My First Crown Tail Betta

I've been keeping a few betta for one year. I got all of them from Petsmart and Petco, so I am no breeder or betta true fan for that. But I've been dying to get a couple "different" ones.

I happened to "rescued" this one from Petco last night. It's not veil tail, it's a crown tail!! It got sort of a butterfly pattern, too.. It's sooooo rare to find a non-veil-tail in local pet stores.. I considered myself 110% lucky!

Really can't wait to show it off.. ^__^ Too bad that I can't get a good shot when it's flaring like crazy. Its tail and fins actually overlapped, with tail expanded to almost 180 degrees.. Very very impressive.. ;)

Anybody who can give me some suggestions on how to take good close-ups of a moving betta? My digi-cam doesn't seem to be very good at it.. Or was it just me?


Spiky flaring

Spiky again.. =)

Spiky swimming around.. What a beautiful tail it got..