
Red Wine Betta
Betta coccina
The Red Wine Betta (Betta coccina) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 5.6 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–30 °C.
- Size
- 5.6 cmtotal length
- Temperature
- 22–30 °C
- pH
- 4.0–6.0
- Tank footprint
- 45 × 30 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature22–30 °C
pH4.0–6.0
Hardness1–5 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Midwater, close to the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyOsphronemidae
- GenusBetta
- SpeciesBetta coccina
Quick answers
- Red Wine Betta size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 5.6 cm (total length).
- Red Wine Betta tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.
- Red Wine Betta water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 22–30 °C, pH 4.0–6.0, hardness 1–5 °dGH.
- Red Wine Betta: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Vulnerable.
Related species
Sources
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