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About me |
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| Name: | Joep van Esch, PhD |
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| Nickname: | Joepmaster | ||||||||||||
| City: | Schiedam | ||||||||||||
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The Netherlands |
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Dutch , English, German |
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Education: |
Biology & Medical Laboratory Research (BSc.) |
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Biology (MSc.) |
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Job: |
Teacher Rotterdam University of Engineering and Applied Science - Biology & Medical Laboratory Research |
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Website(s): |
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| www.bettas4all.nl | |||||||||||||
| www.hollandbettashow.com | |||||||||||||
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My Betta CV: |
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Founder & Owner Bettas4all Forum |
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Founder & Owner Bettas4all Facebook group |
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Founder Bettas4all Standard © |
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| Certified Bettas4all Judge | ||||||
| Member Bettas4all Judging Board | ||||||
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Event organization & management: |
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Bettas4all Show |
2006. |
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Holland Betta Show |
2010-2019. |
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Vivarium |
2011, 2012, 2014-2019. |
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| Spawns | 280+ - Spawns | |||||
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Awards |
350+ - Awards | |||||
| Shows | 64 | |||||
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Publications: |
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van Esch, J. Build Your Own Betta, Practical Fishkeeping December 2020. |
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Feyen, T. & van Esch, J. De Holland Betta Show 2018: "Koi" bettas judged by Koi judges!, KOI 140 Oktober/November 2018. |
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van Esch, J. De Holland Betta Show 2017: "Koi" bettas judged by Koi judges!, KOI XXX December/January 2017. |
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van Esch, J. & Nguyen, D., De Holland Betta Show 2016: "Koi" bettas judged by Koi judges!, KOI 129 December/January 2016. |
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van Esch, J., Show Bettas, also popular in Europe!, Aquarium World Magazine (FNZAS), Volume 61, Issue 2, 2015 |
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van Esch, J., De Holland Betta Show: Show bettas uit heel Europa!, KOI 120 Augustus/September 2015. |
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van Esch, J., Show Bettas mehr als ein Fisch im Marmeladenglas, Un(s)zensiert (CAGD magazine), Heft 1, Ausgabe 7, Januar 2014. |
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van Esch, J., Showbetta's, op de Holland Betta Koi Show!, KOI 111 Juni/Juli 2013. |
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van Esch, J., Show Bettas, also popular in Europe!, The Vivarium & Aquarium News (ZooMed magazine), Issue 2, Volume 1, 2013. |
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van Esch, J., Showbetta's, meer dan een vis in een jampotje, Houden van Vissen - Binnen & buiten, Jaargang 1, editie 2, 2012. |
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Starke-Parnell, V. & van Esch, J., "Dragons", Flare magazine (IBC), November/December 2009, Volume 43, No. 3. |
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van Esch, J., Selective breeding - How to create your own line?, Flare magazine (IBC), March/April 2009, Volume 42, No. 5. |
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van Esch, J., Denis, F. (translation), Thomson, M (translation), La trilogie du Plakat, Le Macropode, Janvier/Février 2008, No.1. |
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van Esch, J., Understanding metallic genetics, Flare magazine (IBC), May/June 2008, Volume 41, No. 6. |
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van Esch, J., The Plakat Trilogy!, Flare magazine (IBC), September/October 2007, Volume 41, No.2. |
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van Esch, J., Breeding Betta splendens the Dutch way, Flare magazine (IBC), July/August 2007, Volume 41, No.1. |
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van Esch, J., Rosetails, Flare magazine (IBC), March/April 2006, Volume 39, No.5. |
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van Esch, J., A Dutch view on breeding Betta splendens, Betta Times (magazine Australian Betta Club), May/June 2005, Issue 1. |
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Lectures: |
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2018 [English] Selective breeding - European IBC Convention, Zagreb, Croatia. |
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2017 [Dutch] Showbettas Unlimited! - Vivarium 2017, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. |
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2015 [Dutch] Showbettas! - Vivarium 2015, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. |
