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I don't know how commonly found they are but I discovered a few Betta coccina at a lfs today. Bought one that will probably be the centerpiece in my Asian biotope tank.

Excuse the glare and cloudiness in the pics as we're still acclimating. Also please excuse the imperfect tail since these wonderful fish were kept with tiger barbs at the store

Hopefully will gets some pictures out of the bag soon



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They're rare enough that I don't know them off the top of my head; just about anything other than splendens isn't awfully common. Congrats on the find!

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Very cool, T. No plans to breed since just the one, eh?

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Theresa_M.

A good find I hope you do well with it.

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No plans to breed. It was actually an impulse buy although I bought it knowing I had a spare 5g available in case compatability ended up being a problem.

So far it (I still have to research sexing them) seem shy but that could just be a result of being in a new home. Hasn't bothered any of the other fish, and vice versa.

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how big is that one ? there was a few at my LFS about a month ago and they were really small just over an inch. That one looks healthy too

Theresa,

Nice fish Do you know where they come from originally ?
The reason I ask is if you remember I told you about the LFS where I found the croaking gourami (got another one btw, female, being used as a feeder for some huge eel thing, got her out just in time) well they have some wild bettas for sale. Beauts, short finned males similar in size and shape to yours, red body but an irridescent blue/green sheen to the top half of the body. But the guy told me he got them locally (Indonesia). Love to know what they are but no idea what bettas are found wild in Indonesia.

Also I've heard with the wild types it's possible to keep more then one male together. Any truth to that rumour. If I do pick one up I'll post some pics for id.

So far the croakers are camera shy.

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Jdub...this one is maybe1.5" long, still seems very shy in the tank. Seems like very once in a while something other than splendens show up in the stores.

bensaf...[link=Here]http://fish.mongabay.com/data/Indonesia.htm" style="COLOR: #FFFF99[/link] is a good list of freshwater fish from Indonesia...there are actually quite a few Bettas listed.

[link=This site]http://www.ibc-smp.org/species/" style="COLOR: #FFFF99[/link] has Betta species listed alphabetically. Good info on size, water temps, countries of origin, etc.

I also frequently reference Bettas and Gouramis by David Alderton.

It was a long time before I got decent pictures of the sparklers. And with this betta I'm having a hard enough time finding him/her in the tank, never mind a good picture

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From the little research I've done so far I think I have a male. Finally found him, he seems to be exploring the tank, staying in one area for a while and then moving on. He's quite interested in his reflection but has shown no interest in the other fish. Right now he's still a challenge to photograph


I know the glass needs cleaning but I liked this one because it shows his horizontal stripes:
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Very pretty Betta Theresa. I got this girl, who we named Jasmine, in the middle of August and noticed something wasn't the same as my other 2 girls. I have had Betta Splendid girls before and this one just seemed different. Maybe everyone could help me out in trying to figure out if I lucked out as well and found a Betta Coccine!!!!:rosses fingers::: The reason i am thinking this is because of the shape of her body, and the fin that runs along the bottom of her body is a little bit differently shaped. What do you guys/girls think? Is it one?

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Jessnick...if that's her real color then I'd say no, simply for the reason that B. coccina is also called the wine-red or claret fight because of its color which is somewhat variable but always a reddish-brown color.

I'm definitely not a Betta expert, but from what I've learned so far most Bettas other than splendens tend to be browns, reds, greens, golds. [link=This site]http://www.ibc-smp.org/species/index.html" style="COLOR: #FFFF99[/link] has information and pictures on many Betta species.

You might want to post this picture and question in [link=Labyrinth Lounge]http://www.fishprofiles.com/interactive/forums/forum.asp?id=8" style="COLOR: #FFFF99[/link] or [link=Advanced Betta Care]http://www.fishprofiles.com/interactive/forums/forum.asp?id=39" style="COLOR: #FFFF99[/link].

She's a very pretty fish

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I was pretty sure she wasn't, but you never know i might have lucked out Thanks for the reply!

HEy! I'm currently trying to breed coccina- i tracked a pair down at a lfs and have recently ordered some more in as it is difficult to form pairs and my two have shown no interest in each other. They're in a 18 inch tank atm with very strict water quality. Water currently at ph 6.7 and is changed three times weekly. The male loves to make huge nests but stays clear of the female. Anyone else has these before??

Ben

lower the ph - I had mine in ph of 5.0

yes, they do like acidic water.

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