Phenomenal portraits of Siamese fighting fish - PHOTO

A Thai photographer has created a series of phenomenal portraits of Siamese fighting fish.The intimate photos are perfectly lit in clear water and look as if the fish are floating in mid air.Visarute Angkatavanich who originally studied advertising before embarking on a career as a commercial photographer, says that photographing fish is his true 'passion.''I love to take their motion in many ways of lighting to show their elegant pose.'When I was young, my father gave me some goldfish, guppy and Siamese fighting fish.'A few years ago I went to pet market and saw so many bettafish mutants from those I saw when I was young. Those are my inspiration for this photo set.'The brilliant coloration, and long flowing fins of Siamese fighting fish make it one of the most well-known aquarium fish.They have been line bred for over 120 years in Thailand and Cambodia to achieve today’s stunning colours and long finage. A long history of captive breeding has changed the shape of the species and today virtually all species for sale are captive-bred.Females are usually not as highly coloured and have much shorter fins.The name suggests that this fish is an aggressive species, but the friction usually only occurs when two males are together -- keepers are recommended to only have one male to a tank as they will fight each other to the death.The Siamese fighter can be found in the still waters of floodplains, ditches, ponds, rice fields and rivers in its natural habitat(dailymail.co.uk)ANN.Az