Fighting fish male Dumbo Ear poster lg-xl - Betta splendens

The Dumbo Ear is a great breeding variety of Betta splendens, the fighting fish, which is almost an old hand in aquaristics. With its large pectoral fins, which remind a bit of elephant ears, it looks extremely attractive in the aquarium. Originally the wild form of the Kafi comes from Southeast Asia, where it is found mainly in stagnant and slowly flowing waters.

Here you get an adult Dumbo Ear Poster male, which corresponds with deviations to the picture. Matching females can also be found in the store.

Care your new co-inhabitant best alone from 60 liters. A filter is not absolutely necessary, if necessary use a HMF, so that the surface is not moved too much, because he does not like that. Also the substrate should be preferably in dark colors, which do not reflect. Your planting may be herbaceous and in places very densely set, he rests on it sometimes even and watches you. Dim the lighting and shade the tank with floating plants. It should also be covered, because your KaFi can jump and seeks the water surface for gas exchange. The water values play only a very minor role, but an addition of Humic substances can support the health of the fish.

You can also keep your Dumbo in a community aquarium, but single keeping is more recommendable, because he refers territories. Its life expectancy is much higher in the species tank - and even there it is still short enough with 2-3 years. A keeping with shrimps can go well, but does not have to. It is better to avoid dwarf crayfish, because they can pinch your Betta dangerously. A socialization with snails is again a matter of character - there are CaFis that pluck snails from their shells and eat them, and others, , that ignore them completely.

Offer your carnivore high-quality live and frozen food or special betta food. Fighting fish become hand-tame, you can accustom these intelligent aquarium fish to hand feeding with tweezers.

Sex differentiation is not easy - although only males show the extreme fin shapes in fighting fish, there are also short-finned bettas, the placard, among them, not every short-finned betta is a female. Females develop a spawning papilla, however, suppressed males may also exhibit a spawning papilla.

Breeding your favorites is quite possible and not too difficult. They build foam nests on the water surface. You can find a comprehensive breeding report on this in our blog. Because the number of young animals can easily move into the triple digits, you should think about the future of the young animals beforehand, because they must be separated and kept individually in due time.

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.