Betta Imbellis

Betta imbellis

The Peaceful Betta — a wild-type betta with iridescent green and blue coloration. Unlike Betta splendens, males are generally peaceful with each other. Hardy and beautiful.

Care Parameters

Adult size

5 cm

Min tank

20 L

Temperature

24–28°C

5.5–7.5

2–8 dGH

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Peaceful

Water zone

Middle

Difficulty

Beginner

Schooling

Pairs or solitarily.

Suitable Plants

Salvinia

A small floating fern with distinctive cup-shaped leaves. Fast-growing and excellent for nutrient吸收 in shrimp tanks. Does not reproduce as aggressively as duckweed.

Blyxa japonica

Care profile for Blyxa japonica: medium-high light, medium CO₂, intermediate difficulty.

Alternanthera reineckii

Care profile for Alternanthera reineckii: medium-high light, medium CO₂, intermediate difficulty.

Dwarf Lettuce

A floating rosette plant resembling small lettuce heads. Provides shade, absorbs excess nutrients, and offers cover for fry. Roots provide habitat for microorganisms.

Rotala rotundifolia

Care profile for Rotala rotundifolia: medium-high light, medium CO₂, intermediate difficulty.

Compatible Invertebrates

Babaulti Shrimp

A small, colorful freshwater shrimp available in green, brown, and striped morphs. Hardy and easy to breed, making them excellent additions to planted community tanks.

Zebra Nerite Snail

A striped, hard-working algae grazer that never overpopulates: its eggs are laid all over the glass but only hatch in brackish water, so they simply stay put. Prefers harder water (GH 6-20 dGH) with calcium for a healthy shell; watch for escapes, as it can climb out of open tanks.

Blue Bolt Shrimp

A striking blue color morph of Caridina cantonensis. Deep blue body with white banding. Extremely sensitive to water parameters — requires very soft, acidic water.

Amano Shrimp

The classic algae-eating workhorse shrimp, unmatched for clearing hair algae from planted tanks. Hardy at 3-15 dGH, but never breeds in freshwater: its larvae need brackish water, so all reports of 'Amano babies' in freshwater tanks are actually other shrimp species.