and then would literally beg me to teach them my secrets. My friends would tell me of their bad experiences with bettas. It was too much work to keep the water clean. or their bettas got sick. or they had to spend so much money it was no longer worth the hassle if their betta's health was just going to wither away no matter what they did. Do These Downsides of Owning a Betta Sound Familiar? Since becoming an expert when it comes to bettas. and getting into breeding them professionally (I now own 207 bettas!). I have experienced not only my own problems in the beginning but also heard so many horror stories from people. Below are unedited examples of things people wrote to me when I was putting together my guide: "I feel frustrated because I had to replace yet another water heater. It cost me $30. Not to mention the cost of gas to drive to the pet store. Plus the 2 hours of my life that I spent going on my pet store errand. And on top of that, I still wasn't even sure that I'd gotten the right water heater!" - Jason M., Sacramento, California Jason went on to tell me how the hobby of betta keeping co...