Chief_waterchanger

http://www.bettafishguide.info/betta-fish-history.html

I thought that article was particularly interesting, and explained quite well, albeit brief, about how the betta splendens came to the USA.

This next thread is about the Oarfish "ribbon fish" living in the Mekong River. Amazingly, after seeing the size of the oarfish, Betta Splendens are found in the Mekong River Basin as well.
http://www.thailandresor.se/fisk_mek...anak_fish.html
http://chinaview.files.wordpress.com...r-map-320x.jpg (Map of the Mekong River.)

http://fish.mongabay.com/data/ecosys...ng%20River.htm Betta Splendens as shown with every other species of fish that inhabit the river system, tributaries, lakes, ponds, ect that the river feeds into.

Lucy

Thanks for sharing the links. Funny, I came across the first one about a week or so ago.

cognizant

I can't believe those two fish are in the same river! Thanks for sharing!