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Red Wine Betta, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Parostoteles · CC BY-SA 4.0

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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
Drawn to scale in a 45 cm tank

In the wild

Water type
Freshwater
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade
Traded commercially

Conservation status

Classification

  1. OrderPerciformes
  2. FamilyOsphronemidae
  3. GenusBetta
  4. 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.

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Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.