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elephant ear betta fish exotic aquatic beauty

Scientific Name: Betta Splendens

Lifespan: 1-3 Years

Origin: South East Asia (SEA)

Elephant Ear Betta

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Betta came to the aquarium world in the 19th century and it became a popular pet.

Elephant ear betta is one of the famous betta variations, because of their unique body and fin flat body and long fin.

This betta betta scientifically names their betta splendens.

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Male
  • Weight

    0.25-0.35 kg / 1-1 Pounds

  • Length

    5-6 cm / 2-2 Inches

  • Color

Female
  • Weight

    0.25-0.32 kg / 1-1 Pounds

  • Length

    5-6 cm / 2-2 Inches

  • Color

Temperature

Hot: 23 to 27 °C

Water PH

6 to 8 PH

Kingdom

Animalia

Genus

Betta

Order

Anseriformes

Price

25 to 30 USD

Hardness

3 to 4 dGH

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Domain

Eukaryota

Activity

Jump: 0.16-0.25 Feet

Survive Without Water: 5 to 10 Minutes

Other

Water Temperature: 23 to 26 °C

Family: Osphronemidae (Gouramis)

Sub Famlily: Macropodusinae

Environment: Enthopelagic; Freshwater

Biology: Tropical

Threat to Human: Harmless

Country Info: Upper Barito In Kalimantan Tengah

Classification: Actinopterygii

Origin Description

The betta have a total of 70+ species and betta splendens have 37+ discovered species till now. Elephant ear betta is consider the species of betta splendens. They belong to the Osphronemidae family and the gene is Gouramis and the related subfamily is Macropodusinae. This fish is also known as dumbo betta or EE bettas. Elephant ear betta is the gene of Siamese fighting fish. The name comes from Siam, Thailand known as Siam during the ancient period.

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.

Description

betta fish are specifically designed for long, flowing fins. A betta has a total of 73 species and elephant ear betta is one of them. Elephant ear betta has a bigger fin which is larger than its body. Coming from the South asia warm climate, this can be found in straight water and constantly moving ponds.

The nickname of elephant ear betta is dumbo fish, 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 s