White-edged Betta tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.

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White-edged Betta

Betta albimarginata

The White-edged Betta (Betta albimarginata) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. It grows to 2.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered. In the aquarium it is kept at 23–28 °C.

Size: 2.8 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
Temperature: 23–28 °C
pH: 4.0–6.5
Tank footprint: 45 × 30 cm

In the aquarium

Temperature23–28 °C

pH4.0–6.5

Hardness1–5 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom

Conservation status

Classification

OrderPerciformes
FamilyOsphronemidae
GenusBetta
SpeciesBetta albimarginata

Quick answers

White-edged Betta size: how big does it get?: It grows to 2.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
White-edged Betta tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.
White-edged Betta water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23–28 °C, pH 4.0–6.5, hardness 1–5 °dGH.
White-edged Betta: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Endangered.