Betta fish are resilient pets, able to survive for long periods in very little water with a minimal amount of food. But when Greg Brugman’s two bettas managed to survive Hurricane Ike, which ravaged Bridge City, TX in 2008, it wasn’t their intrinsic hardiness that kept them alive—it was steel.
The Brugman family placed the fish inside a steel storage shed/garage along with a truck and other odds and ends from their house before seeking shelter from Hurricane Ike in a hotel 4 ½ hours away—a move they dubbed a ‘Hurrication’ to ease the anxiety for their small children. Continue reading ‘Steel—the Best Betta Blocker in Town’ »