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Snakehead Betta
Betta channoides
Family: Osphronemidae
Betta channoides, the Snakehead Betta, is a mouthbrooding wild betta from East Kalimantan, Indonesia, named for the slightly flattened, elongated head profile reminiscent of snakehead fish. Males and females display striking orange-red coloration with dark scale edges. Like other mouthbrooders it is less belligerent than bubble-nesters, and well-conditioned pairs can coexist in adequately sized planted tanks.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Carnivore – micro pellets, live daphnia, bloodworms, artemia
- breeding
- Paternal mouthbrooder
- lifespan
- 3–5 years
- max size
- 5 cm (2 in)
- tank size
- 10 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Mildly territorial; generally tolerant of non-betta tankmates
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Water it likes
- ph
- 4.5–6.5
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <10 ppm
- hardness
- 1–8 dGH
- temperature
- 72–79°F (22–26°C)