I grew up in a South East Asian country where natural habitats of Siamese fish are easily found in suburb and rural areas. Wild bettas live in the shallow water of marshes, ponds, or slow-moving streams. Naturally, my first pet fish was wild betta fish.
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I reminisced about my wild bettas during my childhood were not as colorful as the ones being sold in the aquarium shops. I only kept the male wild bettas due to their attractive colors and feistiness.
The following video gives a good reminiscence of the wild bettas I possessed in my childhood.
