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I have just found something, there are several different species of betta, these are:
Scientific name-----Common name
Betta bellica------- Striped Fighter
Betta brederi- ------Breder's Betta
Betta coccina- ------Wine Red Betta
Betta picta ---------Java Fighter
Betta pugnax--------- Penang Mouthbrooding Fighter
Betta splendens------ betta, Siamese Fighting Fish
Betta Imbelis-------- Peacefull Betta


I was just wondering if anyone here has kept these different species of betta, or could get any info on them, I've tried googling them but only verry basic info comes, I've also tried to contact Faith from www.bettatalk.com but I can't find out how. (you have to pay nowadays lol)
I think Faith only keeps betta splendens but im unsure.
I have a 3 bettas 2 of which i am quite sure are betta splendens but the other, I am unsure, Also some of the male bettas out of this group may have short finns, which leaves me with (maybe) 1 female and 2 males, the one that looks duifferent my male chases more so.... I really don't know.
TIA
Once I have gathered lots of info on this i will make a thread about it.

yes there are many, my favorites are splenden/imbellis/smaradgina.

betta splenden males in the wild to have shot fins, but now u will begin to see wild bettas with longer fins.

if u need any help whatsoever just PM me with any questions

yes my favorite is the splendens and the pugnax
my old pugnax would eat anything put in the water.

Last edited by Crazy_Coyote at 15-Oct-2005 17:19

If you can get photos, I can ID them for you, and if I can't, i'll find a few friends who can

I keep B falx, B smaragdina, and B fusca, as well as B. splendens at the moment. I have kept B. sp. mahachai and B imbellis, and the other week I found what I *think* might be B simplex at a local shop.

Wild bettas are totally awesome, if you have the time and space, and you like watching brownish fish (well, they aren't totally brownish, but in comparison to fancy splendens they are )

There are even more species than you have listed too, and local variations where those species have been isolated and have changed somewhat to suit the specific conditions.

Here is a link to the international organisation that is trying to document and preserve the species. Hope its interesting for you
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For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

If you bought your betta in a bowl at a store or if it was not marked as a different species, I'd assume it's splendens.
My favorite is cocina
I have a cool strain of splendens though, instead of a mix of colors in the tank, it has the colors radiating out from it's body.