The Chinese betta belongs to the short life ornamental fish. Their life span is generally between 2-3 years, breeding conditions are slightly better, can live to 4-5 years, individual individuals can live for about 6 years. But it's almost impossible to grow any longer. Their longevity is also linked to their sex. Generally, female individuals have a shorter life span, living for 2-3 years, while male individuals have a slightly longer life span, living for 3-5 years.
The Chinese paradise fish is generally sexually mature at 4-8 months, and has the ability to lay eggs after sexual maturity. A few individuals develop faster and may be able to lay eggs in three months. However, in the actual reproduction, in order to ensure the quality of eggs produced, individuals over six months of age are generally selected as parent fish, and individuals too young are not selected as parent fish.
The color time of the Chinese betta is related to the breeding environment. If the environment is suitable and there is no strong light, then it can start to develop color when it is about three months old. At this time, you can feed it some shrimp food and use dark bottom sand. This helps its hair color. If the breeding environment is poor, then it may be four to five months old before it can start to develop color, and the effect of hair color is not good.
