Betta Siamese Fighting Fish Reviews
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★★★★★
“The Betta Siamese Fighting Fish is a beautiful...”
Written on: 16/03/2009 by Sahir1122
The Betta Siamese Fighting Fish is a beautiful fish! The fish is very dangerous for other male fishes. (read more)
★★★★★
“Betta Siamese Fighting Fish are gorgeous and beautiful”
Written on: 10/02/2009
Betta Siamese Fighting Fish are gorgeous and beautiful
- Don't need an air pump/air stone
- Don't need a very big tank (although that would be ideal)
- Fairly cheap
- Good for beginners, hardy fish. I love Bettas of all kinds. They are amazing to look at with those long fins, range of colours, and such unique personalities. I have one (rescued from Wal-Mart) and made an amazing recovery and just fell in love with the hobby of Betta keeping. GREATLY recommended. Bad points are: - Cannot live...
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★★★★★
“Betta Siamese Fighting Fish is a good looking fish lol...”
Written on: 24/01/2009
Betta Siamese Fighting Fish is a good looking fish lol , active just simply the best thing. Eats well fed once a day as instructed. Dropped more than once trying to change water but still goin strong . (read more)
★★☆☆☆
“I had a Siamese fighting fish, his name was oscar and...”
Written on: 23/09/2008
I had a Siamese fighting fish, his name was oscar and he was a dark purple, I loved him heaps, but lately he had been lying on the bottom of the tank and wasn't moving much and unfortunately he passed away. (read more)
★★★★★
“I loved how beautiful Betta Siamese Fighting Fish are...”
Written on: 17/08/2008
I loved how beautiful Betta Siamese Fighting Fish are it's like watching a rainbow! My first female fish was so spunky but a few days later i got a male fish and he was so aggresive to the female while he was at the top she was hiding in a water plant! Awesome, great fish. (read more)
★★★★☆
“I have to be honest the only thing I don't like about...”
Written on: 13/08/2008 by Reesy1989
I have to be honest the only thing I don't like about my betta is that I was unable to find the right diet. I tried blood worm mixture of nutrients...frozen blood worms mosquito larvea flakes pellets. My Betta was a pain as he didn't seem to want to eat anything.
Finally when I started putting small portions in he seemed to start eating them.
Although mine was pet shop bought and I heard they are more boring or something I'm not sure.
Still love the little guy though.
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★★★★★
“I have a Red Betta Fish called Rocky. I keep him in a...”
Written on: 12/08/2008 by Reesy1989
I have a Red Betta Fish called Rocky. I keep him in a 20 gallon tank all on his own. Personally just because they can live in small bowls doesn't mean they should have to.
I have had rocky for 2 months. I have a heater that stays on all the time however it only maintains the temp and isn't always on and I only have the filter on during the night as the plants use the oxygen in the water to respire. Strangely it doesn't actually cost that much on the electric bills
I have a varied diet for...
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★★★★☆
“I just got my siamese fighting fish today and he's a...”
Written on: 25/07/2008
I just got my siamese fighting fish today and he's a beautiful blue. he is my first fish and he is very entertaining. i love him already. (read more)
★★★★★
“no two betta's are alike. they have the cutest little...”
Written on: 19/07/2008 by jgirl106
no two betta's are alike. they have the cutest little personalities. they are playful and recognize their owners, they will swim from one side of the tank to another to follow you. the males are beautiful but I have to say the little females are so spunky and adorable.
I have a 20 gallon tank divided in 3 sections for my 3 bettas. And a 10 gallon tank with betta fry. I never thought fish can be this smart.
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★★★★☆
“I just got a Betta Siamese Fighting Fish about 2 1/2...”
Written on: 31/05/2008
I just got a Betta Siamese Fighting Fish about 2 1/2 days ago. Already he seems to have adapted to his new family. He is a beautiful yellow gold color like i have never seen. He is our first pet and already we love him. Sometimes i sing to him. He recognizes me when i get home. I am curious.. what type of fish can swim with him safely in the tank? Also, how can u tell how old he is? I think that mine may still be a baby. I know this may be a silly question but how do fish sleep? (read more)
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★★★☆☆
“my friend gave me her betta, as she got bored of it,...”
