pinkfloydpuffer

We're on the verge of war, people. The puffers and bettas have declared war against each other. But who will win? You decide who you think will win!

I think PUFFERS will win! They look so cuddly and innocent, but then BAM they attack with violent ferocity! They are built to be killing machines! Those little pretty boys can't do a thing against puffers! They can't even inflict a flesh wound, but puffers have hard beaks that can bite through snail shells, so bettas are nothing!

Bow down before the puffers, all ye bettas!

By the way, this is just for fun. PLEASE don't try this for real. Please please please don't.

gremlin

I'm not gonna vote yet - Yes the puffers have their hard beaks to bite and their puffing to scare, but bettas have labyrinth organs so they can last longer out of the water, all they would have to do would be to tip over the tank!

isis

PFP...LOL you have lost it my friend!! Haha!

sirdarksol

Octopi.
Yes, bettas can survive out of water. Octopi can actually move out of water. They have even been known to cross a room, eat fish out of a freshwater tank, and then go back to their own.
Yes, puffers have their nifty little beaks, but octopi also have beaks, and their beaks are poisonous.

That, and they can change color.

Lucy

Oh Lordy!

betta's!!! They don't need brute force, they win over with charm.

Ever heard the saying You get more flies with honey?

Alessa

Bettas.

pinkfloydpuffer

And you're just figuring this out NOW?

Hey, octopus wasn't one of the choices! And puffers change color too! When they're stressed they turn black...

Hey! Puffers have just as much charm as bettas! They're even cuter, and have bigger eyes, and beg for food more!

Shawnie

betta's all the way!!!! and as far as begging, I think the betta moms will totally argue that LOL ...I have a few that I swear they stand on their tails to get higher out of the tank to get their worms

and a 55 gal with just 2 puffers seems alot of space wasted but thats just me

sirdarksol

Octopi also don't play by the rules. And oooohhh! Puffers can turn black. Octopi can change color to match the color of the substrate they're on, or they can turn black, purple, blue, or bright red, depending on mood.

Edit: Oh, yeah, and octopi have the next best thing (or maybe a better thing) than opposable thumbs. I've never seen a betta or a puffer open a pop bottle to get at the shrimp inside.

Emory

I think you are all cracked!

(my vote = bettas)

sticky fish

Puffers take my vote! They are spiny and fast, no way could a betta catch a puffer
(normally I'd say pleco, but I don't want to be a rebel)

Alessa

Same here.

ShaynaB

I voted betta. Sorry PFP, I gotta stick with my boys!

(And now for some reason, I want a purple octopus...)

Lucy

Shawnie

blame it on sds ..hes always breaking the rules!

pinkfloydpuffer

Well, Shawnie, I don't think you have any puffers, so how do you know if they beg more or less? My puffers jump outta the water like dolphins occasionally and they also spit water at me. It's adorable.
And HEY!!! That is not wasted space!!!!!! You're fine with keeping two oscars in an even bigger tank, and puffers get big and make big messes!!!!

Puffers don't need opposable thumbs, they just bite through the bottle to get to the shrimp!

I think you all are cracked for thinking a betta can stand a chance against a puffer! (BTW, Dave agrees with me. He knows bettas are weak.)

That's where it's at! Bettas are slow swimmers, with big fins to slow them down, and they've been domesticated for goodness sakes!

Shawnie

nopers ive not had puffers so as far as beggin more or less, your right I cant compare...but with the 10 bettas I have, and the few you have, I was comparing that way....I think all fish can be personable and beg and even go so far as to lay in your hand for tank cleanings etc if we spend quality time with them and im sure we both do

as far as my oscars, they have lots of tank mates LOL and they are a ton of work to keep them in clean water because of so many tank mates...but they can coexist with alot of other fishies

Pandora

I love the bettas, but I have to say none of mine could take on a puffer! They think they're fierce, but really lacking in the weapons department with their mini teeth.
Maybe if I put em through boot camp.... hmm... taught em some ninja moves?

Shawnie

nice visual there with their combat boots n all!!

pinkfloydpuffer

Hey, I've had 6 bettas recently, and 2 puffers... so 8 is close enough.

I don't need my puffers to live with other fish. They give me more than enough enjoyment all by their lonesomes . And their water stays clean just fine (they're still just itty bitty babies)

Shawnie

this isnt a contest of whats better I was just answering you on the oscars which wansnt part to begin with LOL and I was giving my opinion as to two puffers for a 55 gal would be a waste to me...not to others im sure just as oscars are too big for most...I was just answering your comebacks to defend the bettas not a war about whats better to each their own...and its a tie!!!

Steve113

The puffer's got it I'm afraid.
There isn't really any contest - They'd rip any prettyboy betta to shreds.

I had one a few months back, and it was a vicious little thing.
Only reason I won't get another is cos it would have to be on its own

sirdarksol

Octopi are capable of such, they just don't need to. For example, if faced with a metal bottle with a shrimp inside, they'd still be able to get at it.

And octopi can squirt ink.

Teaching bettas either ninjutsu or aikido may even the physical combat playing field between bettas and puffers. Octopi would still whup them, though. They are nature's ninjas.

Shawnie

only thing I hope is NO ONE should ever take this thread seriously and attempt this by any means...it was for fun (I guess LOL) and not something serious by any means...to be honest, I didnt realize it was a "whose a better fighter" thread...another of my brunette moments I guess ....gotta love old people

sirdarksol

What are you talking about? I was totally serious. I'm currently raising an octopus army, and when the stirred-up sediment from the battle between puffers and bettas clears, we will rise up and rule the battlefield.

Shawnie

u have too much time on your hands and a great imagination

pinkfloydpuffer

I know, I'm just severely redheaded, so I love to make everything into a big competition!

sirdarksol

I'm trying to fix the first one (I may be getting a full time job in addition to my school), and I hope so on the second one: that's the difference between a good writer and a great writer.

Pandora

Oh... no seriousness? But my bettas were working so hard at honing their ninja skills!
*sigh* they'll be so disappointed

au01st

Well since we're throwing octopus into the ring, I'm going to vote cuttlefish! They have beaks just like octopi, but are way cooler and can also change color for camo.