Fishkeeping - Caresheets - Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta)

Siamese Fighting Fish
Alternative Name(s): Betta
Scientific Name(s): Betta splendens
Category: Tropical
Difficulty:
Maximum Size: 7cms
Minimum Tank Volume: 45 litres
Minimum Tank Size: 18x12x12 or there abouts
Water Temperature Range: 24-29°C
Water pH Range: 6.0-7.0
Water Hardness Range: 0-0 dGH

General Information:	Siamese fighters originate from South east Asia and are beautiful fish to keep with their colourful long flowing fins, they make brilliant parents but they can be deadly to other male Betta's and other colourful fish with long finnage that they may think of as rival males " the reason they got their title of fighter fish" so should not be kept together, they can be kept in a community tank although care should be taken which fish to keep with so no fin nippers.
Tank Requirements:	See Minimum Tank Volume and Minimum Tank Size above
Diet Requirements:	Omnivorous, with a fondness for small live and frozen/freeze-dried foods .Flake/granular foods should remain staples for nutrient balance.
Compatibility:	Keep with middle and bottom dwelling fish that are not boisterous swimmers. Keep away from fin nippers like tiger barbs.
Recommendations:	These fish are frequently sold and kept in small unheated and unfiltered containers, but this is a far from ideal environment for them, best kept in a heated tank preferably on their own.
Common Problems:	Finrot, popeye, muscular wasting, gill damage and labyrinth organ dependancy, suboordinate stress, all from small aquaria and stress. Constipation from lack of heat and fibre.Aggression related injury
Similar Species:	Many betta species in the anabantid group that display similar colour, aggression, and mating habits, though few with the enhanced linebred finnage. None should be mixed, aggression issues.
Sexing:	Males have beautiful long flowing finnage where as females tend to be more drab. High colour females and shortfin males available may lend to sexing confusion. Look for genital papillae to be sure.
Breeding:	Males build a bubble nest often incorporating floating plants and plant pieces, spawns with his female mate under it. Male wraps around female

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