Malta Aquarist Society

The problem with that picture is that it was taken by the same author Hristov. So he would have known to be the same species. I had the same reasoning when I saw the photo but the anal fin is smaller in size.

A member of my forum posted this picture...he is a world class aqua photographer from Bulgaria...can someone identify it?

My other pets...gerbils and rabbits ...these will replace all my fish....

I will surely ask for some other species...

 PM received...I will try to take some shots and post them here.

Think of it in this way...it is like having a german shepherd one being white and the other being black. They can interbreed, live together as they are of the same species. The only difference are the external features.

Sorry to hear about that...

When one refers to bettas...there are various species eg. Betta simplex, Betta picta, Betta pugnax, Betta imbellis - these are commonly known as the wild type. While the Veil tail is the common species of the Betta Splendens. There are nowadays variations of this BS and they are referred to by their tail shape. The veil tail are known as such due ...

If you want I can give a pair to start with,,, 

I never knew him but as one of the pioneers in fish-keeping in Malta, MAS should write a small biography on him and stick it here...