Krabi Mouth Brooding Betta tank size: what is the minimum?

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

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Krabi Mouth Brooding Betta

Betta simplex

The Krabi Mouth Brooding Betta (Betta simplex) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 8 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 20–28 °C.

Size: 8 cmtotal length
Temperature: 20–28 °C
pH: 7.0–8.0
Tank footprint: 60 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature20–28 °C

pH7.0–8.0

Hardness3–12 °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 simplex

Quick answers

Krabi Mouth Brooding Betta size: how big does it get?: It grows to 8 cm (total length).
Krabi Mouth Brooding Betta tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 60 × 30 cm.
Krabi Mouth Brooding Betta water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 20–28 °C, pH 7.0–8.0, hardness 3–12 °dGH.
Krabi Mouth Brooding Betta: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Critically Endangered.