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Plakat Betta
Betta splendens 'Plakat'
Family: Osphronemidae
📍 Thailand & Cambodia
The Plakat (from the Thai word for fighting fish) retains the shorter, rounder fin shape of wild Betta splendens, close to the original form before centuries of selective breeding. It is a more active, stronger swimmer than long-finned varieties and is less prone to fin damage and disease. Plakats are popular in Thailand, where fighting fish culture originated, and make excellent display fish in planted tanks.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Carnivore – betta pellets, bloodworms, brine shrimp
- lifespan
- 3–5 years
- max size
- 7 cm (2.75 in)
- tank size
- 5 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Aggressive toward male conspecifics; can be nippy
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.5–7.5
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 2–15 dGH
- temperature
- 75–86°F (24–30°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
77°F — 82°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Apr high)