Siamese Fighting Fish

Reddish bars on opercle (Ref. 12693).

Fish tuberculosis (FishMB). Bacterial diseases

Velvet Disease 2 (Piscinoodinium sp.). Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

White spot Disease. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Fin Rot (early stage). Bacterial diseases

Columnaris Disease (e.). Bacterial diseases

Fin-rot Disease (late stage). Bacterial diseases

Bacterial Infections (general). Bacterial diseases

Edwardsiellosis. Bacterial diseases

Builds bubble-nest which is guarded by male.

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Vertebrae: 29 - 34

Recorded from rice fields (Ref. 12693).

Occur in standing waters of floodplains, canals, rice paddies (Ref. 12693) and medium to large rivers (Ref. 12975). Feed on zooplankton, mosquito and other insect larvae (Ref. 12693). Air breather and bubble nest builder. Used in behavioral studies (Ref. 4537). Males will fight each other. The many colorful varieties are popular aquarium fish, however, the holding of the males in very small containers should be discouraged (Ref. 1672). Aquarium keeping: sexes should be kept separate unless for mating, and that only one female should be brought into the breeding tank measuring about 20-30 L (http://www.kampffischnet.de).

fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: highly commercial