Species name: Betta schalleriSynonym:
Common Names: Schallers Mouthbrooder
Family: Belontiidae
Order: Perciformes
Class: Actinopterygii
Maximum size: 5 cm / 2 inches
Environment: freshwater
Origin: Banka, Indonesia
Temperament: Peaceful
Company: Betta schalleri (Schallers Mouthbrooder) can live with other community fish.
Water parameters: Temperature 26ºC / 79°F; pH 4.5 - 6.5
Aquarium setup: Betta schalleri (Schallers Mouthbrooder) requires have a large aquarium. The aquarium should be decorated with dense vegetation and a lot of floating plants to allow for a lot of hiding places.
Feeding: Betta schalleri (Schallers Mouthbrooder) accept most frozen and live food. May accept flakes or freeze dried food.
Breeding: Betta schalleri (Schallers Mouthbrooder) is ideally kept in the following conditions if you want to breed them pH should be 6.0 and 50% of the water in the aquarium should be replaced with colder water to stimulate spawning. Make sure your fishes are in spawning condition before changing the water and lowering the temperature.
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