Spotted Betta tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.

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Spotted Betta

Betta picta

The Spotted Betta (Betta picta) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 7.2 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Near Threatened. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–28 °C.

Size: 7.2 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 22–28 °C
pH: 5.5–7.5
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature22–28 °C

pH5.5–7.5

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 picta

Quick answers

Spotted Betta size: how big does it get?: It grows to 7.2 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
Spotted Betta tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Spotted Betta water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–28 °C, pH 5.5–7.5, hardness 1–5 °dGH.
Spotted Betta: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Near Threatened.