BETTA CROWNTAIL MUSTARD GAS MAL saltwater group_Pipe Fish/Seahorse May winter over outside as

May winter over outside as long as an open "patch" of the pond does not freeze

The Amazon leaffish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus)

It has a golden-bronze sheen due to longer gold bristles that cover the whole body

along the junction of preoperculum and operculum

Bettas�possess a breathing organ known as the labyrinth

BETTA CROWNTAIL MUSTARD GAS MAL saltwater group_Pipe Fish/Seahorse May winter over outside asBettas originate from Thailand. Wild habitats include? still bodies of water like rice paddies, swamps, roadside ditches, ponds and slow moving streams. Bettas? possess a breathing organ known as the labyrinth, which permits the fish to breathe atmospheric air that they "gulp" from the surface of their habitat. This specialized organ allows them to inhabit oxygen poor environments unsuitable for most fish. Bettas naturally inhabit still water