Betta Fish (Fighter fish)

Betta fish is a Southeast Asian freshwater fish found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Where? 🏡

Bettas are notoriously territorial, with males prone to attacking each other if housed in the same tank; without a method of escape, one or both fish will likely perish. In limited quarters, female bettas can grow territorial toward one another. Bettas can withstand low oxygen levels and poor water quality thanks to their peculiar labyrinth organ, which is unique to the Anabantoidei suborder and allows for surface air intake.

How they reproduce?💏

Male bettas will flare their gills, spread their fins, and twist their bodies in a dance-like display if they are interested in a female. Females who are receptive will deepen in color and grow vertical lines called as "breeding bars." Males construct bubble nests of varying sizes and thicknesses on the water's surface, which interested females can inspect. Most do this regularly even if there is no female present

Bubble nests are frequently built on top of plants or rocks that break the surface. The act of spawning is known as a "nuptial embrace," since the male wraps his body around the female, releasing 10–40 eggs per embrace until the female is egg-depleted. The male distributes milt into the water with each egg deposit, and fertilization occurs externally. The male uses his lips to retrieve sinking eggs and place them in the bubble nest during and after spawning.

What they eat? 😋

Betta splendens is a carnivorous fish that eats zooplankton, tiny crustaceans, and the larvae of aquatic insects like mosquitos. Bettas, contrary to some pet store marketing brochures, cannot live only on foliage or plant roots.

Health?

Bettas prefer water temperatures of 75–82 °F (24–28 °C) as tropical fish, but have been reported surviving at temperatures ranging from 56 °F (13 °C) to 95 °F (35 °C). Aquarium heaters are advised in colder locations, as colder water weakens their immune system and makes them prone to certain infections.

Bettas are also impacted by water pH: a neutral pH of 7.0 is optimum, although slightly higher levels are OK.

Bettas thrive in larger aquariums, despite being widely shown and sold in small containers in the pet trade. While they can survive in cups, bowls, and other confined settings, they will be much happier, healthier, and longer-lived in a larger aquarium.

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location 🏠Sri lanka ,Anuradhapura

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