Written on: 26/05/2008
my friend gave me her betta, as she got bored of it, but it doesnt seem to do anything - it just sits there looking unhappy. It stays still most of the time and so i am paranoid that its dead. I usually feed it flakes, but would like to feed it some live fish. any ideas? (read more)
★★★★★
“They are beautiful, easy to look after ,and cheap to...”
Written on: 06/04/2008 by musrt345 (1 review written)
They are beautiful, easy to look after ,and cheap to keep. Can survive in very small tanks, but they won't be very happy and i strongly strongly advise you to keep him in more than a 3 gallon, with hiding places, with heater and filtration he will be much happier. All the bad points will go away if you keep him on his own. (read more)
★★★★☆
“Overall i think it is a wonderful fish to care for and...”
Written on: 08/12/2007
Overall i think it is a wonderful fish to care for and is ideal for beginners. (read more)
★★★★★
“I own one Siamese fighting male, and from my...”
Written on: 09/09/2007 by cordial86 (1 review written)
I own one Siamese fighting male, and from my experience I find that this breed is one of the best tropical fish someone can care for, and the most rewarding. They are so attractive, fun and loving. Mine is a very dark blue bodied fish, with light blue and red fins. I have been able to train my fish to follow my finger through obstacles, and I am always able to get the full attention of the fish. They are an easy breed to keep, as they don't require any apparatus.
My next step is to...
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355603_Raven Le Hane's Response to cordial86's Review
Written on: 31/03/2008
You should remove the female and leave the male with the bubble nest as the male guards it. He will be happier near it.
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★★★★★
“I currently have my cambodian coloured siamese...”
Written on: 27/02/2007 by nicholashopton (5 reviews written)
I currently have my cambodian coloured siamese fighting fish in a tank with 2 black mollies and 8 prestella tetras. He spends most of his time investigating the tank on his own but is often seen in close proximity to the two mollies, they enjoy a little swim together amongst the plants.
I find he has no problem with the tetras, and they no longer even feel that they have to school tightly and will happily let him in amongst them. My girlfriend absolutely adores the relaxing nature of the...
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★★★★★
“A fantastic looking fish with great personalities....”
Written on: 10/07/2006 by keith565 (2 reviews written)
A fantastic looking fish with great personalities. They are majestic to watch and are always looking for trouble,lol.
If kept in good conditions will give 2-3 years of pleasure.
Are very interesting to breed once you have gained enough experience keeping them.
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Missdibdabs's Response to keith565's Review
Written on: 25/06/2007
Yay Keith! All very true. If only people keep to those so basic rules.
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★★★★★
“I love Betta's. I keep a great many of them, and I am...”
Written on: 30/06/2006 by MissDibDabs (3 reviews written)
I love Betta's. I keep a great many of them, and I am a member of the IBC. These beautiful fish have fantastic personalities, and they respond to their owners in a friendly manner. All are so different, with different wants and needs. Don't be fooled by some of the poor looking creatures in fish stores. These are an addictive fish. I know, I currently own 27!
As you can no doubt tell, Betta Siamese Fighting Fish are a passion of mine, of which I cannot possibly do them justice in these...
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Mystix212's Response to MissDibDabs's Review
Written on: 18/01/2007
They are community fish. Just fin nipping fish can't be mixed and aggressive ones. I house my Betta Siamese Fighting Fish with
<br/>2 Angel Fish
<br/>3 Clown Loaches
<br/>6 Black Widow Tetra
<br/>3 Bala Sharks
<br/>3 Harlequin Rasboras
<br/>4 Neon Tetras
<br/>4 Platys
<br/>7 Guppies
<br/>1 Ballon Molly
<br/>3 Swordtails
<br/>7 Mollies
<br/>1 Red-Tail Black Shark
<br/>2 Plecos
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<br/>And the cool thing is, he will just sit in the plants and look at you nicely, and he is always out front and center. No fish has tried to interrupt his space, even though he doesn't care, nor has he even tried to follow any fish looking for food. He eats Betta pellets, bloodworms and the occasional flake if he wants a sample.
