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Betta renata
Tan 1998
Betta renata Juveniles
Photo by Colin Dunlop
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| Housing |
Betta renata can be housed in pairs, species
tanks, and community tanks. Pairs can be housed in a 20 gallon tank,
groups should be housed in a 55 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.
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| Water Conditions |
Betta renata should have soft acidic water that
is well filtered. They should be kept at mid 70s F. |
| Sexing |
Males are more intensely colored. Males also have
pointed dorsal and anal fins whereas females are rounder. |
| Reproduction |
Renata is a paternal mouthbrooder. |
| Similar Species |
Similar species would be all waseri complex members.
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| Identification |
Identification is based upon the face stripes. |
Articles on Betta renata
Big, Yellow Mouthbrooders Stefan vd. Voort. 2003.
Articles on related species
I’ve Got a New Mouthbrooding Betta – Now What? Michael Hellweg. 2003.
Working with
wild Bettas Gerald Griffin. Flare! 2006
My
Attempts at Spawning Betta pi Gerald
Griffin.
Flare! 2006.
| Original Citation |
Tan, H. H. 1998. [100] |
| Type Locality |
Rantau Panjang, 1°21'57.6"S, 103°54'55.2"E,
Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia. |
| Holotype |
MZB uncat. |
| Paratype |
CMK 13024 (3)
ZRC 39117 (3), 39265 (1), 40285-86 (7, 5) |
| Where Found |
Countries:
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Indonesia |
| Miscellaneous
Information |
Max Size:
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8.53 cm SL |
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Biotope/pH range: |
Occurs in blackwaters draining out
from peat swamp forests. Also collected from a flooded peat
swamp forest, among plant debris and logs in shallow tea-colored
water, with a pH of 4.1. [100] |
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Etymology: |
Derived from the Latin ren
(kidney), in allusion to the the kidney-shaped throat marking. |
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Differentiation From Similar Species: |
Distinguished from other members of
the B. waseri
group in having the following combination of characters: a
kidney-shaped black mark on the throat; faint vertical black
bars on the dorsal and caudal-fin interradial membranes; absence
of a dark distal border on anal fin; opercle with lower distal
margin black. [100] |
Last modification submitted by Gerald Griffin
07.05.08 (mm.dd.yy)
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