Spotfin betta
Betta macrostoma
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The Brunei beauty is endemic to northern Borneo (Brunei and northern Sarawak), from shallow, still pools along forest streams and at the top of waterfalls. The male mouthbroods the eggs.
- Scientific name
- Betta macrostoma
- Family
- Osphronemidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–25 °C
- pH
- 4–6
- General hardness (GH)
- 0–5 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 10 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 72 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 80 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Social life
- Pair
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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