"King" Betta. I was wondering how big of a tank can a king betta live in. I think I've read that they get larger then the average betta.
I've looked around and I haven't found much information on them.
I saw one at Petco, and they do get pretty big. Honestly, I don't really like them, I mean appealing wise. Their colors are not vibrant like the other types, and to me they look like the wild bettas, just larger. Well, at least that's what I saw.
I would think that a 5 gallon tank would be good, but i wouldnt put any roommates, but I think it would be all the same requirements as a betta, but just a larger tank.
I was going to put him in 5 gallons anyway, so I guess that works out!
Hubby wants the King Betta. We like dark colors and I've seen one that was black and red before and that is gorgeous to me. Anyway, I've pretty much picked out all my other Betta and I figured if he wants to pick one for once, I'll go for it!
i saw a king betta once at petco and i really wanted him but i got sylvester instead. I think next time i see one i'll get one cause i think they are pretty cool. The meat head of the betta world
Okay, I just got back from Petco and they had some gorgeous King Bettas!
There was one that was all white with specks of black, another that was black with red and green, one that was white and green, and a greyish one.
I didn't get any of them though.
there was ONE king betta at the petco near work and it was very much the meat head of the bunch. it was the first one i had ever seen. all i could think of was a trout! he was just so meaty and heavy looking even though he was only 3-4 inches long.
def not very brightly colored at all. short tailed too! if i had seen one with some color i think he would have been more appealing.
Hmm...i saw plakats at my lfs. Are they king bettas or are they different? The tank was only labeled female betta. Im like they arent regular female bettas lol. They were like 3 times the size of my girls.
I have Mr. Foosh in a 3 US Gallon Eclipse tank with a hood filter, and he loves it. I bought a really big silk plant that gives him a nice perch to laze away on and lots of places to hide and swim through.
There really isn't much known about the King Betta (doing searches online have come up empty). I think if they aren't Plakats then some VERY similar.
I'm still thinking I want to get one. The ones I saw were awesome and had some amazing coloring!
Hmmm, I'm thinking I might take (sneak) my camera in there and snap some pics of the Kings I saw. They were really pretty, almost wanted to take 2 of them home!
from what i can gather, most people think the "king bettas" are at least half regular and half giant. and most of what I see are plakats. the only bettas I can find that are bigger AND have the fancy tails are usually full giants.
I was looking online and saw a pic of a giant betta. It was with a normal size betta,wow it was huge! This one had the finnage and all too. I think the site said they are 7" long.
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