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Betta pugnax, Cantor, 1850
Origin:Malaysia, Penang island and Malakka.Singapore, South Thailand and Phuket.
Etymology: Pugnax(L): Brave, warlike, militant.
Keeping Betta pugnax in Captivity from an Aquarists view
Housing ...
Betta pugnax is often credited as being one of the best bettas for beginners. It is easy to keep, as it is not particular about water conditions, tankmates, etc., making it a good candidate for community tanks.
Betta pugnax is a mouth brooder, not a bubble-nest builder. The male and female will embrace at the bottom of the tank, and both the male and female will pick up eggs from the bottom of the tank.
SYN: Betta pugnax, B. trifasciata
PD: The Siamese Fighting Fish is an elongated, laterally compressed fish with an upturned mouth. The fins may be long and flowing, or cropped. Color varies, as do the fins.
SIZE: To 2.8" (7 cm) ...
Look for the Mouthbrooding Betta - Betta pugnax, the Licorice Gourami - Parosphromenus deissneri, the Spike-Tailed Paradise Fish - Pseudosphromenus cupanus, the Croaking Gourami - Trichopsis vittatus, and the Dwarf Croaking Gourami - T.
Betta pugnax: Observations on a large mouthbrooding Betta. FAMA 3/87.
Mills, D. 1984 A Fishkeeper's Guide to Community Fishes. Tetra Press, Morris Plains, NJ. 117 pp., some color.
Pinter, H. 1986 Labyrinth Fish. Barron's, Woodbury, NY. 144 pp.
Some of which are: Betta splendens (Siamese Fighter), Betta picta (Java Fighter), Betta pugnax (Penang Mouthbrooding Fighter), Betta bellica (Striped Fighter), and Betta imbelis (no common name). B. bellica and B.
The fishes that exist in the right aquarium are 8 Betta pugnax (5 Male + 3 Female), 1 yo-yo loach and 2 apple snails.
Temperature is set at 25C, pH=7,0 KH=6 and GH=12 ...
Two-saddled Corydoras, Cherry barb, Chain botia, Rasbora wilpita, Betta uberis, Endlers livebearer, Cichlid CH44, Singapore Betta pugnax took their places.
Betta enisae Kottelat, 1995
Betta fusca Regan, 1910 - dusky betta
Betta prima Kottelat, 1994
Betta pugnax (Cantor, 1849) - Penang betta
Betta pulchra Tan and Tan, 1996
Betta schalleri Kottelat and Ng, 1994 ...
 See also: Fish, Water, Betta, Aquarium, Species
  
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