Article: Bettas' fans find feisty fighting fish addicting.

Byline: Connie Bloom

Sammy was the king of his kind. He swam with fiery confidence, swagger.

A betta in crimson and steely blue, he was a gift from a colleague who wanted me to know that the flashy tropical fish with the showy "finnage" are people-friendly, interactive.

I laughed.

"We've found they do have a lot of personality," said Bill Sanders, a member of the Akron Aquarium Society (www.gaas-fish.net). "I have my betta bowl on top of my fish tank, and he'll follow me around the room. If I sit down, he's right over there looking at me."

Bettas even indulge in sports, playing with ping-pong balls and miniature Frisbees, he ...

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