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Missdibdabs's Response to MissDibDabs's Review
Written on: 18/01/2007
I have to ask what size your tank is! It must be a fair size for that many fish. Also, how long have they been together like that. As they grow up to adulthood the angels will pick on the Betta, the fast swimming fish will upset him and may start to nip. Alternatively, he may start attacking them. He will also become stressed in such a large tank with so many fish. And the filter you must have running will also cause him struggles. I highly doubt he'll bubblenest either. In the end, male Betta's like their own space and most don't like to share. For those that do, a smaller tank with a few companions, like Harlequins, are good, with the added bonus that the filtration doesn't need to be high and won't upset him.
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<br/>I'm glad all is fine right now, and I hope it lasts, but normally it's a disaster waiting to happen.
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Mystix212's Response to MissDibDabs's Review
Written on: 21/01/2007
Because we have such a large filter in a very dense planted aquarium, I made a pipe with lots of holes in it that give water out, so the current isn't big. Also it's at the very back of the tank - Betta at the front. I've had most of those fish for a good 5 months now. The Betta being a farley new addition. 6 weeks ago. The angels are only 4 inches long from tip of the mouth to tip of the tail (short tail species).
<br/>125 G Tank.
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★★★★☆
“I think that the Beta Siamese Fighting fish is...”
Written on: 11/10/2005 by sc1234 (7 reviews written)
I think that the Beta Siamese Fighting fish is physically beautiful, however, on a personality basis it is only active when presented with another fish it is able to fight with, otherwise it is inactive and usually boring. These fish also die easily from my experience. (read more)
Keith565's Response to sc1234's Review
Written on: 10/07/2006
in my experience, only poor quality fish or poor conditions are usually responsible for them dying.
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★★★★★
“I have two male Beta Siamese Fighting Fish, very...”
Written on: 20/08/2005 by jaclynsue
I have two male Beta Siamese Fighting Fish, very colorful, I recently decided to put my fish in separate bowls, after noticing they died after trying to get one another in the bowl divided by a wall I think this stressed them out, now they are separate.
And very happy. By the way their names are Starsky & Hutch, they are way cool .....
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★★★★★
“Hello, I have a beta named Simon Cowell III, he is at...”
Written on: 15/04/2005 by yourmomma (1 review written)
Hello, I have a beta named Simon Cowell III, he is at the office where i work. He lives in a vase with a plant on top. He loves to swim around the roots and hang in them like he is in a hammack. When I was on vacation I asked the ladies in the office to please feed Simon. They all fed Simon, he eats a lot. I change his water once a week, the other day my friend let me know that he was blowing bubbles on top of the water. I do believe he enjoys that. When he is hungry he will stare at me. He... (read more)
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★★★★★
“I had a fighting beta when I was young. Now I bought...”
Written on: 15/04/2005 by Randall Rocco
I had a fighting beta when I was young. Now I bought one so my children could enjoy its beauty without the downside of larger pets. It cost $3.50 and a one gallon air permeable plastic tank cost $7.50 from PetCo. I feed it cheese and bread and this summer I will feed it live insects. I change the water whenever it is cloudy since fish excrete ammonia as waste and the Ph will change drastically with time. Now my kids have an easy upkeep pet. (read more)
Stevebar's Response to 189406_Randall Rocco's Review
Written on: 19/05/2006
Any one who feeds cheese to fish shouldn't be keeping them. You change the water when it gets cloudy, that's mighty good of you. Keeping fish in a one gallon tank. Do yourself and your fish a favour, read up on how to keep fish properly and then do it right.
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Bettanbetta's Response to 189406_Randall Rocco's Review
Written on: 09/07/2006
If you are going to keep fish, you should research their needs prior to purchasing them. ALL fish require careful care to reach their normal life expectancy. Your Betta DOES in fact need a heater, and needs much more than a 1 gallon bowl with no filtration or heating. By the time the water is cloudy, the fish will already have spent a very long time swimming around in toxic water... In a tank that is so small, and hence so unstable in terms of water chemistry, you should be changing at least 20-50% of the water at least once per week and it should be heated to around 28 degrees celsius. The pH will only change drastically over time if the poor Betta is left wallowing in his own waste for so long.
