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Betta Persephone
Betta persephone
📍 Southeast Asia
Betta persephone is a stunning wild-type betta species native to Southeast Asia, known for its deep coloration and elaborate finnage. This peaceful mouthbrooder is less aggressive than its domesticated cousins and makes an excellent choice for planted aquariums. Unlike Siamese fighting fish, B. persephone can often be kept in pairs or small groups under proper conditions.
Care Guide
Diet
Feed small live foods such as bloodworms, daphnia, and brine shrimp 2-3 times daily. Supplement with high-quality carnivore pellets. Betta persephone are obligate carnivores and require protein-rich diets to maintain coloration and health.
Behavior
Betta persephone are active swimmers that prefer densely planted environments with plenty of hiding spots. Males are territorial but less aggressive than Betta splendens, and pairs may cohabitate with careful observation. They are mouthbrooders that exhibit fascinating parental behavior, with females incubating eggs in their mouths.
Breeding
Breeding is moderately difficult and requires conditioning pairs with live food for 2-3 weeks. Provide a heavily planted 20-gallon breeding tank with low water flow and dim lighting. Females will lay eggs in caves or plant roots, and males will guard the fry after they become free-swimming.
Tank Mates
Small, peaceful schooling fish that occupy different water zones
Algae eaters that stay on substrate and don't compete for food
May be nipped at; only suitable with well-fed bettas
Live plant providing shelter and natural environment
Hardy plant creating hiding spots and reducing aggression
Common Diseases
Fin Rot
Frayed or deteriorating fins, discoloration at fin edges, lethargy
Perform 25% water changes daily, maintain pristine water quality, treat with aquarium salt or antibacterial medication if severe
Ich (Ichthyophthirius multifiliis)
White spots on body and fins, rapid breathing, rubbing against objects
Raise temperature to 28-30 C (82-86 F), treat with ich medication, perform daily water changes, ensure good aeration
Velvet Disease
Gold or rust-colored dust on body, clamped fins, rapid gill movement, lethargy
Increase temperature to 28-30 C (82-86 F), reduce lighting, treat with copper-based medication or salt, quarantine affected fish
Popeye
One or both eyes bulging outward, cloudiness, loss of appetite
Perform frequent water changes, improve water quality, treat with antibiotics if bacterial, isolate in hospital tank
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Quick Facts
- diet
- Carnivore - small live foods and high-quality pellets
- lifespan
- 3-5 years
- max size
- 6.5 cm (2.5 in)
- tank size
- 10 gallons minimum
- temperament
- semi-aggressive
Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0-7.0
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 4-8 dGH
- temperature
- 75–82°F (24–28°C)