Japanese fighting fish

[ninjaalex]

Do these actually exist? Do they really fight? and are they available in england?

[RogerK]

In short, Yes, Yes and Yes. Don't know a lot about them though.

[PurplePixie]

Well I've got a male Siamese fighting fish in my aquarium,I'm not sure if that's the same...I'm not an expert but I'll tell you what I know. They come in loads of different really vivid colours, mine is a very deep turqoise blue with long floaty fins. I've also seen them in red or purple shades. They get on in a community tank, need tropical lighting & heating. The male fish are the fancy coloured ones, the females are a bit plainer with shorter fins. You mustn't keep 2 males together as they will fight & in the end 1 of them will die through stress if nothing else. You can keep a male & female together quite happily, but have to separate any offspring that are males. They get on with the other fish in the tank, but don't put them with Barbs or any other fish that nip fins. They eat normal tropical food & seem to do better if the water is well oxygenated.

[PurplePixie]

Available in UK.

[Janetex]

I call them Siamese Fighting Fish too and, if you put a mirror by a tank with a male in, he will try to fight with his own relection.

[rinkytink]

Apparently they are usually called Siamese Fighting Fish but are also known as Japanese or Chinese Fighting Fish. This link will give you all the details:

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[decemberfox]

I have one at work, and you can keep them in a bowl, with no filtration, as long as you change the water every few days. I tried to have one in a community tank, and every day another fish was dead, until all I had left was the betta.

[Coreys Gal]

Yes they exist, I have a male named "Blue" because he's a cutie. YESSSS they fight, there are some breeds of fish they can share a tank with but all fish that I've let Blue near have all died (and these fish were recommended to be "Fighting Fish Friendly") so to be safe I keep him in a seperate tank now. Not sure if they're available in England, you can get them here in the States so I should think the UK has them too.