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A fighting strain betta farm visit - Singapore


A small Betta Splendens breeding facility off Jalan Kayu, Singapore. It is owned partly by Albert of www.plakatfighters.com in partnership with BGT, an old breeder who also has a seperate farm in the area.


Male Betta Splendens build bubble nests when they are ready to mate. The bubble nests help to secure the fertilised eggs and held them together after the mating process. The males take the reponsilbity to protect the eggs which it will gather and place under the bubble nest. The females play no part after the eggs are laid and are chased away, leaving the males to guard the nests and take care of the fry when they starts to hatch in about 2 days time.

It is this desire to protect the bubble nests that make the males aggressive to intruders and will fight to defend it. Male Bettas are used in South East Asia as a fish fighting game, not just for entertainment but also as a form of gambling. Purpose bred Bettas used for fighting have been raised for centuries, these Bettas will fight long and hard, and have sharp teeth and very strong scales, very different from other Betta breeds. The method to make them fight is to jar them in a "fight" bottle once they are harvested from the ponds. The bettas while in the ponds will not fight but will nip each other, the male siblings being raised in the ponds since they were hatched would have formed a hierachy among themselves and a pecking order established, which will provide the peace. But once they are isolated and starts to build their own bubble nests in their respective jars, their attitude will starts to change. The video shows the Bettas each in their repective jars flaring against each other. The Bettas are conditioned in the bottles into believing that such an environment is suitable for mating and will build their bubble nests. With flaring exercises for about half an hour and over several days will be enough to make them into fighters, willing to fight to the last. If they are then placed together to share one jar a fierce fight ensue.


Fighting strains Betta Splendens are bred for maximum aggression.
After a few days in the isolation pot, they will show their courage
and willingness to fight and needs very little motivation to do so.


Ipoh Bettas from Buntong and Menglembu.
The middle one which is the smaller fish comes from Menglembu,
while on both flanks are Buntong bred. Both Buntong and Menglembu
are known for toughness in their bettas.


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