I have owned a betta fish for 8 years now, In case you didnt know a Betta is a large colorful freshwater ray-finned fishe in the gourami family (Osphronemidae).
oh wow i didnt know they can live that long. I have one at the office thats a year old and i was guessing it would die soon
Oh thats sad, But with good care they can live up to 10 years in some cases. 
why is that sad? I feed it and take care of it, I just didnt think it would live as long as it has.
I meant that its sad that it is about to die, My bettas have shown all kinds spawning of weird behaviour: some of em build bubble nests that are called. splendens,
I have a male and he just swims around and enjoys the plant life from time to time when he exits his mansion
5.5 in) in the Akar betta ("B. akarensis").
Bettas are anabantoids, which means they can breathe atmospheric air using a unique organ called the labyrinth. This accounts for their ability to thrive in low-oxygen water conditions that would kill most other fish, such as rice paddies, slow-moving streams, drainage ditches, and large puddles.
The bettas exhibit two kinds of spawning behaviour: some build bubble nests, such as "B. splendens", while others are mouthbrooders, such
Betta
Betta, is a large genus of small, often colorful, freshwater ray-finned fishes, known as "bettas", in the gourami family (Osphronemidae).
The best known "Betta" species is "B. splendens," commonly known as the Siamese fighting fish.
Characteristics.
All the "Betta" species are small fishes, but they vary considerably in size, ranging from under 2.5 cm (1 in) total length in "B. chanoides" to 14 cm (