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The mouthbrooding species are sometimes called "pseudo bettas", and are sometimes speculated to have evolved from the nest-builders in an adaptation to their fast-moving stream habitats. [ 3 ] A phylogenetic study published in 2004 concluded tentatively that bubble-nesting was the ancestral condition in Betta , and that mouthbrooding has ...
Bettas are known as anabantids because they have a special lung-like labyrinthine organ in its head which enables them to obtain oxygen direct from the air. For this reason, they can live in water with very little dissolved oxygen, and can survive out of water for a short time as long as they remain damp. They are also efficient jumpers. [4]
In captivity, betta fish typically live two to five years, according to Adelphi University. Some betta fish, however, have lived longer. PetMD reports that the fish can live between five to seven ...
Live-bearing fish exhibit either vivipary or ovovivipary and sometimes both. Note : If a species or grouping of fish species appears here and is known to be either ovoviviparous or viviparous please redirect to the relevant category.
Female bettas are less aggressive and territorial than males, and thus can live with a greater variety of fish; for example, brightly coloured or large-finned fish will not usually disturb a female. Generally, female fighting fish can also tolerate larger or more numerous tankmates than males.
The peaceful betta or crescent betta (Betta imbellis) is a species of betta native to Southeast Asia.. Betta imbellis has a pair of suprabranchial chambers that each house a labyrinth organ, a complex bony structure lined with thin, highly vascularised respiratory epithelium.
Betta albimarginata is a species of betta fish, endemic to the island of Borneo where it is only found in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan Timur. It inhabits the shallows (5 to 10 cm (2.0 to 3.9 in)) of forest streams amongst vegetation and debris along the shores. This species grows to a length of 2.8 cm (1.1 in). [3]
TikToker ‘disgusted’ after finding box of live betta fish in dumpster at Idaho PetSmart. Brooke Baitinger. May 18, 2023 at 8:01 AM. Screen grab of @ugckatehahn32's TikTok video.