A FISH BY ANY OTHER NAME

Something that might confuse first-timers is whether or not “candy betta” and “dalmatian betta” are different from each other. As it turns out, they’re not really all that different.

“Candy bettas differ only in color,” says Czarina. “They are still Betta splendens or fighting fishes. There are a variety of colors in bettas besides the candy color.”

Czarina tells us about her “sugar daddy” -- he was her favorite candy betta. “I bought him in Indonesia. I love his color, a pinkish color with yellow and orange shade, [and] cellophane in some part and with shiny scaling.”

She also says that even Sugar Daddy, given how “sweet” he looks, just acts “like any other ordinary betta: aggressive, territorial, bubble nesting to show he is contented and ready to breed.”