Betta Fish Summary

Fightingfish also known betta fish is a small, quarrelsome fish thar lives in the water around the Malay Archipelago. It is often called the betta or siamese fightingfish. It has been bred to develop long, waving tails and fins. When the male is excited, it becomes colored with reds, greens, purples, and blues. Only the male is fighter. Betta fish dash at one another, biting the opponent's fins until one of the fish is exhausted. One fightingfish will even attack its own image in a mirror. Watching fights between male fighting is a popular sport in Thailand.

Betta Fish Species Details

Size: 60 mm long
Origin: Thailand
Sexing: Males have long,floring fins
Ease of keeping: Easy
Food: All foods
Breeding method: Bubble-nest builder
Breeding potential: Easy, but males must be segregated (as soon as recognizable) into separate tanks.

Aquarium Conditions

Water:all types
Temperature: 24 Celcius
Tank type: Community, but one male only
Swimming level: All levels
Special needs: Plant

Anabantoids Fish:Betta fish(Siamese Fighting Fish)

Native to parts of Africa and southern Asia, Anabantoids are medium-sized,freshwater fishes. One of them, the Siamese Fighting Fish and we called betta fish, is known the world over for its pugnacity towards rival males, and for the wagers such human-arranged battles command. In contrast,many other fishes in this family,the Gouramis in particular, are noted for their peaceful behaviour. However, even these species can become very aggresive at breeding times.

All Anabantoids can breathe atmospheric oxygen in the event of their natural waters becoming oxygen-depleted or otherwise polluted. They do so by means of a special organ located in the head just behind the gills. This organ is constructed like a maze or labyrinth. Atmospheric air is trapped in the many folds and is then absorbed into the fish's bloodstream. For this reason, Anabantoids are known to some fish-keepers as Labyrinth fishes.


During the breeding period, the majority of male Anabantoid fishes build bubble-nest. They entice their mates under these and induce them to lay their eggs by gicing them a spawning embrace. The eggs are immediately fertilized and placed in the nest by the male who guards them and the subsequent fry againts allcomers, regardless of size. You won't find Anabantoids difficult to breed in the aquarium but, unfortunately, raising the fry is more problematical because of their tiny size.



Anabantoids Fish:Betta fish(Siamese Fighting Fish)

Caring For Betta Fish Bowl(Betta Fish Care Resource)

How to care betta fish bowl?

Keep this bowl away from sources of hot and cold air such as heaters, heater vents, cold or sunny windows, drafts air conditioner vents. It's is important that this bowl be kept cool at about 65 to 75 degrees F. Put it in a place away from extremes of hot and cold.

When you go to a pet store, you'll find rows of small bowls, each containing one colourful fish. These are male Siamese fighting fish (more properly known as a betta fish) and the way you find them in the pet store is essentially how they should be kept.

Bettas can be kept in small containers because they are able to breathe air, like humans, as well as water. Keep the water between 70 and 80 degrees, and don't let the temperature change too quickly. Keep the bowl away from appliances that produce a lot of heat.

But one more important thing,only ONE betta fish per bowl! That the reason why they're called "fighting fish". They are highly defensive and protective animals and will react violently if two are placed in the same container. You can see the introductory phase of their fighting, the threat display, if you put a mirror up against the bowl. Notice the raised gill covers, which make the betta fish look bigger.

Change the water in the bowl when it starts to look cloudy, about once a week. Let the water age at least 24 hours, to release some of the chemicals. After transfer the betta fish to a container, please do not forget to clean the bowl with mild soap, and rinse thoroughly. Also rinse any decorations (rocks, shells, plastic plants, etc.) before filling the bowl with aged water, and releasing your Siamese fighting fish.

The pet store where you bought your betta fish will have food as well, probably freeze-dried blood worms. Feed your Siamese fighting fish two or three times a day, only what he will eat in a few minutes. Overfeeding will make the water cloud faster, and your betta fish will be more likely to get ill.

Caring For Betta Fish Bowl(Betta Fish Care Resource)