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Basic Information about Betta Fish

One of the really cool things about Betta fish is that they are very well developed eyes. For this reason, the Betta fish will learn to swim to the surface when it sees your hand over the bowl to feed them.

Betta fish are also known as Siamese fighting fish. The name Betta is pronounced the Greek letter beta, and for this reason, the name often in American English is misspelled, with t instead of two. The name is independent of theGreek letters and comes from the Thai ikan "Bettah. In Thailand Betta fish known as pla kad. Bettas live in freshwater. Betta fish are one of the most popular aquarium fish, mainly because of its appearance, as Betta fish are certainly one of the easiest fish keep in an aquarium. Betta fish comes from the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia.

Betta fish grow to about 6 cm, and their lifetime is on average fourYears, but well-kept aquarium specimens can live for more than six years.

Sometimes when Betta fish are exacerbated, they "puff out". If they "puffing out" to the fish blows the gill covers and fins seem impressive. They do this either rival males, or to impress as an act of intimidation courtship (the female :-)

In Asian countries, the Betta fish often used similar fighting cock fighting. These battles have a lot of fish generally shorterBetta fins as the fish we are accustomed to seeing in the West. Betta fish in the wild normally have a very short fins, but breeders have developed brilliantly colored and longer finned varieties.

Betta fish bubble creates floating nests, the masses of bubbles. They are blowing bubbles with saliva. This bubble nests are deposited as a place for the fertilized eggs will. The bubble nest is guarded by the male until the fry hatch betta. The bubble nestsbuilt by the male bettas are air bubbles coated with saliva, to increase the strength. When the male makes the nest betta, then it does make a loud noise when breathing normally.

Produced after the Betta fish on the float the eggs into the bubble nest below or the male betta she wears it while holding down the eggs into his mouth as if he were eating it. The male betta then watch the bubble nest for the next 24-48 hours, until the eggs hatch. Hea sharp eye, and calls any eggs or fry that fall from the nest. He is also the repair of the nest by soap bubbles, where necessary. After the fry hatch in 24-48 hours, is the father rather fish for the next few weeks.




Yanik White have in years of research, collection and breeding Betta Fish, aka. Siamese Fighting Fish. He is breeding Betta fish for a living, and sells them through his pet store.

He writes about hissharing his experiences and tips on his blog: Betta fish

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