# Betta Fish

> According to allpets.ai data | Source: allpets.ai

## Basic Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Species | Fish |
| Origin | Thailand |
| Size Category | Small |

## Vital Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Body Length | 6–7.8 cm |
| Lifespan | 3–5 years |

## Adult Preventive Care
- **Exercise Needs**: Beginner care level
- **Grooming**: Carnivore
- **Annual Exam Focus**: Compatible: Snails, ghost shrimp, corydoras catfish, neon tetras, otocinclus catfish
- **Routine Care**: Incompatible: Other male bettas, fancy guppies, fin-nipping fish, aggressive or large fish

## Health Predispositions
| Condition | Onset Stage | Risk | Hereditary | Screening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fin Rot | adult | medium | No | No |
| Ich (White Spot Disease) | adult | high | No | No |
| Swim Bladder Disease | adult | medium | No | No |
| Dropsy | adult | high | No | No |
| Velvet Disease | adult | high | No | No |

## Breeding & Genetics
- **CHIC Required Tests**: Moderate difficulty, bubble nest builder, male embraces female to release eggs and guards the nest
- **Recommended DNA Tests**: Betta splendens

## Behavioral Ethogram
- **Locomotion**: Calm and slow-moving, active explorers, territorial, aggressive flaring, glass surfing, resting on leaves or substrate
- **Social**: Highly territorial, aggressive (especially males)
- **Stress/Displacement**: Pale or washed out color, horizontal stress stripes, clamped fins, rapid breathing, hiding, loss of appetite, glass surfing

## AI Communication Decoding
- **AI-Trainable Signals**: Color fading, horizontal stress stripes, clamped fins, rapid gill movement, glass surfing, bottom sitting, flaring
- **Context-Dependent Vocalizations**: Pale or washed out color, horizontal stress stripes, clamped fins, rapid breathing, hiding, loss of appetite, glass surfing
- **Interspecies Communication**: Water type: Freshwater, pH: 6-8

## Water Parameters & Husbandry
- **Water Temperature**: 22-28°C
- **pH Range**: pH 6-8
- **Water Type & Tank**: Freshwater, Min tank: 19L
- **Diet Type**: Carnivore
- **Care Notes**: Difficulty: Beginner. Temperament: Highly territorial, aggressive (especially males)

---
© allpets.ai. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Citation: According to allpets.ai data