woahwoah12
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My LFS has a tiny, I mean TINY, marine betta. It's about 1 inch. Will it be ok in a 40 gallon with a Coral Beauty, Pair of Clarkii Clowns, and a carpet anemone. Please reply. I might get it Friday.
Tiny Marine Betta
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flower
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I looked up some information since my book had none at all. To be honest, I would pass on this fish. Looks like it needs live food, and grows huge.
Scientific name: Calloplesiops altivelis
The Marine Betta is a stunningly beautiful fish that unfortunately requires a lot of care to do well in aquariums since they can be very hard to get to eat. They often refuse to eat anything but live food and can be very slow eaters making it hard to feed them in aquariums with other faster eaters.
Marine Betta fish are predators with a very interesting hunting technique. They approach there pray swimming sideways and waiting for the prey to try to escape and when the prey try to escape on the side of the fish they have a 50/50 to escape towards the fish mouth. This behaviour is also believed to be a protection strategy since it is believed that the Marine Betta mimics morays with their spots and by swimming sideways.
Marine Betta fish (Calloplesiops altivelis) is a member of the grouper group and are found in the Indo-Pacific ocean. They are widely available in the aquarium trade and smaller specimens are usually a better purchase since they more easily adapts to new environments. They can grow to be 27 cm / 11 inches in aquariums even if most specimens never reach anywhere near this length and 16 cm / 6 inches is a more common size for an adult Marine Betta. They are a hardy species if their feeding habits are meet and only seldom suffers from diseases.
If you plan to keep Marine Betta fish you must first make sure that you have a suitable aquarium environment to host them. An aquarium meant to host Marine Betta fish should contain a lot of caves and stone formations among which the fish can hide and stalk their prey. They are primarily active during the nights and prefer dimmed lighting. If you plan to keep Marine Betta Fish in a reef aquarium you should make sure to create some dark corners since Marine Betta fish doesn’t like the bright like that is used in reef aquariums. They are also not very good swimmers which mean that there has to be calm areas without much water movement if kept in a reef aquarium with fast moving water. Fish of this species become extremely shy if not provided with enough hiding places and will display a relatively shy behaviour even if provided with a large amount of caves.
Marine Betta fish spend most of their time in caves and can be kept in relatively small aquariums. An aquarium tank of 200 L / 55 gallon is enough to keep a pair of this species. They are predators and should as such not be kept with fish that are small enough to be considered food. They can usually be kept with not to small invertebrates. Marine Betta fish can if they are kept well feed usually be kept with smaller fish without touching them. However you should be aware of the risk that the smaller fish gets eaten if you try this. (try at you own risk) Marine Betta fish should never be kept with fast eating fish like damsels.
Scientific name: Calloplesiops altivelis
The Marine Betta is a stunningly beautiful fish that unfortunately requires a lot of care to do well in aquariums since they can be very hard to get to eat. They often refuse to eat anything but live food and can be very slow eaters making it hard to feed them in aquariums with other faster eaters.
Marine Betta fish are predators with a very interesting hunting technique. They approach there pray swimming sideways and waiting for the prey to try to escape and when the prey try to escape on the side of the fish they have a 50/50 to escape towards the fish mouth. This behaviour is also believed to be a protection strategy since it is believed that the Marine Betta mimics morays with their spots and by swimming sideways.
Marine Betta fish (Calloplesiops altivelis) is a member of the grouper group and are found in the Indo-Pacific ocean. They are widely available in the aquarium trade and smaller specimens are usually a better purchase since they more easily adapts to new environments. They can grow to be 27 cm / 11 inches in aquariums even if most specimens never reach anywhere near this length and 16 cm / 6 inches is a more common size for an adult Marine Betta. They are a hardy species if their feeding habits are meet and only seldom suffers from diseases.
