Red Cap Copper Fancy Halfmoon Plakat (Betta splendens)

These fish display a metallic copper body with a contrasting red "cap" across the head and face, with additional fancy patterning giving an irregular, multi-coloured finish across the body and fins.

As a halfmoon plakat, this male combines the full 180 degree tail spread of the halfmoon with the shorter fins of a plakat, giving a broad, fan-like tail on a stockier, more robust body. The shorter finnage traces back to the fighting bettas historically bred across Southeast Asia, making this variety a hardy, agile swimmer.

Juveniles often don't display full colouration and become more and more vivid as they age, making them fascinating to watch as they change.

Care

• Origin: Indonesia

• Temperature: 24-27℃

• pH: 6.5-7.5

• Ammonia: 0

• Nitrite: 0

• Nitrate: <20

• Water Flow: Gentle

• Food: high grade betta pellet, frozen bloodworm, frozen brine shrimp, frozen white mosquito larvae.

We recommend catappa leaf as a natural botanical that provides tannins, cover and leaf-litter habitat, helping to create a more natural environment for your fish. Research also suggests possible additional health benefits.