Siamese Fighting Fish World - More Tips to Improve Your Success on Keeping Your Siamese Fighter!

In this article of the Siamese Fighting Fish world, some questions you may ask are: ''how many fish should I keep in the tank?" Well, if you put more than one male into the tank, they will fight, possibly to the death of one of them. Also, you want to be careful that there are no other fish in the tank that look like a Siamese Fighting Fish/Betta fish. If your fish mistakes, say for instance a guppy, (with its long flowing fins as a rival), then you will have a fight on your hands.

Remember that for years they have been used as "sporting fish," with money wagered on the outcome of these battles. You could put some Algae eaters, Corydoras catfish or even a non aggressive frog to keep him company. These will also aid in keeping the tank clean.

You could just have females in your tank, usually three or four. They may fight slightly, until they form a hierarchy, that is until one female becomes dominant over the others, and then they settle down to a peaceful existence.

The big difference is that the females do not look as spectacular as the males.

Our "Samurai" is a very beautiful specimen and we have wonderful times just watching him swim around and interacting with him.

Now, once you bring your Siamese Fighting Fish/Betta fish home you should familiarize yourself with his movements and behavior patterns. When you look at your fish after you've had him for a while, you'll know if something is wrong. You will know if he is not feeling well. Just be observant. As I have said, they are pretty easy to care for, with low maintenance, but you do have to remember that your fish is a living breathing responsibility!

You have to feed, clean and care for him just like you would for any other pet.

How do I go about cleaning his tank? Very important to remember! Change out one third of his water every three or four days. Here you should use aged tap water, which is water that has been put out for 24 hours. Make sure that the tap water is the same temperature as the water in the tank and it is "very important" use a product that removes chlorine as well. The PH of your tank water should be 7.0. You can get a PH testing kit at your pet store, as well as solutions to minimize or increase the PH of your water.

It's so exciting preparing and setting up your tank for your new pet. Have everything ready even before you bring your Siamese Fighting Fish/Betta fish home. Know where you going to place his tank, and I've said, in a warm spot, but out of direct sunlight and no drafts. Put some gravel, plants and fresh, clean, room temperature water in his tank and you will have a healthy, happy fish that will give you hours of pleasure. Fresh and clean water keeps your fish friend from getting bacterial or fungal infections.
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Breeding Betta Fish - Why Betta Fish Fight Each Other

Betta fish fight to protect their territory, to ensure that they have enough food, and also because they want to be "king of the hill" when it comes time for them to breed. These are genetic traits, and you won't be able to train your fish not to fight.

When you have two male Betta fish in the tank, they will "flare" at each other - (this means they puff up, flaring out their fins and gill covers, to make themselves look bigger and more threatening.) Often one fish will admit defeat and swim away, leaving the other male victorious.

When people began keeping and fighting Betta fish, aggression was bred into them, but over the last few years, this trait has begun to be bred out of them.

Most of the time male Bettas will only attack other males. However it's not totally unheard of for a male Betta fish to attack a new female or one that he feels threatened by, so it's always a good idea to keep an eye on your Betta fish when you first introduce another fish into the tank, or if you're putting your Betta in with other fish.

Sometimes more aggressive Betta fish will nip or bite the other fish.
So if you see this happening, remove the aggressive one right away to avoid injuries.

How to Keep Your Betta Fish from Fighting:

There really is only one way - don't put two male Bettas in the same tank. If you only have one tank and two male Bettas, you have a couple of choices - the first is to use a "fish condo".

Fish Condos: These are clear plastic containers with air holes that let the tank water flow through them. Depending on the size of your tank, you may be able to fit in a two, three or four space condo. Each Betta fish has his own space, and you can put up visual barriers such as plants or java moss so that he can't see the other Betta.

You can also put a single mesh divider in one section of your tank that will keep your male Betta fish separated from each other

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Fish Fighting - From the King of Siam to America

Fish fighting can be traced back two hundred years to Siam, and a warrior clan called the "Bettah". The Siamese fighting fish got this tag because of its aggressive behavior, and fish fighting became such a common occurrence that the King of Siam taxed it! While it is not as widespread today, fish fighting is still an acceptable form of gambling in some cultures.

Betta fish fighting gets a bad rap, and it is undeserved in some respects. Even going back to its origins in Siam (Taiwan now) and Vietnam, betta fish are not fought to the death, such as in a dog fight. Fish fighting is judged more on bravery than bodily injury. Fish owners do not want to see death and injury, more domination and surrender. The winner is the fish that continues to attack and harass his opponent even after the weaker fish has turned tail. Fish fights last from a few seconds to a couple of minutes, and the fish are both removed by their owners.

Most fish fought only a couple of times, and if they won both fights, were bred and lived much as a stud horse today, being kept in the best surroundings. Fish fighting was only found in Siam and some parts of Vietnam, and when the King of Siam gave Teddy Cantor a pair of breeding betta fish in 1840, he did not realize he was introducing this beautiful little fighter to the world.

Mister Cantor bred and studied his fighting fish for years, and eventually wrote a scientific paper on them, giving them the scientific name of Macropodus Pugnax. After realizing that name was already used, he renamed them Betta Splendens, or splendid betta. In 1896 several breeding pairs were sent to Germany, where they began their move to Europe, and in 1910 a pair were sent to an American businessman, where they exploded, and have since become one of the most popular pet fish, and are still only fought in Taiwan and Vietnam, where you can bet on betta fish fights in street markets.

When Frank Locke received one of these early pairs, he noticed a bright red coloration on its fins, and thought he had discovered a new species. What had happened was due to years of breeding, resulting in a new color scheme. Now due to two hundred years of breeding, bettas can be found in almost any possible color scheme imaginable, and can even be seen in banks, retail stores and other public places.

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