Black paradise fish

The Black paradise fish lives in the pelagic, freshwater, pH range: 6.5 - 7.8, dH range: 20 environment.

The Black Paradise Fish in Hong Kong (China): preliminary observations and conservation significance. Labyrinth 105: 6-7. Dudgeon, D. & Chan, E.W.C. (1996). Ecological Study of Freshwater Wetland Habitats in Hong Kong. More

Hong Kong Black Paradise fish is a labyrinth fish named after my grandfather's homeland : Hong Kong island. It is closely related to wild fighting fish, Betta spp. More

* The Black Paradise Fish is light brown in color with dark-edged scales. This species of Paradise Fish is less aggressive toward other fish except when spawning occurs. More

Black paradise fish inhabits in sluggish, swampy of water bodies, with elliptical and laterally compressed body, black to grayish body; during spawning season, males exhibit a dark colour; males have a maximum size about 12cm while females about 8cm. More

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Common names

black paradise fish in English
Schwarzer Makropode in German (Deutsch)
Sort Makropode in Danish (dansk)
Sort paradisfisk in Danish (dansk)
Svart Makropod in Swedish (Svenska)

Order : Perciformes
Family : Osphronemidae
Genus : Macropodus
Species : Macropodus spechti
Authority : Schreitm