PNW Bettas

08/17/2024

Restock previews are here!

These fish and more will be available today Saturday 8/17 at 12pm PST.

More info coming soon on how restocks will be changing going forward. With the opening of the local shop we will also be adjusting how we do online restocks.

08/10/2024

New bettas, posted today PST

This week has been a little crazy, so it's a smaller restock. At noon you should also checkout the livestream of my talk on how to ship fish. This may also be interesting for anyone who is nervous about having fish shipped, and wants to see all the ins and outs of it. It will be recorded for YouTube if you can't make it.

A large restock will happen next Saturday!

08/09/2024

Due to popular request, I have listed the green pleco plushies on our website as well! They are now available for purchase and shipping, as well as the retail store.

Free shipping with purchase of a betta (ships together), or $3.99 flat rate shipping with just a plushie.

Shop now under "accessories" on our website.

08/04/2024

I know the restock sold pretty quickly yesterday, so I photographed a few more fish to be listed today! These guys are available and in stock now :))

We start shipping prep today at 4pm PST (once the shop closes), so your order must be in before then to ship this Monday (8/5). Orders placed after this time will ship the following Monday.

www.pnwbettas.com

Shipping to all US states available, or pickup in Corvallis OR.

08/03/2024

It's time for a restock! Here's a sneak peak at some of the bettas being listed tomorrow Saturday 8/3 at 12pm PST.

Shipping or pickup in Corvallis OR available!

07/20/2024

Today is a smaller restock, as we are rapidly approaching our storefront opening date! Expect the new stock online to slow down a bit over these next few weeks as we transition into both online and in store sales.

I still wanted to get a few more bettas up for you guys! Shipping is this Monday, 7/22. No shipping on 7/29, so double check your weather for this week before ordering.

07/15/2024

I am beyond excited to announce the official opening date for the PNW Bettas retail store in Corvallis OR! Please join us on Saturday July 27th from 12-6pm for our soft opening at 214 SW Jefferson Ave.

What to expect: on our soft opening we will be stocking our premium imported bettas, live aquatic plants, shrimp/invertebrates, hardscape (aquascaping stone and wood), botanicals, and select aquariums and supplies.

Our large selection of tropical fish, expanded aquarium supplies, frozen fish food, and more will be added to the store soon.

Our hours following July 27th will be:
Monday: Closed for Shipping
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: By appointment only (via email)
Thursday: 12pm-6pm
Friday: 12pm-6pm
Saturday: 12pm-6pm
Sunday: 10am- 4pm

We are committed to offering a great online and local experience during this time of transition. Expect hours to expand locally as we continue to grow our local shop.

Join our storefront broadcast channel on Instagram for notifications when new stocking arrives, and behind the scenes updates on the shops progress.

07/13/2024

Its finally restock time again! A bunch of new bettas are going up 7/13 at 12pm PST. Whats your fav betta?

07/09/2024

A small selection of plants and nerite snails have been listed! As we move closer to opening the store we should eventually see more plants and inverts listed.

07/08/2024

Wow what an awful week for shipping. To err on the side of caution we won't be shipping any orders this week that are heading to central, southern, or eastern United States. While not all areas will be directly affected by the hurricane and flooding, the entire network will be impacted in this area and cause delays. Delays with high temperatures are something we definitely do not want.

We also have the unfortunate situation of our local temperatures being excessively hotter than usual. Our local temps will be 102 today, which is above where I normally would ship. But I have handled weeks like this before with 100% success on my shipments. To do this I will be extra strict on the cutoffs for delivery location temperatures, and all boxes will be shipping with a cold pack so they don't overheat when being transported in Oregon.

I know we had to skip a shipping week due to LA Pet Fair, and that a further delay is very frustrating. I just want to reduce risk for all of your orders as much as possible! If you have any questions about a specific order, please email us at [email protected]

My heart goes out to all of your guys in the affected areas. Please stay safe ❤️

06/26/2024

Free Betta Botanicals sample with purchase of at least one betta at LA Pet Fair this weekend!

