Here is Brutus! He is the newest addition to our Betta crew and quite the looker if I do say so myself. ;-)
He is a Halfmoon "King" male, which I believe means he's a Halfmoon Half Giant Plakat? I remember reading that the "King" are really half giant's. According to Petco, he could grow to be up to 4 inches. Brutus has a nice heated 5.5 gallon, which he is still getting used to. So much more space! He has a big appetite and already showed off his impressive bubble nesting skills.
Yeah, many times the Kings I see can barely move in their tiny cups and have horribly clamped fins. The Petco I went to was one of those few decent ones.
He's a beauty! The Petco I went to had 4 King Bettas, 2 regular, 2 half moon. I passed on them because of the price. When I came back 2 weeks later all were near death except one, and they were marked down 10 bucks! I now own him, his name is Otis! I will get some pics as soon as I get him in an actual tank (he's in a gallon container now, I used GE Silicone 2 to build his tank dividers! Glad I caught it before he went in there).
hhhmmmmm I have always wondered how in the world to breed those! O_0 poor female bettas.... they would get eaten or beat up pretty bad! I love how Brutus is soooo big ^-^ He is very handsome! I love his bright turquoisey blue colors. I saw a steel-blue boy one today and I almost got him! LOLz
I just rescued a female half giant (king) from Wal Mart of all places! The female "Kings" are bigger than a regular male Betta! That and they are so much more explosive and quick with their movements, VERY neat fish.
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