Betta fish

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Betta fish

Betta Fish are a fascinating type of fish. Their scientific name is Betta splendens. They are otherwise known as siamese fighting fish. There are so many types of betta fish. Here are some breeds: Halfmoon, Crowntail, Double tail, Super delta, plakat, dumbo or elephant ear, Veil tail , dragons and koi.
Betta fish originated from Thailand where the people breed them to get beautiful colours and designs. They live in puddles and they are a very hardy breed of fish. People think that since they are hardy, they can live in cups or with little amount of water and space to swim. If they do not have water changes, they can get infections because the dirty water is constantly feeding the fins bad bacteria. This can cause them to die. This is a serious matter because another fish can catch the same amount of infection within a few hours.
Betta fish can not be housed together only if they are females. It is illegal to place two fully grown adult betta fish in the same tank. The reason is because they will fight to the death or until ones fins are all teared off or until scales are ripped up. This can take up to a year for them to heal. That is with treatment.
Betta fish breed unlike any other fish. The female will jump a puddle to find the male. She will look at him and he will swim over to her. He will go over to the edge of the puddle or the tank. He will take a big breath of air and let it go under the water. This will form about three or four bubbles. He will do this fifty more times. This is called a bubble nest. He will rap his body around her and squeeze these little white dots out of her. These are the eggs. He will swim down and collect the eggs in his mouth, swim up to the bubble nest and spit them into the bubbles. After about one day or two (depending on the temperature of the water) the babies will start to hang out of the nest. The male betta will pluck out the females and the males will swim out themselves. He will now leave them to grow up.
Bettas need a variety of food to keep their fins healthy and colours vibrant. They need Pellets, fish flakes, brine shrimp, mosquito laave, sea monkeys, dafnia, and blood worms.
Bettas have personalities. Some are really outgoing and happy and others are shy and the definition of fighting fish. They can have a spunky of boring attitude. Some are really mean and hate you but others are really lovely and probably love their food more than their owner.
There is not one Betta fish that is the same as another. They don’t look the same even if they are from the same spawn. There can be one coloured scale on one fish that is a different colour on the other and that is the way to tell them apart. That is as close as you get to identical Betta fish.
Betta fish are very intelligent fish. They can be trained to jump through hoops and jump out of the water to get their food.
Betta fish are a great breed of fish. They need a big tank and frequent water changes. They get attached to their owner and can get upset if they get given to another home. They are a really awesome type of fish. 

Here is a picture of one of my Koi Halfmoon Plakats called Meclane. I changed the spelling of his name but his name is pronounced like the toothpaste because he is red white and blue.