This section is on Siamese fighting fish .I have 1 fighting fish [or known as a betta] that I have had for 2 years. There are several colors of fish there are the red, the blue, and the albino variety [which are usually hard to find].The fighting fish will occasionally eat flake food but rather the dried bloodworms [yummy!!]. They can be kept in a community tank but that seems to shorten their life span. I have found that they do not do well in goldfish bowls either, find they do best on their own with a filter so they do not have to go through the stress of being cleaned. This information has been gathered from the pet store employees and books and a lot of my own experience.