In The Wild
Date Classified:
1994
Native Location:
Thailand
Environment:
Ponds and muddy pools
Water and Hardness:
Calcium-magnesium – 11
Water Temperature:
72-79 degrees Fahrenheit
Water pH:
7.0
In Aquaria:
Physical Appearance:
- Male – reddish brown
- Female – Yellowish brown
- Head, jaw, eye and gill cover has black horizontal stripe
- Iridescent green covers the throat and gill cover in the male
- White covers the throat and gill cover in the female
Finnage:
- Female has unpaired fins that are not marked
- Male has fins that are margined with a white line
- Male’s anal and caudal fins are submargined with a broad, black band
Size:
2 inches in length
Feeding in Captivity:
Live and frozen; commercial flaked and dried
Water and Hardness:
High calcium-magnesium hardness
Water Temperature:
71-79 degrees Fahrenheit
Water pH:
Should be near 8
Breeding:
They breed in the typical mouthbrooder manner. They flourish with live Artemia nauplii or microworms.
Note: Betta Simplex is on the IUCN Red List simply because they are so local to one area that they are susceptible to extinction.