DIVERSITY OF BETTA FISH

Greeting viewers! Welcome to another exciting article. Today I will be presenting you my collection of Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens)

I am much gratified to rear Betta fish, and I am growing them since my teenage. They are very peculiar in their behaviour as two male Betta s tend to fight if kept in the same tank. This behaviour names them as 'Betta' which means fighting in Thai.

It is even marked as a national fish in Thailand since they are originated from the country. 

It is the most trending aquarium fishes due to their varied colours, patterns and tail types. Females can be reared in groups but males have to be kept isolated. Except for breeding, even a male and a female cannot be reared in the same tank. 

Males are more attractive and colourful than females. It is said that if two males are housed in separate tanks, kept side by side then they grow better.

Breeding of betta is a bit complicated, males exhibit the parental care starting from

 building the bubble nest to taking care of the egg hatchlings. The water we rear fish should be free from nitrogenous compounds like ammonia, nitrate and nitrite as they are toxic to them. Water quality has to be maintained by regular checking of pH, temperature, and chlorine free water. 

I usually feed them the dried pellets of bloodworms and rarely an earthworm soaked in a brine solution. They are the surface feeders and hence the mouth is directed upwards. What excites me is whenever I go near to their tanks it will spread out its tails wide and bright. 

Photography by Anonymous  

So this is all about betta fish, Please do share if you have different collections of Betta fish.