Krabi mouth brooder betta
Betta simplex
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A wild betta endemic to Krabi province, Thailand, living in springs and streams of limestone areas with neutral to alkaline water — rare among bettas. The male mouthbroods the eggs. It is critically endangered.
- Scientific name
- Betta simplex
- Family
- Osphronemidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 7–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 3–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 54 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Social life
- Pair
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Critically endangered (CR)
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