Tommy F.
Tommy has spent more than 30 years in the live aquarium trade, buying, shipping and handling saltwater fish, corals, invertebrates and freshwater bettas. He is Director of Operations at Deep Blue Seas LLC and runs BettaFishForSale.com on his own. BettaFishForSale.com does not sell fish; it compares the sellers who do, so buyers can choose well before they spend.
Rare Betta Fish Store Review: Listings, Transshipper Shipping and Replacement Terms
This is an independent review. BettaFishForSale.com does not sell the fish shown; purchases happen on the seller’s site. How we evaluate sellers. What we checked, and when: its betta listings as counted on September 30, 2026; its policy pages as…
Coast Gem USA Review: Betta Listings, Shipping and Live Arrival Terms
This is an independent review. BettaFishForSale.com does not sell the fish shown; purchases happen on the seller’s site. How we evaluate sellers. What we checked, and when: its betta listings as counted on September 30, 2026; its own policy pages…
Crowntail Betta: What One Costs and How the Show Standard Defines It
By the show standard’s definition, a crowntail betta has fin rays that reach well past the thin skin between them, so the edges of its fins look spiky. This page sets out what the show standard asks of a crowntail…
Giant Betta: What One Costs and What the Label Says About Size
On this page a giant betta is a betta whose listing uses the word giant. It is a size label, and it sits beside the tail, color and sex words in a listing’s name. This page covers the two things…
Halfmoon Betta: What Makes a Betta a Halfmoon and What One Costs
A halfmoon betta is one whose tail opens to a full 180 degrees, by the show standard’s definition. This page covers the name and the market: what makes a betta a halfmoon, how many halfmoons sellers had in stock, what…
Plakat Betta: What Makes a Betta a Plakat and What One Costs
Plakats are short-finned bettas that descend from fish bred for fighting. This page covers the name and the market: what makes a betta a plakat, how many plakats sellers had in stock, what they charged, and how plakats compare with…
Koi Betta: What the Name Means and What One Costs
Koi is a trade name for a mosaic (patchwork) color pattern in bettas. This page covers the name and the market: what koi means on a label, how many sellers had koi bettas in stock, and what they charged. The…
Galaxy Koi Betta: What the Name Means and What Sellers Charged
A galaxy koi betta is a fish sold under two pattern names at once. Most pages about it are care sheets. This one looks at the buying side: what the name tells you, what these fish cost, and how many…
Elephant Ear Betta: What the Big Side Fins Are, the Names Sellers Use, and What One Costs
An elephant ear betta gets its name from its side fins, not its tail. This page explains what the show standard says about those fins, which names sellers put on these fish, and what they cost. The prices come from…
Betta Colors: Which Colors and Patterns Sellers List Most, and What They Cost
Most lists of betta colors show pretty photos and call some of them rare. This page does something different: it counts which color and pattern names sellers actually put on their listings, and what those fish cost. The counts come…