I was born in 1970 and grew up in a middle class family in Saigon, Vietnam. I have one older brother and a younger sister who show no interest in Betta. Unlike my brother and sister, I have a special interest in "ca lia thia" (fighting fish or Betta). It seems that I can understand the betta 'language' and 'feelings'. By just looking at the fish's movements, I can 'feel' if it is hungry, happy, sad, sick, healthy, or etc.

At the age of five, I was introduced to wild Betta caught by my relative from the rice field. I was amazed by its brilliant colors and stylish dance. Since then, I have always been in love with this small and beautiful fish.

I remember that while my childhood friends used their money to buy candy or ice cream, I used my money to buy Betta. I have always dreamed of a pond with my own breed red, blue, and green Betta swimming in between and resting on bushes of water plants. I bought one Betta after another and tried to breed them. Although there were numerous unsuccessful attempts due to inexperience, I never gave up trying.

When I became a teenager, I started learning how to breed and raise Betta from many famous Betta breeders (whom I called masters) in Saigon. These master breeders specialized in champion fighting blood-line fish. It appeared to these masters that I was a smart, obedient, and studios young man who shared with them a common special interest in Betta; therefore, some of them adopted and treated me like their own son. I helped them in breeding, raising, feeding, changing pond water, and many other breeder's chores. I also helped in selecting and training the fish for staging fight and championship tournaments that are popular sports in Vietnam. Through the years, I have learned many valuable lessons from them. Each of the masters has his own unique ways and tricks to produce champion fighting Betta. Until today, though being a betta expert, I am still learning along with them.

 Now, in the United States, I am breeding, raising, and selling champion blood-line Betta. I am a wholesaler. I import Betta from Vietnam and distribute it throughout the US. Because the Betta I breed in the US are not enough to sale to all my customers, I have a fish farm in Vietnam to add more stocks to my continuous supply. Over the years, the fish farm has grown big and become the main source for my fish distribution in the US. It is also a very famous betta farm in Vietnam. It is taken care by my relatives and master breeders who are ranked top in the field. I want to make sure that the fish I sell is top quality, so I make trips back to Vietnam to check frequently on the fish farm. I also want to update my fish farm frequently with good ideas and new equipments from the US. I show no hesitation to use whatever is.
 
proven to be good and effective. That's why my Bettas are mixture of champion Betta from Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia. I believe each kind of Betta has its own advantages and disadvantages. The combination of many kinds will produce a kind that has the most advantages. In fact, I am selling this combined kind of Betta and my customers are very happy about it.

Being open minded, I believe that there is always room to improve in breeding, raising, selecting, and training champion Betta. One good example for this is the invention of the double tail, crown tail, orange, silver-white, and black Betta. There are so many things you can do with Betta. As a matter of fact, keeping the Betta in the US or somewhere else is different than in its native environment such as Vietnam, Thailand, or Malaysia. With this in mind, I have developed my own methods to provide the Betta its own native environment so that it can reach its full potential capability. I also realize that there are many factors or variables that affect a whole process of creating a successful stock of Betta. These factors and variables include water conditions, water properties, characteristics of fish, appropriate pairing of spawns, type of food, and so on. A small change of one factor or variable may significantly change the outcome of the whole process. Therefore, I never stop learning and experimenting to improve the quality of my Betta. I am always welcoming ideas and discussions from any breeder through out the world. Once again, thank you for visiting my website.