webfact Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Siamese Fighter Flagged For National Fish By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter A flag-colored fighting fish Thursday at Government House. BANGKOK — The Siamese fighting fish will be declared Thailand’s national fish due to its cultural – and commercial – importance, if the agriculture ministry gets its way. Fishery and ag officials dropped the gauntlet Thursday at the Government House’s Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem Floating Market to call for Betta Splendens, aka Siamese fighting fish, to be given the national title. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/featured/2017/11/23/siamese-fighter-flagged-national-fish/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-11-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 10 minutes ago, webfact said: The Siamese fighting fish will be declared Thailand’s national fish due to its cultural – and commercial – importance, if the agriculture ministry gets its way. The parenthesis give away the reason for this move... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, Bluespunk said: The parenthesis give away the reason for this move... Cynic (realist). I could not comment as to your reason for making this post, but perhaps my parenthesis will allude to my opinion. Edited November 23, 2017 by BigBadGeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatwhitenorth Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) I would have much preferred the Giant Siamese Carp (CATLOCARPIO SIAMENSIS) which can grow to 300kg and are native to Thailand. Edited November 23, 2017 by greatwhitenorth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) That fish cannot be Thai. It fights alone instead of in packs. They should make the piranha the national fish. Edited November 23, 2017 by jaywalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 5 hours ago, jaywalker said: That fish cannot be Thai. It fights alone instead of in packs. They should make the piranha the national fish. The Siamese Fighting Fish........Definitely a good choice as it involves the word fighting which is a national past time especially in tourists areas. Also the smallest animal ever chosen as a national symbol ! A rat would be a good choice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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