Malay combtail
Belontia hasselti
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A large anabantoid, up to 20 centimetres, from the Malay Peninsula, southern Thailand and the islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Java, living in peat swamps.
- Scientific name
- Belontia hasselti
- Family
- Osphronemidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Synonyms
- Polyacanthus hasselti, Polycaanthus hasselti
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 21–26 °C
- pH
- 4.5–8.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 108 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 120 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Pair
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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