Borneo betta
Betta taeniata
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A wild betta endemic to Borneo (Sarawak and West Kalimantan), from hill streams, where it stays in still stretches among leaves, roots and bank vegetation. The male mouthbroods the eggs.
- Scientific name
- Betta taeniata
- Family
- Osphronemidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 22–27 °C
- pH
- 5–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 0–5 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 5.5 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
- Data deficient (DD)
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