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2015 [English] Rosetails - Petsfestival (Associazione Italiana Betta), Piacenza, Italy. |
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2015 [Dutch] Showbettas..........meer dan een vis in een jampotje - Aquariumvereniging 'de Rijswijkse', Rijswijk, The Netherlands. |
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2015 [Dutch] Showbettas..........meer dan een vis in een jampotje - Aquariumclub Zilverhaai Beringen, Beringen, Belgium. |
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2014 [Dutch] Showbettas..........meer dan een vis in een jampotje - Vivarium 2014, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. |
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2014 [English] Selective breeding: How to create your own line? - Petsfestival - Associazione Italiana Betta, Piacenza, Italy. |
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2014 [German] The Bettas4all Standard - Kampffisch Ausstellung (Betta Freaks), Schwalmtal, Germany. |
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2014 [English] Selective breeding: How to create your own line? - European IBC Convention, Friedrichshafen, Germany. |
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2014 [English] Rosetails - European IBC Convention, Friedrichshafen, Germany. |
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2012 [German] Kampffisch Hochzucht: Zielgerichtetes Zuchten - IGL Fruhjahrstagung & 1. Betta Freaks Show Frechen, Germany. |
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2009 [German] Zielgerichtetes Zuchten - 12. EHBBC Show (EHBBC), Duisburg, Germany. |
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2009 [Dutch] De Siamese kempvis..........meer dan een vis in een jampotje - Holland Koi Show, Arcen, The Netherlands. |
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2008 [German] Vorschlag zur Anpassung des IBC Plakat Standards - 11. EHBBC Show (EHBBC), Duisburg, Germany. |
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2008 [German] Zielgerichtetes Zuchten - 11. EHBBC Show (EHBBC), Duisburg, Germany. |
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2008 [English] Proposal for adjustment of the IBC plakat standards - 1st Nord Betta Club Show (NBC), Dunkerque, France. |
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2008 [English] Selective Breeding - 1st Nord Betta Club Show (NBC), Dunkerque, France. |
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2005 [Dutch] Kennismaking met Betta splendens - Aquariumvereniging BM de Schuttervis, Honselersdijk, The Netherlands. |
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2005 [Dutch] Betta splendens staartvormen - Nederlandse Vereniging voor Labyrinthvissen, Utrecht, The Netherlands. |
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How it all started........ |
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My experience with breeding animals goes back too my childhood. Together with my father I bred English show budgerigars and several species of Australian parrots. In period of 1989-1999 we participated at several shows with good results. When I moved out for my study in 1999 I had to make the hard decision to stop this beautiful hobby. In 2001, I gained my first experience with the aquarium hobby when I started breeding guppies in my student room during my biology study at university. At the end of 2002 I accidently stumbled on a Dutch Betta website on the internet and I was hooked! I gathered more information by visiting the websites of several experienced Betta hobbyists and became more and more fascinated by these beautiful fish. |
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In March 2003, I obtained my first pair of Betta splendens (longfin, superdelta) from a Dutch breeder. The silhouette of my first Betta male (see left picture) was represented in the original banner of this website for 15 years (2003-2015). |
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What started with a few small aquariums in my student room quickly expanded to a custom build shed especially for my Bettas. Although I initially started with longfinned fish, my breeding program has been fully dedicated to shortfinned halfmoons, the so-called halfmoon plakat (HMPK), since 2005. My experience with breeding show budgerigars as my background in biology & research biology has been proven to be very useful here. The ultimate goal of my breeding program is to establish a quality line of asymmetrical halfmoon plakats. My ideal Betta is healthy, vital and possesses as a strong body with a thick peduncle and a smooth mouth-to-dorsal topline. Its finnage should have a smooth appearance and in proportion with the body. I personally believe that there is no room for secrets in this hobby. This website therefore has been created to share the knowledge and experiences I have gained in the past years breeding these beautiful fish. Besides general information on the various color and finnage varieties and breeding these beautiful fish you can also find several articles on genetics, how to create your own line and detailed spawn-logs of all spawns performed in my “Betta Territory”. |
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| Thank you very much for visiting my website. Have fun! | ||||
| Joep |
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