Full sized botanicals are also available! We have alder cones, casuarina cones, small catappa, large catappa, texas live oak, betta botanicals variety packs, beginner variety packs, sterculia pods, fern fronds, guava leaves, shingles live oak, and coconut 1/2s. So many options to choose from!

We will also have a beautiful selection of manzanita!

Come see us this weekend (29th-30th) at LA Pet Fair

06/18/2024

We won’t be having any more online restocks this month, but we will be at LA Pet Fair in less than 2 weeks! We will be brining a huge display of bettas, unlike anything you have seen from us locally before. Over 100 individual bettas will be on display to choose from, and 100+ sorority females will be available to select as well.

We will also have a huge display of Betta Botanicals items, and free samples with every live betta purchase. Photo prints, stickers, flare sticks, and betta scoops will also be available at our booth.

To purchase tickets or find out more info, please go to https://www.lapetfair.com

See you there!

06/15/2024

Restock previews are here, just in time! If you’re looking for a new betta, definitely check these guys out. Some really cool looking fish in this drop. They will be listed Saturday 6/15 PST

06/10/2024

Anyone in Corvallis, or nearby areas looking to start their own breeding operation? I have 3 massive steel racks and more aquariums than I would care to admit in need of new homes. I need them gone so I will make some pretty awesome deals for anyone who can take all of it/almost all of it.

PM me for info :))

06/09/2024

I wanted to make another transparency post about shipping! As we get into the hotter months, there are some new challenges. Luckily I’ve become quite the expert on shipping betta fish, so here’s how we do it, and how successful we are.

First let’s talk DOA rates, how often do my fish arrive dead? Since switching to our higher quality boxes, we have had 1 DOA shipment. We made this switch at the end of November, and since that date have shipped 837 orders. Within these orders, we shipped 90+ sorority groups, which are 5 fish in each order. This means we have shipped well over 1000 fish since making this switch, with only one DOA order. Making our success rate more than 99.9%.

While bettas are hardy fish, I truly think our high quality shipping supplies and careful policies regarding temperatures is the result of this success!

We ship bettas in a minimum of 1” thick insulation (but most boxes we order are 1.5”), molded styrofoam boxes. They are larger than standard betta shipping boxes to reduce overheating risk when using heat packs in the winter, fall and early spring. We also have strict temperature cutoffs. In winter we do not ship below 25 degrees. Over 95 degrees, we will not ship with USPS, and only deliver with UPS Next Day Air to prevent the boxes from sitting on a delivery truck during the hottest parts of the day. Additional thermal insulation is also used in very hot locations to help reflect more heat away from the fish. During this time of year we also remove shipping options for certain states that get above our max shipping temps. So right now we aren’t shipping to AZ, and a few other southern states will likely follow in the upcoming weeks.

To watch out packing process more in depth, definitely check out our social media videos. I have packing videos for many orders both in winter and summer on TikTok and Instagram.

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed the insight into the MOST important part of my job- getting your new fish to you safely.

06/08/2024

It’s time for the ladies! Here’s a preview of some of the female bettas that will be listed today at 12pm PST

06/08/2024

06/07/2024

‼️Restock Alert ‼️ I have more preview photos for you guys. The fish were incredibly cooperative in the photo tank yesterday (yay!!!) which means I was able to get some really nice photos! More will be coming soon, I will be listing 80+ bettas tomorrow Saturday at 12pm PST

Pickup in Corvallis OR and shipping to all US states available (HI and AK email us)

06/07/2024

Let’s kick off the preview photos with a highlight of the most angry looking fish of the day! This super yellow halfmoon was so fun to photograph today. Him and another 80 bettas will be listed during the restock this Saturday 6/8 PST

06/05/2024

I don’t post much about my reptiles as much as I should! In case you guys have forgotten, this is Ezra, my female crested gecko. She has been with me almost 2 years now, but is about 7 years old.

I just finished her upgrade to this beautiful bioactive 18x24x38, and she seems to be loving it! I can’t wait to watch these plants grow in, and I’m sure I’ll never see her once they do. She loves hiding among the moss and plant growth, and only coming out to eat in the evenings once I’ve gone home. I was lucky enough to grab these cool photos yesterday before I left the shop.

