TailsStory's Blog: Fighter

Yes! I added one more pet into our lil animal kindgom. But, nope! It's not a cat. We are not ready for another cat in the house yet. Maybe next time. So what is that? It’s a Siamese fighting fish! Yes. That little fish also know as a Betta fish or Plakad fish which literally means fighter in Thai local dialect. I named my Betta fish Dysabel after a famous character of Philippine’s drama series of a mermaid on television.

What influenced me? It happen about 2 months ago when I visited my friend Harris and he owns a few of Betta fishes at his house. He keep it for a better feng shui for his house other than to avoid mosquito to breed in the bowl where he kept water for his plant. Then I thought I may need one too. A few days after, I went out to accompany a friend who just moved to a nearby aprtment to visit our favourite pet shop. There I saw a lot of Betta fishes and I choose my Dysabel and bring it home. I choose Dysabel because he look so small and timid. I thought he may need me, as I grabbed it to the cash register.

While driving home it reminded me of my childhood memory. I can still remember I used to have variety of colors and sizes of betta fishes when I was a kid. I remember when I used to compare my fish with my other friends' fishes. The best part is when the fish shows the aggressive side of them when they meet other betta fish. The male betta will flare his gills, twist his body, and spread his fins in order to appear more impressive, either to intimidate other rivals or as an act of courtship.

Next day I walked to a pet shop with my partner. It's my usual activity spending every weekend to visit different pet shops at least to compare the price or to check on new product they offer. In Malaysia, cat food is not a price controlled product in the market. The price may vary depend on the shop location. That’s why we need to find the best for our money value. Anyway, once we stepped in this particular pet shop, I found a beautiful set of small aquarium and we thought it would be nice to put it in our cozy living room. So we bought it and bring it home. It’s a good set! It came together with the water neutralizer, some very small rock for decoration, food packet and the fins multivitamin for fish!! It's so convenient. All you need is to pour in some water and then, WALLAH!! Your betta home is ready!

Nobody is more excited with the new addition to our family than both monsters we have at home! Chika and Choco are so curious of the animal inside the aquarium glass. They try to dip their paws inside the aquarium! The aquarium stayed in my living room for only 2 days. I put it back in the wash room by the 3rd day.