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Bettas by Jennifer Lapello
Welcome to my website. My name is Jennifer Lapello, and I have been breeding Bettas since January 2006. I first fell in love with the newer types of Bettas when I saw some Crowntails listed online, and I immediately bought my first 3 pairs. These weren't the best fish, but they were responsible for starting the whole thing. In my quest to find out more about my new fish, I stumbled across Aquabid and the IBC website. After that, I was hooked. I started buying the best breeding stock I could find, mainly in Halfmoon, from many different breeders. I joined the IBC in April 2006, and I started showing my fish in October 2006.
I started out mainly working longfin Halfmoon in differents colors, along with one Crowntail line. Today, I am breeding several different colors in longfin Halfmoon and Doubletail Halfmoon, a couple different strains of Crowntail, Asymmetrical Halfmoon Plakat and the beginnings of a couple Symmetrical Halfmoon Plakat lines, along with some wild mouthbrooding bettas. So, what started out as 3 pairs of pet quality Crowntails turned into half of my basement filled with containers and tanks and tubs filled with fish in hopes of producing top show Bettas. It is that addictive!
I have won Reserve Best of Show four times: FCB Fall Show, October 2006 (RBOSM - Orange HM ), FCB Fall Show, October 2007 (RBOSF - dark bicolor CTF), MOBB International Show, April 2008 (RBOSM - extended red asymmetrical HMPK), and MBC International Show, April, 2008 (RBOSF - extended red STF). I have also won numerous class, division, and year-end awards. I have slowed down a little bit in showing the past couple years but plan to make a full-blown return by fall of 2010. I have become more active in the Betta clubs I belong to in the meantime. I served as Vice President of the IBC from 2008 to 2009, and am currently the IBC President. I am also Vice President of the Midwest Betta Club and handle memberships and the club website.
I am working on this website as time permits and plan to add much more to it. So please check back often!
~ Jennifer
I started out mainly working longfin Halfmoon in differents colors, along with one Crowntail line. Today, I am breeding several different colors in longfin Halfmoon and Doubletail Halfmoon, a couple different strains of Crowntail, Asymmetrical Halfmoon Plakat and the beginnings of a couple Symmetrical Halfmoon Plakat lines, along with some wild mouthbrooding bettas. So, what started out as 3 pairs of pet quality Crowntails turned into half of my basement filled with containers and tanks and tubs filled with fish in hopes of producing top show Bettas. It is that addictive!
I have won Reserve Best of Show four times: FCB Fall Show, October 2006 (RBOSM - Orange HM ), FCB Fall Show, October 2007 (RBOSF - dark bicolor CTF), MOBB International Show, April 2008 (RBOSM - extended red asymmetrical HMPK), and MBC International Show, April, 2008 (RBOSF - extended red STF). I have also won numerous class, division, and year-end awards. I have slowed down a little bit in showing the past couple years but plan to make a full-blown return by fall of 2010. I have become more active in the Betta clubs I belong to in the meantime. I served as Vice President of the IBC from 2008 to 2009, and am currently the IBC President. I am also Vice President of the Midwest Betta Club and handle memberships and the club website.
I am working on this website as time permits and plan to add much more to it. So please check back often!
~ Jennifer
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