Betta
Betta splendens
Also called siamese fighting fish, fighter, beta.
One male per tank. Long fins make them a target for nippers.
What it needs
- Grows to
- 6.5 cm
- Smallest sensible tank
- 20 L, at least 30 cm long
- Temperature
- 24 to 28 °C
- pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Hardness
- 5 to 20 dGH
- Kept in
- ones or pairs
- Temperament
- semi-aggressive
- Eats
- omnivore
- Swims
- near the surface
- How hard
- easy
- Lives
- about 3 years
These are the figures the stocking advice is built on. Make a room and it will tell you whether betta fit the tank you have.