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Fans just call them "Bettas"
Pictures of Siamese Fighting Fish, as Betta splendens are commonly called, most often show the male of the species. The males are the more brightly-colored with full fins that they expand for mating and fighting displays. Their unique habits, colorful appearance and low-care requirements make Bettas popular pets for the beginner or experienced fish owner alike.
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Betta Guide
Beautiful Siamese Fighting Fish - photos
Whether you call them by their scientific or common names, these fish are still beautiful. Siamese fighting fish are found in Thailand, and typically live in the shallow waters of rice paddies. They help with pest control by eating insects.
The males are territorial and will fight each other for space and females. They use fin displays and body posturing primarily in their battles, but will rip and bite fins if it comes to it. The males are the primary caregivers of offspring, blowing bubble nests and tending the eggs until hatching.
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my mom just got a pet fish
Siamese Fighting Fish, dressed to kill.
Mae O.G. yn bysgodyn hynod diddorol
This is George, the beautiful and spunky
siamese fighting fish
Fins and Tails
- Round Tail - this shape is found on wild Bettas.
- Veil Tail - a long trailing tail, like a scarf dragging behind.
- Comb Tail - the fin edges have little points that extend beyond the fin webs.
- Crown Tail - a longer more dramatic variation on the Comb Tail.
- Double Tail - a double caudal fin, which has two distinct tails.
- Fuse Tail - the caudal, dorsal and anal fins are all fused together.
- Half Moon Tail - the dorsal and anal fins are longer, so they line up with the caudal fin when spread, making a half moon shape.
- Heart Tail - partially fusing of the two caudal fins makes them appear to have a heart shape.
- Spade Tail - think of the shovel or card suit shape.
Books About Betta Splendens
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Betta: Your Happy Healthy Pet
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Betta Care (Quick and Easy)
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Aquarium Care of Bettas (Animal Planet Pet Care Library)
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Betta Colors
Red - red shades run from bright true reds to dark burgundy and brown
Apricot - sometimes called peach too. This is a soft pastel shade.
Yellow - from golden to lemon. A Betta that is a mix of yellow and black can be a Chocolate if pretty solid-colored, but if the yellow scales are outlined, it's called a Pineapple Betta.
Green - the color turquoise is a genetic variant on green. A very dark green is very rare and highly prized.
Blue - royal blue, cornflower blue, and steel blue shades are all available.
Purple - colors can be pale (lavender) to dark (violet).
Black - solid smokey or with lighter fins, called Black Lace.
White - this opaque color is not albinism, and you can tell as these Bettas will have black eyes.
Albino - a rare but natural occurrence like with other fish and animals. A true albino will have red eyes.
Multi-colored - these Bettas have mixed colors, and this name covers all fish that have no predominant color-tone.
Live Betta Sales
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Betta Breeders and Organizations
- International Betta Congress
- The International Betta Congress, IBC, is an organization dedicated to the keeping, breeding, showing, and protection of Betta splendens and wild type bettas.
- BettaSplendens.com, Halfmoon/Half Moon Bettas, Siamese Fighting Fish.
- Half Moon Betta Splendens, sales, care, breeding information.
- Siam's Best Bettas
- Siam's Best Bettas' mission is to preserve the game Siamese Fighting Fish strain and promote responsible ownership of this breed through education and by encouraging media portrayals of the fish.
- Majestic Bettas
- Informative website for betta breeders, enthusiasts, and hobbyists from all over the world.
- Siamese cyber Aquarium, Plakat Thai
- Plakat Thai (Siamese fighting fish) developed from Bettas that were wild caught in the flood lands or rice fields.
- BettaTrills - Simple Passionate About Bettas
- I breed my fish in the beautiful Garden City of Sunny Singapore. Betta breeding started for me at the tender age of 6.
Why I Love Bettas
I don't know what got my dad started with a fish tank, but when I was a kid, he kept one for many years. We'd get to go to the pet store and pick out fish we wanted for the tank. I also can't recall exactly how we first got a Betta splendens, but I wouldn't be surprised if my choice had something to do with it.The males are flashy, with full fins and bold colors. The females are a bit smaller and have much plainer fins. My dad must have liked the Bettas too, as he got to breeding them. It's tricky and we wound up with more tanks as the population grew and we had to keep the males apart from each other.
