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Fighter fish assorted colors - Betta splendens (Asia)
A blue fighter fish originating from Thailand
Betta splendens, or fighter fish, is a species with a wide variety of colors. Its peculiarity is making a bubble nest for reproduction. Aggressive, the males cannot tolerate each other and will engage in a fight to the death. Originating from Thailand, they were once the subject of bets on fights.
Data sheet
- Delivery price France
- Fixed price €24.90 - Offered starting from €249 of living*
- Minimum order amount for live products
- 50€ excluding shipping costs. For the well-being of the animals, do not make them travel alone.
- Origin
- Thailand
- Maintenance
- Easy
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Food
- Pellets, flakes, worms, etc.
- Recommended number
- 1 individual per container
- Maximum size
- 7cm
- Size
- 4 to 7 cm
- Reproduction
- Bubble nest builder
- pH
- 6 to 7
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- 3 to 12
- Temperature
- 19° to 30°
- Level of difficulty
- Easy
- Minimum aquarium volume
- 20 liters
- Aggressiveness
- Very aggressive in intraspecific interactions
- Acclimatization
- Drop by drop
En savoir plus
The Betta splendens
Also known by its common name, the Siamese fighting fish.
The Betta splendens is a fish much appreciated for its ease of maintenance, but especially for its wide range of colors. It has very beautiful fins. The fighting fish has the unique characteristic of making a bubble nest to reproduce. Of an aggressive temperament towards other males, the fighting fish will battle until the weaker one is exhausted, or even dead. Deeply rooted in Thai culture, Betta fights were the subject of betting.
- Optimal Maintenance:
Minimum volume of 30 L, with filtration and heating.
Many plants, roots, and rocks will create an optimal environment for your fish.
- Water Quality:
In Thailand, the water pH is about 6.
Therefore, osmosis water or rainwater would be ideal.
- Meaning of Fighting Fish Forms:
Betta splendens short tail (wild form) short fins, usually blue/green/red colors, strong and long pelvic fins.
PK = Betta splendens plakat (breeding form) short fins, strong and long pelvic fins.
QDV = Betta splendens veil tail, fairly common breeding form.
CT = Betta splendens crowntail (crown tail), forms spikes on the fins due to the absence of tissue between the strong ramifications of the fish's tail.
HM = Betta splendens Halfmoon (half-moon), long, strong anal fin that opens to 180°.
D = Betta splendens delta, fairly long anal fin, opens to around 90°.
SD = Betta splendens superdelta, fairly long anal fin, opens between 91 and 179°.
OHM = Betta splendens overhalfmoon (super half-moon), long, highly branched fin, opens to more than 180°.
Note that certain forms can combine, so it is possible to see Betta OHMPK, Betta overhalfmoon plakat.
The forms apply to both males and females!
What do Betta PK, Betta HM, Betta OVHM, Betta CT mean?