About the Betta Fish
The Betta Fish is also referred to as the "Japanese Fighting Fish" and the "Puddle Fish". As a result of its aggressive behavior towards it's own species, the Betta fish will usually fight to it's death in the presence of other male Betta. Just the mere site of another male Betta, including a mirror image of himself is reason enough to cause your Betta Fish to flare his fins and swim in an erratic motion, as to warn off any intruders that he is ready to fight!

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Ironically enough, subjecting a male Betta to live in a large community tank, it is the male Betta that will usually be picked on.

What makes the male Betta so appealing to humans is shared in its own habitat by other fish - it's large flowing fins. These large flowing fins can be too irresistible to other fish in its community not to take a nip at. So, keeping a Betta alone is not selfish or mean, but can be critical to its survival.
The Betta Fish belongs to a group of fish called Anabantoids, or "air-breathing" group. This anatomical feature is critical to its survival which is lacking in most other fish. This air breathing organ, or labyrinth organ allows the Betta to survive in very low oxygenated water. By swimming to the surface the Betta actually takes a breath of air through its mouth and passes it over it's labyrinth organ located at the base of it's gills. There the oxygen is extracted from the air enabling the fish to breath.
The term "puddle fish" came about due to the fish's ability to live comfortably in the footprints of workers in the rice patty fields in Southeast Asia, making the Betta Fish feel right at home in what we may be perceived as a small, confining living space such as our decorative and unique tanks and aquariums.