I went away to college, and my dad moved on to other hobbies, but I still liked Bettas. In fact, I like them so much, there came a day when I decided to make them a part of my tattoo collection. Yep, that's my right shoulder with two male Bettas tattooed on it.
Care Advice and Info
Tips and suggestions for having a happy and healthy betta
- betta care
- This is a must read for anyone who just brought home (or is about to) a betta.
- Betta Care Basics - Information on Caring for Your Siamese Fighting Fish
- The First Tank Guide is a beginner's guide to setting up a new aquarium. If you have other questions, a convenient form will allow you to send questions to an experienced aquarist.
- BettaCentral.com - Betta Caring Page
- This page is dedicated to those who are new to the betta world as well as those who are familiar with them.
- FAQ on Betta Care
- Betta fish care faq.
- Betta fish care from ask-the-vet.com
- Tips on how to care for your betta fish
- Welcome to BETTATALK, the ultimate betta site for all betta lovers...
- welcome to bettatalk.com, betta capital of the world as featured on ANIMAL PLANET, BBC
and the DAILY NEWS - All About Caring for Betta Fish
- Betta fish, also called Siamese fighting fish are one of the most popular types of fish found in homes across the world
- The Fish Bowl
- keeping fish in bowls
- Nippyfish.net: The Site for the Modern Betta Enthusiast
- In addition to our main pages, you will find articles that discuss some of the most common and controversial topics regarding bettas and fish care.
- The Betta Obsession
- The Betta Obsession is a group where all of us who are obsessed with the Betta can come together with others who share the same obsession.
- Betta: A Guide for Proper Care and Living Environment
- The Betta splendens (Siamese Fighting Fish) has unquestionably become one of the most popular freshwater fish in the aquarium trade. This article will help guide you in the correct care of your Betta.
- a Betta World - tribe.net
- a place for the true B. splendens enthusiast... the breeder, the hobbyist, the NOOBIE, and the fancier.
- Siamese Fighting Fish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- The Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens) is one of the most popular species of freshwater aquarium fish. It is a member of the gourami family (family Osphronemidae) of order Perciformes, but was formerly classified among the Anabantidae. It is native to the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia.
Betta Fish Videos
Short home movies of Betta splendens, courtesy of YouTube.com
Bettas And Beyond
- Augmented Fish Reality is a robotic fish tank driven by Siamese Fighting Fish
- Augmented Fish Reality is a transpecies communication environment, which allow humans and fish a place to commune.
- Colby | Student Research Opportunities | Research Symposium
- DIFFERENTIAL HABITUATION OF MALE BETTA SPLENDENS TO QUALITATIVELY DIFFERENT STIMULI
Lauren Baard ('08), Biology - MASSED vs DISTRIBUTED PRE-EXPOSURE TO MIRROR IN THE SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH (BETTA SPLENDENS), ACKERMAN, DON
- The Undergraduate Advising Office of the Department of Psychology keeps a librar y of all Undergraduate Theses which have been submitted for the PSY400Y - Thesis Course. All undergraduate and graduate students within our department as well as faculty/staff at the University of Toronto are welcome to sign out theses for their perusal at home.
- Display Behaviors of Male Betta splendens
- Experiment and web documentation by Jennifer Beavin
Betta Fan Club
Tell us all about your pet siamese fighting fish!
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clefty
Hi. What a great lens. Full of great links for information about betta care :) Posted April 24, 2008 |
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WebGazelle
Great lens! You should submit it to my aquatic pets group(http://www.squidoo.com/groups/aquaticpets). Posted April 06, 2008 |
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relache
It's best to have some sort of cover or lid on your fish tank, as fish that jump out of their bowls are often killed or injured by the impact. Posted January 13, 2008 |
i live in malaysia,ihave seventh bettas in my home.Today i`m very shock because one of them jumped out from his tank.It was my marble plakat betta.Somebody plz tell me what is the best should i do to make my betta happy n healthy again.Bcause now he look so stres n dsnt wnt to eat..i`m so worried!
Posted January 13, 2008
