Siamese Fighting Fish

I've always loved owning fish, and over the years have gone through many different breeds to find out which I prefer, and the Siamese Fighting Fish won hands down, not just because of their colouring but their temperaments as well, the fact that none are the same and that they are complete individuals in a way I have never found with other fish. Yes, you can generalise, and I have done so in this but equally you can never be sure that yours will automatically follow the generalisations. Betta fish or otherwise known as the Siamese Fighting Fish, originally from Cambodia and Thailand. The adult fish will grow to approximately 7 cm (3 in), and the main ...  Read the complete review

I was like any other child when I was 8, desperate to keep my little goldfish alive, forgetting to feed it, being yelled at by my mum to clean its pitiful little bowl out. I was never really enthused by them as a pet, they just don't seem to have much in the way of personality. Then I got into the 'rodent phase' and that was that. Now I'm all grown up! I bought a tank for my little flat after I moved out of the house I shared with my ex, my first solo place, so I decided to make it homey. It was a small tropical tank not big enough for more than a few fish, and on the advice of the fish store owner I got a couple of danios, a weird sucker fish, ...  Read the complete review

The Siamese Fighting Fish, or 'Betta Splenden' to give it its posh name, is a beautiful breed of fish. There are so many variations that each one is unique. The fish itself... A Siamese Fighting fish will typically grow no longer than 3" long from nose to the start of its tail. The picture on dooyoo shows a male Fighting Fish - these are instantly recognisable by their long flowing fins. Different varieties of fish will have different types of fins, but in general, the male will have a long flowing tail, and fins, that are smooth around the edges. The female is very similar in body shape to the male, however they lack the pretty flowing fins ...  Read the complete review

The Siamese Fighting fish is possibly one of the better known of the aquarium fish, and, despite its name, will not normally fight! That is unless you have 2 male fish in a tank! Ok, I have never done it but I have tried to keep a female and a male together with disasterous results. Before I get onto it, let me give you some background into Betta Splendens! Betta Splendens, or Siamese Fishting fish originate from South East Asia in the freshwater rivers and streams. The waters are not normally too clear and usually low in oxygen. This is where the Labyrinth name comes from. They are able to breath air from the surface of the water and store it ...  Read the complete review

Siamese fighter fish are really cool fish!!!!! In my opinion they are the best tropical fish, colourful and active. They glide through the water beautifully with the fins waving about, absoloutly wonderful. They are about 2 inches long so not too big or too small!! They might eat small fish like neons and tetra's so be careful when mixing in community tank, they can be quite aggresive and terrortorial. The legendary if you put 2 males together they fight till the death is quite true so dont do it, " for a laugh !". If you want more than 1 then idealy put the male in with 3 females and you should be ok. When I first saw siamese fish I was like , " I ...  Read the complete review