Gouramis and Bettas
Betta pugnax
Betta pugnax
Photo: Cedricguppy - Loury Cédric · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–27 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Minimum tank60 l
- Adult size10 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Origin
- Malaysian Peninsula
- Size
- 10 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 27°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
- Minimum aquarium size
- 60 L
- Diet
- carnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous; paternal mouthbrooding
Notes: Stream betta, brown with green iridescence on its scales. Peaceful despite its name.