Ezra will be on display at the PNW Bettas Aquarium Store in Corvallis OR, and will be available to handle/hold when we’re not super busy. While she isn’t out much during the day, she’s incredibly well socialized and very friendly with people. I’m very excited to be able to show her off in the shop!

06/01/2024

More previews are available for today’s restock! 50 bettas will be listed today (6/1) at 12pm PST

Shipped to your doorstep via USPS or UPS, to all 🇺🇸 states (HI and AK email us)

05/31/2024

‼️ BETTA RESTOCK ‼️

Here are the first 10 samples for the restock tomorrow 6/1! These guys will go live at 12pm PST on pnwbettas.com

Shipping 6/3 to all USA states (HI and AK must email us)

05/17/2024

Hey guys, I am so so sorry. I’m having some major technical difficulties on the back end of our website. As of now, I can only take PayPal Payments, until the issue is resolved. There are unfortunately some much larger issues going on as well, that I have been struggling to get in contact with support about.

Being that it’s now Friday, I may have to push back shipping on Monday. Unfortunately this issue is affecting our ability to purchase shipping labels, and fulfill orders. No one is more frustrated than me, and I am going to continue to push for a quick resolution from support.

Please bear with me as I deal with these issues ❤️

05/16/2024

Did you know we also do prints? While I primarily photograph bettas for their sale images, I also use the photography to make betta prints! This is some of my photography as 4x6 and 8x10 prints, all mounted into black mats and backings.

I do sell some standard designs on our website, but I primarily do customs. If you have ordered a fish from us (even years ago), you can order a print of your exact fish. I can also do general sale of prints of almost any of my photos.

If you are interested in any of these ones already made, or custom prints, shoot me a message or email at [email protected]

05/15/2024

These are some of the in-stock females! As of the time this was posted, these ladies are in stock and ready to ship! The next ship date is 5/20.

More in stock online, and I’ll be listing more giant sororities soon!

05/15/2024

Here’s some of our currently in-stock males! At the time this post was published, all of these fish are in stock and ready to ship 5/20!

Many more males available as well, there’s about 70 WYSIWYG bettas listed and still in stock.

05/12/2024

Being that this is my business page, I don’t share much about my personal life or my family. But I wanted to take a moment to share with you all the mom who made PNW Bettas possible.

My mom is my biggest supporter, and has always been ready to take on my next big project. Ever since I was a kid, I always had something going on, some new idea, some crazy project I wanted to start. My fishkeeping hobby started when I was 14 years old, when I asked my parents if I could build a pond in my backyard. They heeded this crazy request, and we worked together to build a goldfish/koi pond in one of their garden beds, complete with a waterfall and all. I distinctly remember my mom diving into this project with me- going to pond stores, landscaping shops, and plant nurseries with me to design and build our new pond! (It still stands today, but no longer with fish)

When I told my mom I wanted to open a storefront location at only 23 years old, she again dove head first into this project with me. She has helped me write grant applications, building retail displays, and overall figuring out how to make this dream a reality.

I absolutely could not have done this without the support of my friends and family, and especially my amazing mom.

Thank you so much for all you have done for me, and continue to do. I hope someday I can support and uplift my kids as much as you have done for me.

05/11/2024

This week I have a restock of about 60 fish for you guys! I have plakats, halfmoons, doubletails, crowntails and crowntail plakats (and females of various tail types). Here are 10 previews of the fish being listed!

The restock is Saturday 5/11 at 12pm PST

05/09/2024

Hey guys! For my local friends (Corvallis OR), I have a selection of used aquariums and shelving units available. Our plumbing for the new system is almost done, so it’s time to say goodbye to our old systems.

I have 3 husky steel shelves available - some basic lighting and wood panels for the shelves available as well.

Various tanks 10-29 gals. Many 20 talls, and 10s. Some painted and some not.

I would love to see a lot of it go together, so I would be willing to do large discounts if you wanted most/all of it.

05/05/2024

Betta photography collage! This is a little look at my camera roll after I do a photography session (and process all the images).