If you plan to keep Marine Betta fish you must first make sure that you have a suitable aquarium environment to host them. An aquarium meant to host Marine Betta fish should contain a lot of caves and stone formations among which the fish can hide and stalk their prey. They are primarily active during the nights and prefer dimmed lighting. If you plan to keep Marine Betta Fish in a reef aquarium you should make sure to create some dark corners since Marine Betta fish doesn’t like the bright like that is used in reef aquariums. They are also not very good swimmers which mean that there has to be calm areas without much water movement if kept in a reef aquarium with fast moving water. Fish of this species become extremely shy if not provided with enough hiding places and will display a relatively shy behaviour even if provided with a large amount of caves.
Marine Betta fish spend most of their time in caves and can be kept in relatively small aquariums. An aquarium tank of 200 L / 55 gallon is enough to keep a pair of this species. They are predators and should as such not be kept with fish that are small enough to be considered food. They can usually be kept with not to small invertebrates. Marine Betta fish can if they are kept well feed usually be kept with smaller fish without touching them. However you should be aware of the risk that the smaller fish gets eaten if you try this. (try at you own risk) Marine Betta fish should never be kept with fast eating fish like damsels.
mr. limpid
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Betta look cool but are nocturnal fish and will hide most of the day and come out in the evening. They grow to about 8" and recommended tank size is 50gal. other wise a peacefully fish he will leave your other fish alone unless they are small enough for him to swallow and shrimp. Also kind of a rule of thumb small tiny fish are harder to acclimate to aquarium living.
mr. limpid
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Flower you answer is great, good stuff. I was typing mine and only seen your response after I submitted mine. If I read yours I wouldn't even bothered good write up you need to submit a review on the betta.
flower
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Originally Posted by Mr. Limpid http:///t/394541/tiny-marine-betta#post_3511645
Flower you answer is great, good stuff. I was typing mine and only seen your response after I submitted mine. If I read yours I wouldn't even bothered good write up you need to submit a review on the betta.
LOL...I just copied and pasted the info...I disserve no credit. You are the thinker, who answered from your knowledge.
Originally Posted by Mr. Limpid http:///t/394541/tiny-marine-betta#post_3511645
Flower you answer is great, good stuff. I was typing mine and only seen your response after I submitted mine. If I read yours I wouldn't even bothered good write up you need to submit a review on the betta.
LOL...I just copied and pasted the info...I disserve no credit. You are the thinker, who answered from your knowledge.
mr. limpid
Active Member
Quote:
Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/394541/tiny-marine-betta#post_3511648
LOL...I just copied and pasted the info...I disserve no credit. You are the thinker, who answered from your knowledge.
Yes and no looked up tank size, long ago I wanted one until I found out about the nocturnal part. Who wants a fish that hides all day. Didn't know the attacking stuff cool how they turn sideways would like to see that.
Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/394541/tiny-marine-betta#post_3511648
LOL...I just copied and pasted the info...I disserve no credit. You are the thinker, who answered from your knowledge.
Yes and no looked up tank size, long ago I wanted one until I found out about the nocturnal part. Who wants a fish that hides all day. Didn't know the attacking stuff cool how they turn sideways would like to see that.
flower
Well-Known Member
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Limpid http:///t/394541/tiny-marine-betta#post_3511654
Yes and no looked up tank size, long ago I wanted one until I found out about the nocturnal part. Who wants a fish that hides all day. Didn't know the attacking stuff cool how they turn sideways would like to see that.
According to that article, they like dim light not necessarily nocturnal. I think they are awesome looking fish too, and seeing them feed would be interesting, LOL...as long as it was someone Else's fish... way too much work to keep one alive for my liking. That's why I never got a lionfish, but that doesn't mean others are not willing to go that extra mile.
Originally Posted by Mr. Limpid http:///t/394541/tiny-marine-betta#post_3511654
Yes and no looked up tank size, long ago I wanted one until I found out about the nocturnal part. Who wants a fish that hides all day. Didn't know the attacking stuff cool how they turn sideways would like to see that.
According to that article, they like dim light not necessarily nocturnal. I think they are awesome looking fish too, and seeing them feed would be interesting, LOL...as long as it was someone Else's fish... way too much work to keep one alive for my liking. That's why I never got a lionfish, but that doesn't mean others are not willing to go that extra mile.
