BETTA WHITE HALF MOON-L freshwater group_AFRICAN CICHLIDSW.AF/MAD/VIC This specialized organ allows them

This specialized organ allows them to inhabit oxygen poor environments unsuitable for most fish

still bodies of water like rice paddies

It is an egglayer with external fertilization

9 in) SL

Tank mates that do not occupy the surface of the aquarium are a good choice

BETTA WHITE HALF MOON-L freshwater group_AFRICAN CICHLIDSW.AF/MAD/VIC This specialized organ allows themBettas originate from Thailand. Wild habitats include? still bodies of water like rice paddies, swamps, roadside ditches, ponds and slow moving streams. Bettas? possess a breathing organ known as the labyrinth, which permits the fish to breathe atmospheric air that they "gulp" from the surface of their habitat. This specialized organ allows them to inhabit oxygen poor environments unsuitable for most fish. Bettas naturally inhabit still water