My Pet

My Pet For the past year my family and I have cared for my Betta, Ghost. Ghost is a Veil Tail Betta, the most common type of fish in the Betta class. My pet is easily forgotten because he blends into his home so well. This Betta has an attitude like most males and is not afraid to show it. I would like to share details about Ghost's habitat and unique characteristic. Ghost's one bedroom abode is a one gallon pentagon tank. Ghost's home is filled with filtered water set at room temperature. The habitat also contains neon pink pebbles lining the bottom of the tank about 2 inches. Also lying on the bottom of his home is a little white snail shell that my youngest dropped into the tank. Without a light in the home Ghost was able to obtain his name by winding through life like plants. These plants consists of light pink leaves fading into dark green. The home for my pet is perfect for his exterior features. With my fish being a Veil Tail Betta, Ghost has a solid blood color torso. Being a Veil Tail that would also mean the tail is arched on the top while the bottom floats. Ghost's tail reminds me of what a humans hair would look while swimming under water. Although he looks docile this fish has one major attitude problem. This past year I have found that male Betta's are extremely defensive. This pet is direct to anything that poses a threat to his home. Ghost entertains the family by flaring out his dark red gills at his own reflection. Smacking the side of the plastic tank, this Betta tries to attack another unknown Betta that it is only himself. Another funny habit of this fish is when its his feeding time. When feeding Ghost, I like to shake his food and watch him dart over to his feeding hole like a dog. This Veil Tail Betta, Ghost, is one of the family. This fish just adds to the many males in the house with his own room. I believe my family could pick out Ghost again at a pet store just by his attitude and color. I'm thankful that we have a pet