Betta Fish: A well kept betta is an entirely different beast

I have been threatening to get a fishtank going for the better part of a decade. Well i finally did it, and i have to say i never knew bettas did stuff. I, like most, had a betta growing up and i cant get over how a filter and heater change these guys. I thought they just sat there and flared occasionally.

This is Simon i got him last week and he patrols his tank constantly. He swims behind the emersed plants, plays with the filter, hides in the plant pots, checks on his ludwigia forest, swims circles around his leaf bed. He's still learning how to find food in a world bigger than a cup but otherwise he seems totally thrilled with life in a way i didnt know bettas were capable of.