Betta brownorum
Witte & Schmidt 1992
Betta brownorum
Photo by Eric Naus
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| Housing |
Betta brownorum can be housed in pairs, species
tanks, and community tanks. Pairs can be housed in a 5 gallon tank,
groups should be housed in a 20 gallon tank or larger. Pairs should be
given cover such as caves and plants. In a pair or species situation it
is possible that fry could be discovered in the tanks. For best results
remove a brooding male. |
| Water Conditions |
Betta brownorum comes from blackwater
environments and should have soft acidic water that is well filtered.
They should be kept at cool to mid 70s F. |
| Sexing |
Females have an egg tube. Females ovaries might be
visible via spotlighting. Males may be more intensely colored. |
| Reproduction |
Brownorum is primarily a bubblenester however under
certain circumstances brownorum has been known to mouthbrood. The
exact trigger is unknown however some pairs are more likely to
mouthbrood then other pairs. |
| Similar Species |
Similar species would be all coccina complex members.
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| Identification |
Brownorum have a much larger side spot then any other
member of the complex. |
Articles on Betta brownorum
Articles on related species
Betta cf. burdigala ‘Kubu’ Stefan vd. Voort. 2002.
Betta burdigala Yohan Fernando.
I’ve Got a New Mouthbrooding Betta – Now What? Michael Hellweg. 2003.
Working with
wild Bettas Gerald Griffin. Flare! 2006
| Original Citation |
Witte, K-E. and J. Schmidt, 1992. [113] |
| References |
Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S.
Wirjoatmodjo, 1993. [58]
Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl, 1995. [26]
Witte, K-E. and J. Schmidt, 1992. [113]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly, 2002. [126]
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| Type Locality |
Small peat swamp forest, south of
Batang Rejang ferry from Sibu to Kuching, Sarawak, East
Malaysia, 2°08'N, 112°00'30"E. |
| Holotype |
ZSM 28090 |
| Paratype |
KEW (K.E. Witte's coll.) 449 (3, 2
c&s), 1158 (1, c&s); ZSM 28091 (1), 28092 (2, c&s) |
| Countries |
Indonesia
Malaysia |
| Known Occurrences |
Tropical Asia. Native to Southeast
Asia including the northern Malay Peninsula, central and eastern
Thailand, Kampuchea, and southern Vietnam |
| Miscellaneous
Information |
Max Size: |
6 cm. |
| temperature range: |
22 - 26°C |
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Etymology: |
In reference to Barbara and Allan Brown who
first collected the species. |
| General Notes: |
Inhabit very shallow waters in peat swamp
forests. [126] |
Last modification submitted by Gerald Griffin 02.09.08
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Betta brownorum
Photo by Tony Terceira [11] |
Betta brownorum
Photo by Tony Terceira [11] |
Betta brownorum male
Photo by Eric Naus [1] |
Betta brownorum female
Photo by Eric Naus [1] |
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Betta brownorum
Photo by Ralph Tran [9] |
Betta brownorum
Photo by David Rossi [10] |
Betta brownorum
Photo by Napraforgo (Kampffischesaquarium) [8] |
Betta brownorum
Photo by Ralph Tran [9] |
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Betta brownorum
Photo by Ralph Tran [9] |
Betta brownorum
Photo by Ralph Tran [9] |
Betta brownorum
Photo by Ralph Tran [9] |
Betta brownorum
Photo by Napraforgo (Kampffischesaquarium) [8] |
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Betta brownorum
Photo by Napraforgo (Kampffischesaquarium) [8] |
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Betta brownorum
Photo by Brianstropicals.com [166] |
Betta brownorum
Photo by Brianstropicals.com [166] |
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