: a theory that deals with the technology of the transmission of information (as through the written word or a computer) between people, people and machines, or machines and machines There is some sense of the impact of telecommunications and computerization (almost all writers have gone on-line with something by now after all), but few of these ...
Deriving the name from their unique tail fin characteristics, male crowntail bettas create a dramatic first impression with their vivid colors and flashy fin extensions. Betta fish originated in the warm waters of Thailand, formerly known as Siam, where they lived in shallow rice paddy puddles. Today's bettas look quite different from their wild ancestors because they have been carefully bred to enhance fin characteristics and scale and fin colors.
The Siamese fighting fish, also sometimes colloquially known as the betta, is a species in the gourami family which is popular as an aquarium fish. Bettas can be territorial fish and are prone to high levels of aggression towards each other. Two males in proximity will almost always attack each other, if they do not have the ability to escape this will usually result in the death of one or both of the fish. Female bettas can also become territorial towards each other if they are housed in too sm