great book for non-beginners
Review: I found this book easy to understand, but as a beginner with bettas it didn't answer all my questions. It mostly covers aspects of breeding bettas with more general info interspersed. It did make me want to try breeding bettas however! I would suggest another more beginner book if you've never had bettas or are not going to breed them. I can't recommend any though, as this is the only one I have so far. I bought this one at the recommendation of the guy in the fish store.

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Summary: The Book
Review: I liked the book, it helped me out. This was my first betta. I only didn't like it because I was looking for information on caring and such, and most of the bood covers breeding.

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Summary: the review
Review: I thought that this book was great. It told me alot of info that i didn't already no. It did talk about other bettas not just splenden. It told me alot about breeding. It didn't really talk about how to care for them. The only bad thing was they showed two male bettas fighting.

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Summary: a disappointment as a "Complete Introduction"
Review: Perhaps this book should have been titled My Life Raising Bettas to Sell to Pet Shops. It is more interesting as autobiography than a reference. There are only seven pages of basic betta care. The majority of the chapters are related to breeding and raising bettas for a pet shop market. The section on fin forms and colors and color variations would make a handy basic reference---if it had pictures to illustrate the descriptions. It does have a lot of color pictures and the captions provide some of the most concise and interesting information. If you have an interest in economical fish raising and selling, this book has information for you. Don't buy it as your basic reference, do buy it for the pictures.

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Summary: better for breeders than those who just want pets.
Review: The chapters are:
Introduction
What is a betta?
Keeping bettas
Spawning bettas
Raising the fry
Buying bettas
Raising bettas for fun and profit

So as you can see, it's mostly about breeding and selling betta fish. It would definetely be good if you're planning on doing that, but otherwise I wouldn't bother buying it. While it does have some helpful information (diagram of different parts and fins of the betta, information on housing, and foods) it would be much more helpful if there were a section on health (diseases and treating them) and diagrams of the different kinds of betta fish (since this is a book about breeding them!).

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Summary: Very disappointing book
Review: The inaccuracies in this book were too numerous to count. What's more, very little practical information is given on good fish husbandry; instead, the author seems to focus more on "bettas for profit."

At one point, Mr. Maurus remarks that bettas are short-lived, and as a result it is best "...not to get too attached." What kind of advice is this for serious pet owners?

Very poor, other than the pictures. Otherwise I would have rated it a 0.

Rating:
Summary: Very disappointing book
Review: The inaccuracies in this book were too numerous to count. What's more, very little practical information is given on good fish husbandry; instead, the author seems to focus more on "bettas for profit."

At one point, Mr. Maurus remarks that bettas are short-lived, and as a result it is best "...not to get too attached." What kind of advice is this for serious pet owners?

Very poor, other than the pictures. Otherwise I would have rated it a 0.

Rating:
Summary: Very disappointing book
Review: The inaccuracies in this book were too numerous to count. What's more, very little practical information is given on good fish husbandry; instead, the author seems to focus more on "bettas for profit."

At one point, Mr. Maurus remarks that bettas are short-lived, and as a result it is best "...not to get too attached." What kind of advice is this for serious pet owners?

Very poor, other than the pictures. Otherwise I would have rated it a 0.

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Summary: Good starting book, for those interested
Review: This book has a lot of information for the beginner and possibly an upscale betta breeder. I myself have this book and am quite pleased with the information it has. If you like or own bettas, buy this book.