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	~ Orpheus the Betta ~
	This is my Betta. I named him Orpheus, after a song, "Blue Orpheus" A Betta is a "Betta Splendens" also known as a Siamese Fighting Fish Orpheus is a male

Betta Splendens come from slow current, sluggish places like ponds, ditches, swamps and even rice fields in places like Thailand and Malaysia. The oxygen content of the water in these areas is low, and the beta has evolved a secondary "labyrinth organ" to actually breathe by rising to the surface for a gulp of air. For this reason, Siamese Fighting Fish do not require the same aeration and filtration systems of most aquariums. That is why people keep them in bowls. Like this:

But Orpheus is spoiled

He has access to the surface to gulp air And he has tons of live plants to swim in and out of and to give him a sense of security Orpheus eats Hikari Betta Bio-gold pellets, freeze dried blood worms, and live black worms.

(side view)	Male Bettas build bubble nests like this,for the female to lay eggs in. This one is under the leaf of a Banana Plant. There's something in his spit that makes the bubbles not pop for about a day.
(bottom view)	(top view)
See Orpheus harass my frog

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