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colorful plakat betta fish swimming gracefully

Scientific Name: Betta Splendens

Lifespan: 3-5 Years

Origin: South Asia (SA)

Plakat Betta

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Plakat betta is a less famous betta type of betta splendens.

Palkat betta is a comes from the Osphronemidae family.

This fish is widely well known as a Siamese fighting fish or Japanese fighting fish.

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Male
  • Weight

    0.1-0.3 kg / 0-1 Pounds

  • Length

    7-9 cm / 3-4 Inches

  • Color

Female
  • Weight

    0.1-0.2 kg / 0-0 Pounds

  • Length

    6-7 cm / 2-3 Inches

  • Color

Temperature

Hot: 22 to 27 °C

Water PH

6 to 7.5 PH

Kingdom

Animalia

Genus

Betta

Order

Perciformes

Price

25 to 30 USD

Hardness

2 to 12 dGH

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Domain

Eukaryota

Activity

Jump: 0.16-0.25 Feet

Survive Without Water: 5 to 10 Minutes

Other

Water Temperature: 22 to 27 °C

Family: Osphronemidae

Sub Famlily: Macropodusinae

Environment: Enthopelagic Freshwater

Biology: Softwater

Threat to Human: Harmless

Country Info: South Asian Country Such As Thailand

Classification: Actinopterygii

Origin Description

The betta have a total of 70+ species and betta splendens have 37+ discovered species till now. betta is considered the species of betta splendens. Palkat betta fish come in various types of colors and fins. They have large and interesting genetic profiles. The elephant ear betta is a tropical water fish in the region of South Asia. Native to the warm water of Asia, this fish can be found in slow-moving water such as rice paddies, canals, and floodplains in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, etc.

People have been kept in betta for over 700 years, they were first found in the 18th century when the king of Siam means Thailand king used them for cockfighting. In 1840 the king took the betta to Denmark researcher cantor. It is one of the best fighting fish in the betta world which is cantor chritended macropodus pugnax.

Description

One of the most colorful fish that is native to the Southeast Asia basin in Thailand, Indonesia is the betta fish. This freshwater fish is an experiment. The native is from Southeast Asia, regions such as Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Because of the tag fighting fish as well as Siamese fighting fish from the betta splendens.it is an aggressive and territorial fish among all the bettas, and because of that, they do not prefer in the same tank.

Betta prefers to live in slow-moving water, typically rice farms and marshes. During the winter or cold season, they leave the puddles and live deep underwater. They survive because they have labyrinth organs, which allow them to breathe oxygen from the air, which means they survive in the tough environment.