Bette emerald green or cockerel (Betta smaragdina). The family of Labyrinth (Belontidae)

Homeland Betta smaragdine or green chicken is in South-East Asia.


Bette emerald green or cockerel has stretched into long, slender, almost round in cross-section of the body. Upper mouth, lips swollen. Dorsal fin short, anal - a long, sometimes with an elongated tip. The main body color is dark olive-colored brick with bright greenish scales that form throughout the body beautiful chess pattern. Head dorsally black scales on the gill covers of blue-green. Anal and caudal fins are red-brick color with blue-green veins along the beams. Abdominal - dark red with black edges. The dorsal fin is greenish-blue with oblique dark stripes between the beams. Sex differences: male larger than the female, has larger fins female - on the body often blurred transverse stripes. In the long beta emerald green or cock grows to 7 cm.
 

Bette emerald green or cockerel peaceful fish, only during the spawning season the males become aggressive. Kept in the upper and middle layers. Can contain a group as, in general, and of the aquarium with the same-sized peaceful fish.

To maintain the Betta smaragdine or green rooster needs an aquarium of 100 liters. Fish breathe atmospheric air through the branchial labyrinth, so the aquarium must be covered with a lid. This will ensure that warm air above the water and fish, capturing the cold air, not cold. Aquarium equipped with soft lighting, plants and shrubs various shelters (snags, caves, ceramic pots). Water parameters to the right content Betta smaragdine or green chicken: hardness 4-15 °, pH 6.0-7.5, temperature 24 - 26 ° C. Required filtration, aeration and weekly replacement of up to 20% of the volume of water.

Feed betta emerald green or chicken can live food, adding a little vegetable substitutes.
 
Spawning Betta smaragdine or green chicken can run as, in general, and in a separate tank. Capacity take up to 25-30 cm for a couple of fish without a primer, with a dark substrate and several large-and floating plants. Water conditions for breeding Betta smaragdine or green chicken: hardness 4-15 °, pH 6.0-7.5, temperature 26 - 29 ° C. Producers in the week kept separately and abundantly fed. In the first spawning of the male plant, and after a while a female with a fat belly. Almost immediately begin courtship, nest building (the male builds a nest of foam under the leaves of floating plants). Female lays 100-200 eggs, after which it immediately otsazhivayut. The male is caring for eggs. The incubation period is 1-2 days, the fry begin to swim and eat in 3-5 days. At this time of spawning otsazhivayut and male. The water level is reduced to 5 cm or transferred to Pond fry tank with the same level of water, which increases with the growth of fry. Since fry Betty smaragdine or green rooster large as the start of feed brine shrimp nauplii are taking.

Puberty or emerald green betta cock reaches the age of 6-8 months. Hybridize with cock.