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<br>Betta's are a carnivorous fish and should not be fed cheese and bread! They should be fed a varied diet consisting high quality frozen or freeze dried foods such as brine shrimp, mosquito larvae, bloodworm etc... or at the very least a quality prepared flake/pellet diet with the frozen food as treats!
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<br>Please do not keep these, or any other, fish unless you are prepared to cater to their requirements for a good sized home, heating (where necessary), filtration, regular tank maintenance and a good quality, varied diet!
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Keith565's Response to 189406_Randall Rocco's Review
Written on: 10/07/2006
you feed him cheese and bread, they are carnivores, they like meat. i'm sure this will be doing him no good at all. feed betta foods/frozen foods. and they do need heaters in cooler climates.
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Mystix212's Response to 189406_Randall Rocco's Review
Written on: 25/01/2007
I house my Betta in a very large tank with 50 other fish, of those including 2 Angelfish, well over twice the Betta's size. The fish are all 1 - 5 inches long. My Angels were the VERY first fish added, and they have only attempted to nip at my fingers with food in it. If in your experience Angels nip Betta's, perhaps they are in a small aquarium or just aren't nice, or they were big and full of hormones. There are many variables.
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Missdibdabs's Response to 189406_Randall Rocco's Review
Written on: 25/06/2007
I'm sorry to say your Betta will have a shortened lifespan due to such a poor diet and tiny tank! Yes he can live in a tank that small, just as you or I could live in a room the size of a double bed....but mentally we'd go insane. Think about it.
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★★★★★
“I have a large Red Beta Fish (for about a month now)....”
Written on: 20/10/2004 by caliset
I have a large Red Beta Fish (for about a month now). I never thought that I could get so attached to a $3.49 fish but I just love him! His name is Pepper and I keep him at the office. People are always commenting on how pretty he is and what a personality he has. I have been feeding him a minimal amount of flake food but would love some imput on live food or other options, because I have not taken care of fish in the past I would appreciate any imput on water care and cleaning as well. (read more)
Stevebar's Response to 174621_caliset's Review
Written on: 19/05/2006
Maybe you should do the research BEFORE you buy the animal. You are responsible for it's life after all!
This fish will do fine in a community tank as long as you don't have any fin nippers or boisterous stuff like Tiger Barbs.
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Keith565's Response to 174621_caliset's Review
Written on: 10/07/2006
Hi, they love small pellet foods with a high meat content, there are special betta foods available. flake is not the best food for them. also feed bloodworm a few times a week. water quality is very important, keep it clean and do minimum 50% water changes using a good water conditioner every other day if not filtered. hope he does well for you, fab fish.
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Mystix212's Response to 174621_caliset's Review
Written on: 25/01/2007
They can be housed with many fish. I house mine with 50 other fish; from livebeares to loaches, to sharks and tetras, even angels.
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Musrt345's Response to 174621_caliset's Review
Written on: 07/04/2008
they are meat eaters so get bloodworm(thats there favourite), brine shrimp(thats good for them), and some betta pellets (they don't like flake food, this shouold be the base food). bloodworm and brineshrmp are treats (don't give them it more than twice a week), give him about 1-3 bloodworm twice a day only 1 or 2 times a week. watch him he will become even more beautiful.for cleaning get yourself a gravel cleaner (it shows you how to use it) and get yourself some dechlorinater (for fish tanks), oh yeah and get some liquid bacteria and follow the instructions.
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★★★★★
“My male Beta is in great condition. I have had him...”
Written on: 07/09/2004 by chrisin80r
My male Beta is in great condition. I have had him for about a year and a half. I do not fight him, I just keep him fit by feeding him live food and breeding him, but he is getting a bit old for that. Now I just keep him in a 4-5 litre tank to keep him happy. My female is in a 6 gallon tank with some other fish, but my male beta is my favourite so he is by himself on the computer desk keeping me happy when I am on the computer. (read more)
Mystix212's Response to 168998_chrisin80r's Review
Written on: 27/02/2008
I disagree with this review since it offers bad advice such as keeping one in a '4-5' litre space of water. Bad fishkeeping practices in my opinion.
