Betta Fish – What’S So Fascinating About It?
November 6, 2011 
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Betta Fish
Betta Fish – What’s So Fascinating About It?
Article by Rose Mary
The betta fish is one of the most fascinating fish of all tropical fishes. This special fish has enchanted many fish enthusiasts and has become one of their favorite choices for freshwater fish keeping. The betta fish is available in a great variety of colors, patterns and styles. It can survive well in small water spaces and requires only minimal effort for its maintenance.
The betta fish has many wonderful characteristics. Its body is streamlined which helps it to slip easily through water. Besides, its tapered body shape reduces water friction. Hence, it does not require much effort to move forward. The betta’s body is slightly flattened which is commonly found in fishes staying in stagnant or slow-moving waters in their natural habitat. The betta has external gills which can extract oxygen from the water. As it belongs to the family of labyrinth fishes, it also has the ability to breathe atmospheric air. The betta’s body is covered with scales which are thin, transparent plates overlapping one another. The functions of these scales are to protect the betta’s body from injury and enable it to glide more efficiently. There is a mucus layer covering the scales which helps to provide better smoothness as well as protect the betta from parasites. The betta’s fins are used for maintaining balance and turning around in various directions. The betta has a gas-filled swim bladder which functions as a floating device. The swim bladder helps to keep the betta from sinking. As the betta’s mouth is upturned, it is considered a top feeder. Hence, while feeding the betta, you can just simply drop some floating food on the surface of the water and it will scoop the food up.
Betta fishes can be found in the waters of Thailand. They are mainly found in places such as shallow rice paddies, polluted rivers and stagnant pools. These fishes tend to prefer living in areas where the water contains low oxygen levels. Due to commercial selective breeding, the variety of colors, patterns and styles of the betta fish has increased tremendously. There are now more choices for people to select the type they want. For those who are trying to keep the betta fish to beautify their home, they can have a better chance of finding one that matches the color scheme of their room.
One advantage of keeping bettas is that it can be kept in small glass or plastic containers which may prove unsuitable for other kinds of tropical fishes. It is known that bettas thrive better in small spaces than goldfish. Goldfish often suffers oxygen deficiency when being kept in small water spaces. Betta fishes will not suffer such a deficiency because, being a labyrinth fish, it can come to the surface of the water to breathe air. Hence, goldfish bowls, jars, tumblers and plastic containers are commonly used by fish hobbyists to rear betta fishes. Furthermore, betta fishes require only minimum maintenance to keep them in good health. They just need to be fed with proper food regularly and be kept in clean water.
The betta is an amazing fish and keeping it can enhance your life. You can keep it as a pet as well as use it to beautify your home environment. Besides, it is easy to keep the betta and hence, does not require a lot of your time. Furthermore, with a great variety of types available, you will certainly be able to find one you like. If you intend to keep fishes as your hobby or are considering adding more fishes to your collection, you can consider getting the betta fish. As a start, you can read about this fish to learn more about it. Visit Betta Fish for more information.
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Aquarium Care of Bettas (Animal Planet Pet Care Library)
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Bettas are a unique tropical fish with attractive features. This handy book makes it easy and fun to find favorites from the many different types of bettas, and is a great tool to help make the best care choices for these colorful fish.
Aquarium Care of Bettas (Animal Planet Pet Care Library)
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Betta Fish question by brindle: Betta Fish?
I think i am getting a ten or fifteen gallon tank, a betta, a few white clouds, live plants (java ferns) and a mystery snail or two. (at least this is the combo i am thinking of 
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What would be the best (and most cost efficient) filtration brand/type? i think the slower the movement the better (for the betta). i am new to fish and want to make sure i do it right.
any tips would also be appreciated.
Betta Fish best answer:
Answer by Koj
Cyliest.
Very controlled.
Hint Hint, don’t put all the fish in at once, the water will get outta wack, wayyyyyy outta wack.
How to safely introduce new betta fish into a community tank
Please Read Hi there! Since my other community Betta tank got over 1000 views (YAY!) I searched my computer and found more clips of my old tank. Hopefully you will find this helpful. Here is a link to the breeding container I found at petsmart: www.petsmart.com About the tank: I had this tank about two years ago and it is a ten gal, long tank. It was a low light planted tank with a submersible filter (it only did mechanical filtration). In it I had 6 female Betta, 4 Lamp eye tetras, and I later added 1 male Betta. It was an easy to keep tank and everyone got along. Unfortunately after two years my fish got infected with an internal parasite and died. I was too slow to notice the problem and didn’t add the medicine fast enough. After that the tank was moved into my bedroom where I made it into a Amazon fish tank. I also own two other tanks and have read a few books about fish. I am still not a pro at fish keeping and am learning more everyday. Advice: When buying fish always check if they are healthy. Also look at the Bettas temperament. If he/she is trying to attack other fish then do not get one. Try to get the calm ones. YES, fish do have different personalities and some are more aggressive while some are less. I have even read online about some people that have large community tanks and have multiple male Bettas and they get along. Although I would not suggest that on your first try. One male is enough. I have also heard …
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