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As our name suggests, the International Betta Congress has members all over the world. The primary language we use is English. We are working on translations of our documents in other languages. If you have questions about the IBC and would like to talk to somebody in a different language, these people have volunteered to help translate:

Español / Spanish

Luis I Navarro – email luisinavarro@gmail.com
Lorena Burgueno – email ChapterIBCArea4@outlook.com

Chinese (both simplified and traditional)

Sam Tse – email yuet_san@yahoo.com
Goh Choon Chin – email kevingoh7621@icloud.com

Čeština [ˈt͡ʃɛʃcɪna] / Czech

Jamie King – email paradoxerror@gmail.com

Français / French

Claire Pavia – email cpav@hotmail.ch

Deutsch / German

Peter Bärwald – email peter@kampffischfreunde.de

Português / Portuguese

Paulo Faria – email: paulomcfaria@yahoo.com.br

Ethics of Showing

Showing is very much on an honor system for the people entering the shows. We expect that all other people entering the show will also hold to the high standards of breeding and showing. This includes following all the rules set out in the IBC Exhibition Standards, no matter if anybody can see you following them or not. We expect that the bettas you enter in Groups A and B (Self-Bred and New Breeders) will be bred by yourself, and grown to show size and trained for showing by yourself, using your own fishroom resources. If using shared resources, you’ll enter as a family or collaboration.

(Areas 3 and 6 have a show exemption on bred bettas, and fish shown in Group C – Purchased are not self-bred. Purchased fish must, however, be held by the owners for at least one month prior to showing.)

The IBC respects bettas in their natural state and strives to have the best possible fish from the work of breeding show lines. We expect the shown fish in all groups to be in their natural, originally bred condition and their fins are not “trimmed” nor any other alterations. We expect all fish to be treated humanely and respectfully, and we do not condone fighting bettas nor abuse of bettas. We expect entrants to engage in fair and friendly competition without interfering with fellow competitors.