Assorted color halfmoon fighter - Betta splendens (Asia)

The Betta splendens

Also commonly known as the Siamese fighting fish.

The Betta splendens is a very popular fish due to its ease of maintenance, but especially because of its wide range of colors. It has very beautiful fins. The fighting fish has the particularity of making a bubble nest in order to reproduce. It has an aggressive temperament towards other males, and they fight until the weaker one is exhausted or even dead. Embedded in Thai culture, Betta fights were the subject of betting.

- Optimal Maintenance:

A minimum volume of 30 L, with filtration and heating.
Lots of plants, roots, and rocks will constitute an optimal environment for your fish.

- Water Quality:

In Thailand, the pH of the water is about 6.
Osmosis water or rainwater would be ideal.

- Meaning of Fighting Fish Forms:

Betta splendens short tail (wild form) short fins, generally blue/green/red colors, strong and long pelvic fins.
PK = Betta splendens plakat (breeding form) short fins, strong and long pelvic fins.
QDV = Betta splendens veil tail, quite long fins, this is the most classic breeding form.
CT = Betta splendens crowntail (crown tail), forms spikes on the fins due to the absence of tissue between the strong branches of the fish's tail.
HM = Betta splendens Halfmoon (half-moon), long anal fin, strong and opens to 180°.
D = Betta splendens delta, quite long anal fin, opens to about 90°.
SD = Betta splendens superdelta, quite long anal fin, opens between 91 and 179°.
OHM = Betta splendens overhalfmoon (super half-moon), long fin, hyper-branched, opens to more than 180°.

Be careful, certain forms can combine, so it is possible to see Betta OHMPK, Betta overhalfmoon plakat.
The forms apply to males but also to females!

What does Betta PK, Betta HM, Betta OVHM, Betta CT mean?