November 9, 2025 @ 1200
Maretta Zufuto will be speaking at GPAS in November on “The Selective Breeding in Betta Splendens”. This talk will not only cover the breeding aspects of keeping bettas, but will touch on betta standards, health and genetic considerations, choosing which fish to pair, conditioning, spawning, and raising them. Maretta will also very briefly cover selling and breeding for profit since bettas produce soooooo many fish.
Maretta has been keeping fish since 2019, gradually expanding from small personal setups and posting on social media into breeding, importing and selling fish online.
Between 2021 and 2023, she focused on breeding both domestic and wild bettas, while also importing shrimp and other nano species for her website. In spring of 2023 her part time betta retail business began to grow and she was able to stop school run a full time business.
In July 2024, PNW Bettas opened a retail aquarium store in Corvallis, Oregon, where she have a full array of freshwater aquarium fish, inverts, and products. She stocks a lot more then just bettas, but focus on nano fish, and of course a larger betta selection.
At the conclusion of his presentation Eric will be available for a Q & A and will be available for questions during breaks as well.