Betta
2 inches (5 cm). Tank : 16 inches (40 cm). Strata Middle, top. Water:
pH 6-7; soft to hard ; 79* - 82*F (26* - 28*C). Set-up: Densely planted tank
, with cover of floating plants. Keep one pair in a 16-inch (40 cm) tank.
In a 24-inch (60 cm) tank, two males with several females can be kept. Tip
on communities : Small fishes of the bottom stratum. Food : Small live and
fine-grade dry food. Sexualk differences: Females inconspicuous. Breeding:
As for B. Splendens , but start feeding with paramecia. Biotope: Marshy areas,
canals, floodplains in eastern Thailand and western Malaysia.
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