Hey, I used to have betta fish. Have you ever had one?
I have! I loved the ones that I had in my aquarium, because I was specifically looking for a freshwater ray-finned fish,and these were part of the gourami family, so they were very colorful. 
Oh cool. I didn't know they were from the gourami family. I think I remember something about them eating mosquito larva in rice paddies where theyre from.
Yeah, they're interesting little guys. They spawn in two different ways, either through bubble nests, like the B.Splendens, or through being a mouthbrooder, like the B.picta, if you want specific examples. They're quite unique!
Oh I only remember the bubble nest kind. I tried breeding mine once but I lost patience with it. I ordered some special leaves that released tannins  in the water. and the male built the bubble nest under the leaf.
Yeah, the mouthbrooding species, they're known as "pseudo bettas," because they're kind of considered to have evolved from the nest-builders in a sort of adaptation to their fast-moving stream habitats. Evolution is interesting!
Oh yeah that is different. I think the bubble nest kind are in more stagnant waters. Do the mouthbrooders have any other cool adaptations? 
Well, just in general, this type of fish has an ability to thrive in low-oxygen water conditions that would leave most other fish dead. These environments are places like rice paddies, slow-moving streams,drainage ditches, and even large puddles. They're very versatile.
They sure are. Evolution and nature are incredible.
as "B. picta". The mouthbrooding species are sometimes called "pseudo bettas", and are sometimes speculated to have evolved from the nest-builders in an adaptation to their fast-moving stream habitats.
A phylogenetic study published in 2004 concluded tentatively that bubble-nesting was the ancestral condition in "Betta", and that mouthbrooding has evolved on more than one occasion in the history of the genus. However it was unable to establish a correlation with any of three habitat variables studied: whether a species was found
later called making the film a "terrible experience".
We had it written by one of the typists or secretaries in the office who didn't have any thoughts of becoming a writer. I think Roger did it to punish me, to send me out to The Philippines where I didn't know what I was getting into. I was making an action picture, but The Philippines people were all so depressed, and they had made this goofy-looking fish with bug eyes. I told them that we'll make