Pez Betta

Siamese fighting fish

Siamese fighting fish |
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Naturally occurring female - This female is stressed, this can be seen by the white colour and slight black banding along her bodyknown as "stress stripes". When not stressed she would be a dark red/blue colour. Another sign to show she is stressed/ill is that she has her fins clamped up. |
Conservation status |
Domesticated|
Scientific classification |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Osphronemidae |
Genus: | Betta |
Species: | B.splendens |
Binomial name |
Betta splendens
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Description
B. splendens usually grow to an overall length of about 3 inches. Although known for their brilliant colors and large, flowingfins, the natural coloration of B. splendens is a dull green and brown, and the fins of wild specimens are relatively short..
Properly kept and fed a correct diet, B. Splendens lives approximately2-4 years in captivity.
Betta Species also prefer a warmer water climate than other tropical fish - around 25-30 Degrees Celsius.(77-86 Degrees Fahrenheit)

Reproduction and early development

Apair spawning under a bubble nest in a breeder's tank.

1-day old larvae in a bubble nest. Note that their yolk sacs have not yet been absorbed. Betta fry rely entirely on their gills to breathe.Betta splendens fish build bubble nests of varying sizes.

Colors

A dalmatian orange male.
B. splendens have been affectionately nicknamed "The Jewel of the Orient" due to their beauty and widerange of colours which are produced through selective breeding[citation needed].
Wild fish exhibit strong colours only when agitated.[citation needed] Breeders have been able to make this colourationpermanent, and a wide variety of hues breed true. Colours available to the aquarist include red, blue, turquoise, orange, yellow, green, bright blue with pink highlights, cream and even true white...