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Giant betta
Betta pi
Betta pi is a species of gourami belonging to the genus Betta. It is found in the Pru Toe-Daeng peat swamps in Narathiwat Province in Southern Thailand, but its range also extends into northern Peninsular Malaysia, most notably the states of Kelantan and Terengganu. It is primarily found in well-shaded peat forest blackwater swamps and creeks where the pH can be as low as 3.0 or 4.0. It is benthopelagic. It can grow to a maximum length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in). It is a fish of mild importance in the aquarium industry. Its diet consists of aquatic invertebrates in the wild, but will also eat frozen, live and dried foods such as larva of Chironomidae (also known as bloodworms), Daphnia, and brine shrimp in aquariums.
From the article Betta pi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Betta pi has a body, coloration, and anatomy typical of the B.wasseri complex of closely related fish. It is mostly clay yellow, with iridescent gold scales in adult males, and black throat markings, which in Betta pi resemble the Greek letter pi, hence the specific name. It is also, like all fish of the Betta genus, a facultative air-breathing fish, because of its labyrinth organ.
Wikipedia: “Anatomy”
What it does
Betta pi is a relatively less aggressive fish than most of the others in the genus Betta. However, it is still not recommended that it is put in a community aquarium (mostly because of maintenance requirements).
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 618876.