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Betta strohi
Schaller & Kottelat 1989
Betta strohi female
Photo by Edward Miller [143]
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| Housing |
Betta strohi 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 30 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 strohi 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 |
Strohi males are more intensely colored then females.
Males have red opercular bars where as females bars will be gold.
Females ovaries might be visible via spotlighting. |
| Reproduction |
Strohi is a paternal mouthbrooder and the male
incubates from 12 to 17 days with 15 days being very consistent.
Incubation time can vary with water temperature. Females normally
initiate spawning. |
| Similar Species |
Similar species would be foerschi, mandor and rubra.
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| Identification |
Foerschi and Mandor have red opercular bars, Strohi
have gold bars. |
Articles on Betta strohi
Articles on related species
I’ve Got a New Mouthbrooding Betta – Now What? Michael Hellweg. 2003.
Working with
wild Bettas Gerald Griffin. Flare! 2006
| Original Citation |
Schaller, D. and Kottelat, M. 1989. [93] |
| References |
Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and
S. Wirjoatmodjo, 1993. [58] |
| Type Locality |
Nataik Sedawak, about 30 km south of Sukamara
(2°41'S, 111°13'E), Kalimantan Tengah, Borneo, Indonesia. |
| Holotype |
ZSM 26718 |
| Paratype |
ZRC 32126 [ex ZSM 26719] (4)
ZSM 26719 (38, now 34), 26979 (10) |
| Where Found |
Countries: |
Indonesia |
| Miscellaneous Information |
Max Size:
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7.0 cm TL |
| Etymology: |
After Father Stroh who discovered the species |
| Differentiation From Similar Species: |
[Betta strohi differs from Betta foerschi in
that] they have yellow gill plates. [7]
As for B. foerschi and B. strohi, I do think they
are probably distinct species, based not only on morphology but
on coloration, size and behavior.
The majority of the morphological reason for splitting B
strohi off was based on radically different jaw structure in
the males, not coloration as is widely believed due to just a
few photos circulating around of these fish (i.e. B. foerschi
has "red" bars, B. strohi has "gold" - sometimes
these fish have red bars, sometimes they're gold - on the same
fish!). Now that they are becoming available, maybe with more
observations by more folks working with them, this will change.
From my experience with B. foerschi, and now working
with these beautiful fish, I see some distinct differences. The
B. foerschi I kept were more reddish or rust colored
while these are bluish and much darker. My B. foerschi,
while still a slim fish, were a bit larger and more heavy bodied
in comparison too. Also, B. foerschi spent more time in
the open and near the surface and was a much more active
swimmer, while these strohi, at least, spend most of their time
down low, lurking under leaves and don't swim about very much,
except when food is in the water! [120] |
Last modification submitted by Gerald Griffin 02.09.08
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Photo by Edward Miller [143] |
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