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Is Betta fish same as fighting fish?
Yes. The Betta splendens (scientific name) known also by its common names Siamese Fighting-Fish and the Siamese Fighter.
What is the difference between a Japanese and Siamese fighting fish?
they are the same thing
What is the difference between a betta fish and a Siamese fighting fish?
Betta fish can refer to any member of the genus Betta, which has numerous species, all native to swamps of Southeast Asia. The Siamese fighting fish is only one specific species, B. splendens.
Can you have other fish in the same tank with a Siamese fighting fish?
Yes, you can just not have 2 male bettas together.
Can Siamese fighting fish live with angelfish?
Angelfish will likely pick and nip at fighting fish if put in the same aquarium.
Do Siamese fighting fish live in fresh or salt water?
They need a 5+ Gallon tank and you can only have one in the same tank.
What type of fish would fight with a Siamese fighting fish?
The male Betta will only fight another male Betta. They are slow, timid and peacefull fish except when another fish of the same sex and species is in the same vicinity.
Do Siamese fighting fish jump?
Siamese fighting fish do sleep. They are the same as all fish. When fish sleep they don't close their eyes because they don't need eye lids to protect their eyes, instead they just rest on the bottom of the aquarium with their eyes open.
How do Chinese fitting fish eat the other fish?
They do not eat other fish. Someone has been misinforming you. The common name for the "Betta splendens" is the Siamese fighting fish. They are tropical fish and do not come from China. The males of the species will only fight another male of the same species. They are slow moving, quiet and peaceful fish. That is why they are often kept in community tanks.
Do fighting fish fight with small fish?
The male Siamese fighting fish (or Betta splendens) will only fight with another male of the same species. Under normal circumstances they are a quiet, slow moving and peacefull fish. It is only when another male of the same species is introduced to its tank that the Betta becomes territorial and aggressive.
What to do when one betta fish is pulling other betta fish fins off?
If these are male Bettas they should never be kept in the same tank. Male Bettas (or 'Siamese Fighting Fish') are strongly territorial and won't tolerate the presence of another male. You can keep Bettas just about anywhere (a jar will do) since they're a labyrinth fish and can breathe air. Separate your Bettas.
What type of betta fish?
Betta fish is one of several genera in the Family Osphronemidae. The most famous Betta is the Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens). The word Betta comes from a local Siamese name for Siamese Fighting fish, "Ikan Bettah". The contemporary Thai name for this fish is Pla-kad. They were originally called the Macropodus Pugnax by Dr. Theodor Cantor who was given a Siamese Fighting Fish By The King Of Siam in the 19th Century. The name was changed in the 20th century after Dr. Tate Ragen developed a fascination with them and changed their name from Macropodus Pugnax to Betta Splendens.In South East Asia Betta splendens is traditionally kept as a fighting fish. The Bettas kept in Asia as fighting fishes were brown with a tinge of green and their fins were much smaller than the fins that we can see on the aquarium kept Bettas of today. If you keep a Betta fish in order to make the fight other Bettas, you will naturally have no incitements to breed fancy Betta fish with long and flowing fins that can easily be injured. Betta fighting is still popular in many parts of Asia and those Bettas can look very different from the forms that we find in aquariums. Male Betta splendens are highly territorial, and when put together in the same container they will fight until one of them dies. In the wild, a weaker male can always choose to leave the territory before he becomes deadly injured, but this is naturally impossible in a small fish bowl or aquarium.
