If you are looking for a betta book for yourself, you might want an informed opinion before you do any buying - not every betta book is intended for the same betta experience level. There are books written with betta beginners in mind, while others are slanted towards more experienced betta pet owners - call them the intermediates. And some books are written more for the advanced hobbyist and breeder. Anyone can add all of the following books to their betta care bookshelf, though, to increase their own enjoyment of bettas, and to appreciate the fabulous pictures of award-winning bettas.
If you are selecting a book as a gift for your favorite betta-lover, these reviews should help you decide which is most appropriate.
These links lead to my own in-depth commentaries on this website -
- Bettas
This simple, hardcover betta care book has been around since 1980 - but it's still the best betta book out there. It is not as slick-looking, however. I highly recommend this book for beginners and intermediate betta pet owners: it provides lots of groundwork and a good start for those wishing to take their interest further. Best overall betta book for the buck.
- Quick and Easy Betta Care
This slim book of 64 pages definately has beautiful betta photos. White bettas, black lace, butterfly cambodians, doubletail and piebalds are featured, among other lovely color combinations. Very inexpensive, with nice, glossy pages. This one is probably the most useful for the new betta owner just getting her "fins" wet.
- Bettas: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual
Really, this one is for intermediate and advanced owners, not the "pet owners" beginner level as the title insists - except for the truly great betta photos that anyone will drool over. The best betta book for advanced beginners wishing to learn more about bettas.
- Guide to Owning Bettas
This book has actually very scant information about casual betta pet ownership, focusing rather on discussions valuable for the breeder /hobbyist. In spite of this caveat, this is a great little betta book - if for nothing more than fabulous pictures of really unusual and desirable betta qualities that are possible in the breed! WOW!
Actually, none of these books has the full array of betta insights that I have found in demand by readers of this website. The tiny, quick questions that every pet betta owner encounters are simply not handled fully, or at all, in the available printed books. As I go through my list of frequently asked betta questions here, I will compile them into a Betta Basics Ebook. The first edition will be available before Christmas; I will make an announcement when this book is live for purchase. Please sign up for the free Fish Newsletter to receive this announcement.
That said, these betta care books are all very inexpensive, and each one has something worthy and different to add to the mix.
Remember to click on the links above for my extended reviews and a picture of each book's cover, as well as direct links to Amazon for more even more specific book information.
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