Betta - Male

Common Name
Betta
Other Common Names
Siamese Fighting Fish
Scientific Name
Betta Splendens
Family
General
Community
Gourami
Class
Gourami
Temperature
78 ºF
Swimming Range
Top
Adult Length
3-3 1/4 inches
Feeding Habits
Prefers small live foods such as brine shrimp, blood worms, glass worms and tubifex worms. Frozen brine shrimp, plankton, beef heart, glass worms and blood worms. Freeze dried food will be accepted on occasion.
Compatibility
A single male may be kept in a community aquarium either by itself or with a couple of females. Keeping more than one male per aquarium is not recommended as they will fight and attempt to kill each other. Keep with similar sized fish as they will eat the smaller fish in the aquarium.
Habitat
Thailand-Cambodia: Moderately decorate with live plants, rocks and driftwood.
Breeding
The male has the long flowing fins and the female has very short round fins. The male will create a bubble nest at the top of the aquarium, and the eggs will develop in there until they hatch in about 24 hours.
Additional Comments
Their bright colors are from breeding in captivity. They also have the ability to breathe air from the surface through their labyrinth, which acts like lugs.