Siamese Fighting Fish

==Roleplays that feature this creature==
* Domestic Life
==Other info==
Males tend to have much more colorful scales and much longer fins, while the females usually have much less colorful scales and shorter fins.
The male will create a nest of bubbles at the surface of the water when he wants to have fry, which is where he will put the eggs. Vertical stripes will also appear on the female's body when she wants to have fry. The male will usually nip and chase the female for a time before they finally breed. 
Once the female starts laying her eggs, she will go into a zombie-like state. The male will pick up the eggs one at a time and put them in the bubble nest, where he will keep them and guard them. The female, once she recovers from her zombie-like state, will try to help put the eggs in the nest if there are any eggs left that have yet to be placed. If being bred in captivity, the female should be separated from the male after all the eggs are in the nest, since the male will become aggressive towards the female again once all eggs are placed in the nest.
In captivity, once the fry hatch, the male should be removed from the fry's enclosure to prevent him from attacking them in the future.
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