Common Name: Betta
Scientific Name: Betta splendens
Family: Osphronemids
Habitat: Southwest Asia (Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar)
pH: min: 6.8 max: 7.4
Temperature: min: 24° max: 28°
Hardness: min:4 max:8
Maximum Size: 6 cm
Sociability: Males are very territorial for this reason you can only have one male per aquarium, females are also territorial but they can keep together.
Maintenance: Easy
Aquarium Zone: Surface and half aquarium.
Food: Omnivore. Live food, specific feed, larvae, brine shrimp.
Recommended Ration: MegaFood Betta
Characteristics: This fish has the particularity of breathing atmospheric air thanks to organs called labyrinths that make the air pass very close to the bloodstream, providing the exchange of oxygen with the blood through diffusion.
Reproduction: Oviparous, males defend their territory formed around a bubble nest that they build and defend. The females “visit” the males who court them until they release the eggs, then and after fertilization the males place the eggs in the nest and expel the female from the territory. The hatch takes between 24 to 48 hours.
Sexual Dimorphism: Males usually have longer fins than females, the exception is the Plakat male that is confused with a female as it does not have as long fins as other males.