Plakat Male Betta No.3

Our Halfmoon Plakat Male Bettas are a short-tailed take on the classic Halfmoon, opening out into the same wide, half moon shaped fan when flared, just with much shorter fins. We source them from a few carefully chosen suppliers, mainly in Thailand and occasionally Indonesia, and they typically arrive with us as young fish around six months old.

Lavender Halfmoon Plakat Male Betta. This boy has red fins and a pinky shimmer to his body , he is fiesty with the flare stick but is happy with his community tank mates.

With their short tails, Plakats are much more lively and active than their long-finned cousins, and need more room to swim. They'll be much happier in a larger tank, so we'd recommend a minimum of 40 litres, up to around 100 litres. They need a heated, planted tank with plenty of decoration to feel settled, and botanicals such as almond leaves or alder cones are a great addition too, helping to create the softer, more natural water conditions Bettas thrive in. Our tank setup guide has more detail on getting this right.

Your tank needs to be fully set up and cycled before you come to collect your Betta, with water tests showing the correct parameters, again, our tank setup guide covers what to check for. Please get in touch with us in store if you'd like to talk through your setup before purchasing.

Bettas need a high protein diet rather than a vegetable based one. JBL insect sticks are a firm favourite here, alongside live and frozen foods (just go easy on the bloodworm). Our feeding guide covers this in more depth.

In smaller tanks, we wouldn't add any other fish, though cleaner fish or shrimp are usually fine. In a larger setup, a Halfmoon Plakat can often live happily alongside a few community housemates.

Please note the fish shown is the exact one you'll collect, not a representative photo. Colouration can look a little different depending on the lighting it's photographed and kept under, and it's worth knowing that Bettas can and do change colour as they mature, particularly those carrying the marble gene. This is click and collect only, and collections need to be made within 7 days of purchase.