THAILAND IS WORLD FAMOUS FOR ITS FIGHTING MEN AS IN MUAY THAI KICKBOXERS BUT LESSER KNOWN FOR ITS FIGHTING FISH. BUT THESE ARE JUST AS FANTASTIC AND SPECTACULARLY MAGNIFICENT. INSTEAD OF DEADLY FLYING KICKS, THESE FIGHTING FISH FLAUNT FABULOUSLY FLASHY FINS OF VARIOUS SIZES, SHAPES, SHADES AND SPECTRUM OF COLOURS! THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO THINK OF THEM FIGHTING EACH OTHER TILL SHREDS AS THEIR FINS ARE CUT, SLICED AND SHATTERED! IN PHOTOS THEY RESEMBLE THE GIANT AROWANA OR EVEN MORE GIGANTIC AROIPAIMA BUT SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH IS ONLY 2 INCHES OR SO IN LENGTH EXCLUDING THEIR GLORIOUS FINS. THEY ARE PROLIFIC BREEDERS SO THEY ARE IN NO DANGER OF EXTINCTION AS THEY GROW RELATIVELY FAST TOO. AS SUCH A NORMAL SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH COSTS RM 2 RINGGIT TO RM 5 BUT THE SPECIMENS I TOOK BELOW COST RM 65 TO RM 130 EACH WHICH IS NOTC HEAP BUT CONSIDERED INEXPENSIVE COMPARED TO AN AROWANA, CARP OR BIG GOLDFISH

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EACH SIAMESE BETA FIGHTING FISH LOOKS LIKE A FOOT LONG BUT IF ONLY THIS IS TRUE THEY WOULD BE THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL FISH, BEATING GOLDFISH AND KOI.

BUT REMEMBER, EACH IS ONLY 2  TO 3 INCHES LONG INCLUDING SHOWY FINS!