Assorted Betta Splendens

Remarks: Betta splendens, also known as Siamese fighting fish or domestic betta fish, have been line bred by humans for over 1000 years making them one of the oldest domesticated fish in the hobby. This line breeding has led to many different tail types, colors, and morphologies. When bettas where first introduced into the hobby they were bred and raised for fighting for onlookers to gamble on resulting in an already aggressive fish becoming even more aggressive but also very hardy compared to their wild counterparts. Male bettas are especially territorial and in general should never be kept in the same aquarium. Females should only be housed together with extreme caution and in very large aquariums with lots of hiding spots.   They have gotten a reputation as "puddle fish" due to their labyrinth organ allowing them to survive in low oxygen environments such as puddles resulting in many keeping them in incorrect conditions. In the wild, while the bodies of water bettas are typically fo