Show A hot to tempered fish there is a liot hot tempered little fish known as betta and kept as a sort of domestic pet by the siamese to display its prowess for the mongolian blon golian amusement when in a state of quiet its dull colors present no remarkable sight but if two be brought together or if one sees its own image in a looking glass the he little creature becomes suddenly excited tile the raised fins filis and the whole body shine with metallic colors of dazzling beauty while the projected gill membrane waving like a black frill round tho the throat adds something of grotesqueness to the general appearance pe arance in this state it darts at its real or reflected antagonist the siamese keep these fishes in globes like goldfish gold fisli and the balays malays often stake large sums or even tile the fre freedom edom of themselves and their families on the prowess of a particular betta youths companion |