Sam's Back!

That's right... Sam's back in the RH Fish Tank!
(Why the name "Sam"? Click here to find out)

A pair of Forrest Betta (Betta Pugnax), a male and a female, were added to the RH Fish Tank today to replace the two Betta Fusca (previous post) that jumped in recent weeks. They look almost exactly like the Betta Fusca, and almost similar in behavior the Betta Pugnax are not fighters but will live in harmony with the other community fishes in the RH Fish Tank. Also, they are mouth-brooders and if the conditions are right the pair will mate and mouth-brood; the male will keep the eggs/fry in its mouth, releasing them only after two to three weeks. However unlike the Betta Fusca, the Betta Pugnax are supposedly less timid, and less prone to doing the high jump, ie commit suicide.

Betta Pugnax: male top photo, female bottom photo


I hope these two do not commit suicide but live to a ripe old age... You can help by not making sudden movements towards the RH Fish Tank, or tapping on the glass because this scares them. Please tell your friends also if you see them doing this; with education the RH Fish Tank will be beautiful with no fish casualties.