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Betta patoti
Weber & de Beaufort 1922
Betta patoti
Photo by Kei Sasaki (Betta House) [5]
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| Housing |
Betta patoti 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 40 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 |
Not critical, patoti is very tolerant of water
chemistry and thrives in almost any type of water as long as it is
clean and well filtered. They should be kept at cool to mid 70s F. |
| Sexing |
Patoti males are more intensely colored then females.
Males may also show a series of lateral bands while the female does
not. Females ovaries might be visible via spotlighting.
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| Reproduction |
Patoti is a paternal mouthbrooder and the male
incubates from 12 to 17 days with 14 days being very consistent.
Incubation time can vary with water temperature. Females normally
initiate spawning. |
| Similar Species |
Similar species would be unimaculata complex members. |
| Identification |
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Articles on Betta patoti
Articles on related species
Betta unimaculata. Philippe Chevoleau. Communauté Internationale
pour les Labyrinthidés [internet]. France; c.9 August 2002.
I’ve Got a New Mouthbrooding Betta – Now What? Michael Hellweg. 2003.
Working with
wild Bettas Gerald Griffin. Flare! 2006
| Original Citation |
Weber, M. and de Beaufort, L. F. 1922. [111] |
| References |
Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl, 1991. [25]
Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S.
Wirjoatmodjo, 1993. [58]
Neugebauer, Norbert, 2002. [136]
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| Type Locality |
Balikpapan, Mangar R.; rivulet 25 km east of
Balikpapan Bay; Bluu R., Borneo, Indonesia. |
| Syntype |
ZMA 112510-13 (1, 1, 2, 3) |
| Where Found |
Countries: |
Indonesia |
| Miscellaneous Information |
Max Size:
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10.7 cm TL |
| pH range: |
5.5 - 6.8 |
| dH range: |
10.0 |
| Temperature range: |
23 - 28°C |
| General notes on water chemistry: |
pH around 7, DKH around 2 deg., DGH 6 deg., temperature 75
deg. F. (24 deg. C). [136] |
| Reproduction: |
Both sexes are normally light brown overall changing to
medium brown with a lighter stripe from eye to tail and light
belly color just before spawning. This stripe appears more
pronounced in the female. The spawning ritual takes place just
above the bottom of the aquarium with the first few embraces
producing no eggs. Should an intruder venture too close, the
female ushers him away. The first eggs expelled by the female
are the small clear eggs, with the larger white eggs following
with subsequent embraces. The male collects the white eggs first
and later, the smaller ones. It appears the male is able to
differentiate between the two egg types while in his mouth and
swallows only the smaller clear eggs. Neither male or female
show any signs of active defense after spawning. [136] |
| Differentiation from similar species: |
Coloration similar to Betta unimaculata except the
male lacks the shiny scales over the eyes. [136] |
| General notes: |
Shown to produce two types of eggs similar to B. fusca,
et. al. The larger reproductive eggs are white, while the
smaller, clear glass-like eggs are thought to be nourishment for
the male during mouthbrooding, although this has yet to be
proven. [136] |
Last modification submitted by Stefan vd. Voort
07.20.03 (mm.dd.yy)
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Betta patoti male
photo by Eric Naus [1] |
Betta patoti female
photo by Eric Naus [1] |
Betta patoti mouthbrooding
photo by Michaël Persevalle [160] |
Betta patoti
photo by Kei Sasaki (Betta House) [5] |
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Betta patoti Pusrehot
photo by Ken Muller [15] |
Betta patoti Pusrehut
photo by Peter Wellner [14] |
Betta patoti Pusrehut
photo by Peter Wellner [14] |
Betta patoti Pusrehut
photo by Peter Wellner [14] |
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Betta patoti Pusrehut
photo by Peter Wellner [14] |
Betta patoti Pusrehut
photo by Peter Wellner [14] |
Betta patoti Pusrehut
photo by Peter Wellner [14] |
Betta patoti Pusrehut
photo by Peter Wellner [14] |
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Betta patoti Pusrehot
Photo by Ken Muller [15] |
Betta patoti Pusrehot
Photo by Ken Muller [15] |
Betta patoti
spawning
Photo by Kei Sasaki (Betta House)
[5] |
Betta patoti
spawning
Photo by Kei Sasaki (Betta House)
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Betta patoti
spawning
Photo by Kei Sasaki (Betta House)
[5] |
Betta patoti
spawning
Photo by Kei Sasaki (Betta House)
[5] |
Betta patoti
spawning
Photo by Kei Sasaki (Betta House)
[5] |
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Betta patoti spawning [126] |
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