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i was checking lfs price and this is the data: by me.
petco= 3.49 avg/betta(which is good when they got a really nice betta for less)
petland = 2.99 avg/betta(1.99 which betta setup)
mutts & butts = 3.50 avg/betta(1.77 for yellow)
smaller store = 3.50 - 20.00*(depending on the betta)
wholesale = .50 avg/betta
petsmart = 3.40 male/1.30 female/avg

*-most small stores get bettas like viels alot, which are usually sold under 3.40-4.00. when they get bettas such as short tail,DT,CT,HM,Deltas etc. as well as color betta price go ^. the avg prices for a "special" betta is around 7.00 from what i have seen. ex. 1 store sold me a pure white female for 20.00. well that goes to show you that larger chain pet store might be so bad when i comes to getting fish cheap.

Last edited by bettachris at 22-Mar-2005 14:21

Those chain store pet stores are probably good places to purchase a pet only, but imho for breeding I would buy a pair or trior from a breeder to get the quality genes, color, and structure. Once you are past the purchase price, it takes just as much money to feed, care, house, and breed veils as it does bettas bred for show conformation.

of course, but i was saying that if u first time breeders are look for practice then, *most local chain store is a good place to find,pets,and practice breeders.

Hmm... I've got a bone to pick with my petsmart, then... in almost every other thing, they're cheaper than petco, but I can get a betta for $3.49 at petco and pay nearly four bucks at petsmart (I think the price is like $3.97 or something) and females are the same price... and they've only had females ONCE that I know of.

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

I've actually brought that up to my local PetSmart and I was told that they don't price match for any fish because they say they don't know where Petco gets their fish, and that they have "certified" breeders. Although they did give me the difference of some Harlies I had gotten from them at 2.49/fish....Petco had them on sale for 99 cents

In aus the avrage price 4 a betta is around $10 (australian dollars)

my petco and petsmart sell bettas for 2 bucks and walmart sells em for 4

Walmart has the highest bettas- males and females there are 4$. while at petsmart the males are about 3.50 and the females are only 1.99 or so- which is really cheap, compared to walmart. petwarehouse is usually about the same as petsmart.
-kristin

~!!I lOve LiFe!!~

*results will vary. it is funny to see how different place stores charge different.