Fighting fish female poster DNZ - Betta splendens

Fighting fish are not to be excluded from the aquaristics any more. Especially the bright colors and the easy keeping make them so popular. Well known are especially the long-finned veil variants of the Southeast Asian Betta splendens, whose ancestors originate from stagnant waters and rice growing areas, but meanwhile more and more new breeding variants are entering the market, so also the short-finned poster female.

Here you get a German offspring (DNZ) poster female, which corresponds with deviations to the picture. Matching males can also be found in the store.

Poster describes the short fin shape.

Due to its habitat and territorial behavior, the fighting fish can be kept alone in an aquarium. In a community aquarium it will claim a territory of 30-40 cm, which it regularly swims off and defends against fellow fish. Usually it will not seriously attack or injure them, but will clearly threaten them. Due to its large fins, this tires it out quite quickly and gives it a correspondingly short life, which is why it  shouldpreferably be kept alone . Fighting fishes donot like any glaring lighting and thus no bright, reflective bottom grounds, so that their aquarium may be quite densely weedy just in the middle and upper water zone and rather half-shady, but still leaves enough space to breathe.

It is already possible to keep it with adult  dwarf shrimps , but no offspring will develop here and from the shrimps is usually rather little to see, because they hide permanently and are possibly even eaten. The socialization with snails is conditionally possible - the Betta is curious and will possibly also examine these for taste.

The breeding of these foamy nest builders is possible and really interesting. You can find a breeding report on our blog. However, you should think about how you will house the young animals, because they will have to be separated and cared for individually at some point.

The carnivorous fighting fish can be fed mainly with Live food like white mosquito larvae. Most can be switched to special Betta food and fed rather sparingly, but more often so that it does not fall off and rot on the bottom.

Our food recommendation: With the NatureHolic BettaFeed a special food for fighting fish was tailor-made, whose soft granules remind of the consistency of insect larvae in nature. The soft beads protect the sensitive fish mouth from micro-cracks caused by too hard food granules. The specially developed NH Immun+ complex as well as the NH Color+ high-performance additive support the immune system and the magnificent color formation of the fish.

Our plant recommendation: Use for planting NatureHolic InVitros. These are free from snails, planaria and other unwanted co-inhabitants. Also free of algae spores, bacteria and fungi.

Expert Tip: We recommend when keeping fish the NatureHolic 3 Phase Liquid. The care set offers the best all-round protection for your animals. It ensures optimal conditions for successful breeding and keeping.