Gouramis and Bettas
Betta picta
Betta picta
Photo: Ganjar Cahyadi · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–26 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank40 l
- Adult size5.5 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Origin
- Java, Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula
- Size
- 5.5 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 26°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- tropical freshwater
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- pair or group
- Minimum aquarium size
- 40 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; paternal mouthbrooding
Notes: A small, peaceful wild betta with dark stripes. Several individuals can coexist in a planted aquarium.