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★★★★★
“Beta fish are the kind of fish you can take care of if...”
Written on: 25/04/2004 by Zephyra (1 review written)
Beta fish are the kind of fish you can take care of if you're relatively lazy and irresponsible! I should know, that's how I am! They are active fish with beautiful color and fins. Their durability and stalwartness make them great pets for the absent-minded. Even their price for upkeep is low because they don't need complicated tanks and filters to keep them alive. All you need is some spring water, a small tank and some beta food and you're good to go! If you've never had fish before,... (read more)
Islandlittleleague's Response to Zephyra's Review
Written on: 03/07/2005
i BOUGHT MY FIRST BETA FISH ON THURSDAY AND THE LADY TOLD ME TO USE THE CONDITIONER, DONT FEED MORE THAN 4 LITTLE DOTS AND USE OZARKA SPRING WATER. I DID ALL OF THAT AND IT DIED SAT MORNING AND SHE TOLD ME YOU FED IT TO MUCH, SUPpOSED TO BE EVERY OTHER DAY ONLY 2 DOTS OF FOOD AND YOU CLOUDED THE WATER AND HAVE A NICE DAY. WASNT THAT RUDE. WHAT DID I DO WRONG.
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Stevebar's Response to Zephyra's Review
Written on: 19/05/2006
Even if you fed the fish too much it would take more than 2 days to kill it. Sounds like something wrong with the fish and a reputable dealer should replace it. I use the same dealer for all my fish, they know me there and if there is ever a problem (very rare as they look after the fish well) they replace the fish, no questions asked.
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Keith565's Response to Zephyra's Review
Written on: 10/07/2006
i'm sorry you lost your betta, i think you were given bad advice. bettas need as much care as any fish. he should have been settled into a tank with similar water conditions as the shop, feed him just as much as he will eat in a few mins, i feed mine 3-4 a day, but only very small amounts, do 50% water changes every 2 days with water of the same temp that has been standing for 24 hours or has had a water conditioner added. i do hope you have better luck next time, from a different shop i hope.
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Mystix212's Response to Zephyra's Review
Written on: 25/01/2007
Ahhh, the amount of people succumbing to New Tank Syndrome.
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★★★★★
“Siamese fighting fish are the bomb! They swim around...”
Written on: 01/03/2004 by Dylanator (8 reviews written)
Siamese fighting fish are the bomb! They swim around real fast and they're aggressive even in old age! How cool is that?! Without doubt, Betas are the best fish in world history, no denying it.
The only bad thing is when you have 2 fish. Because then you need 2 tanks, otherwise they fight each other til the death. Although this is bad, there is a solution. You could go to Petco, or somewhere like that, and get this really cool tank, not too big, not too small, but here's the thing: It's...
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Musrt345's Response to Dylanator's Review
Written on: 07/04/2008
how did you teach him them tricks?
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★★★★★
“The Beta fish is the ultimate hard-wearing,...”
Written on: 15/01/2004 by MuddiedUp (17 reviews written)
The Beta fish is the ultimate hard-wearing, long-living fish for those who want a fresh water fish that you can keep in a bowl without expensive filters and heaters and the like. The males are very pretty fish with long showy fins and come in a variety of colours such as red, blue, purple, or a combination of the lot. You do, however, have to be careful because if you get too much nitrogen (I think it's nitrogen) in the water they develop this horrid white filmy fungus. We had to... (read more)
391315_Reesy1989's Response to MuddiedUp's Review
Written on: 12/08/2008
I agree with this review however I did hear that they only fight to the death in the tank because the looser cannot escape. However in the wild the loser will flee. There's a fact for you.
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<br/>Anyway I agree with this as I love Bettas and they are hard-wearing and beautiful.
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Blhok's Response to 391315_Reesy1989's Review
Written on: 11/10/2008
Please have your filter on 24/7 as there will be beneficial bacteria in there to neutralise the fish waste and the bacteria will die if it doesn't have a flow of oxygenated water. Cheers