Betta Coccina

Betta Coccina is found in the deep jungle stream of Johor and Sumatra. It's habitat is in peat swamps distinguish by the tea coloured water. Coccina lives in quite extreme condition where the pH can go as low as 4.0 and very cool water. The habitat is known to dry up in the dry season and left with puddles where coccina survive until the next rain fall.

Convict Cichlid

Saw these 2 at a aquarium in Pasir Ris on Sunday 6th Jan 2007. Amongst a group of Convict Cichlid, these 2 were together fending off intruder at its nesting site. I have to carefully net them. Third day at its new home, the female which is a darker "zebra"colour lays her eggs on the side of a pot. Waiting for the fries to hatch.

Update: 29 Jan 2007

Fries growing rapidly. Feeding on Brine shrimp and tubiflex worm now. Currently close to 1cm
length

Badis Badis

The Badis Badis is found in India. The male is very colourful, with blue/turquoise finnage and spotted brown, red and black on its body. Cave dwellers. The male is very aggressible and will defend its nest from intruders. The female on the other hand is a colourless creature with a black dot at its tail end.

Imbellis

Spawning Process - see the bubble nest?

The imbellis is by far the easiest to breed and kept. Very good jumper, as in all wild beta species. This pair is from Kedah, a hobbyist going home took orders and came back with the fish. The pair spawn twice, within a week and about a hundred fries from the 2 spawn.

Another batch of young Imbellis are wild caught from Kuantan. The juveniles are about 2.5cm.

The Biotope of Betta Imbellis at Kuantan

Kampong kids and fishing

Happy kids catching the Ikan Haruan or the snakehead using a simple fishing line hooked with earthworm. The smile on these faces tells you that they are happy kids. No worries in the world. The stretch of water logged stream housed the snakehead, gourami and croaking gourami. Location: Pekan