INTRODUCTION OF FIGHTING FISH

The fighting fish, also known as sepilau  fish is one of the freshwater ornamental fish popular in Asia. This fish is known by the name of science, Beta splendens. In English, this fish is called "siamese fighting fish". There are many fish spesies cardamom. Local types have long fins. Kind of a long fin originate from the Mekong River. That is why this fish is known as "Sepilau Siam" or "Siamese fighting fish. Fish around the Mekong River is known as PLA-card or PLA-Kat which means the fish bite in Thailand. Do not wrong impression that the scientific name is derived from Greece 'Beta'. Betta not actually derived from Greece. It actually comes from the word 'fish bettah. Fish have long cardamom about 6 cm. There are also types that reach up to 8.0 cm. Recently, some breeders are able to produce fish in excess of 8 cm. Although cardamom is the color of the fish that most of the fin is long and broad, the original type has a short fin with less bright colors, the green and brown. Fighter fish of this type can still be found in a swamp in the vicinity of Malaysia. Now the more popular types of bright color with a long fin. The most popular type is veiltail, delta, superdelta, and halfmoon. Fish cardamom is a member of a group of  Sepat fish(Gourami) (family Osphronemidae) In order Perciformes. Previously it was classified with Anabantidae. There are more than 50 types of betta such as Karin. However, Betta splendens is the most popular types of ornamental fish enthusiasts.