HMPK Koi Fancy Betta
HMPK Koi Fancy Betta
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We do not take backorders on live fish, invertebrates or plants. Livestock arrives on the shipping schedule our suppliers and the weather allow, so we will not promise a date we cannot keep.
What is in the tanks changes from week to week. Ask us and we will tell you what is in and what is coming, or check back shortly. Visit us or get in touch.
Free local pickup at our Lethbridge store. Livestock guarantee
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HMPK stands for halfmoon plakat: a short-finned betta (Betta splendens) that still opens its tail to the full half-circle spread of a halfmoon. The koi part refers to the pattern — irregular patches of red, orange, black and white, named after the carp it resembles. Koi bettas carry the marble gene, so the pattern is not fixed: a fish you buy today will look different in six months, which is normal rather than a fault.
Aquarium care
- Reaches about 6 to 7 cm.
- A tropical fish. It needs a heater, not a room-temperature bowl.
- A heated, filtered tank of around 19 L or more suits one fish.
- Males must be kept one to a tank; two males will fight.
- Breathes atmospheric air through a labyrinth organ, so it must always be able to reach the surface.
- Insectivorous — feed a quality betta pellet with frozen bloodworm or daphnia.
- A jumper. Keep the tank covered with only a small air gap.
The short plakat finnage means this form swims strongly and copes with more flow than a long-finned betta. Suitable tankmates in a larger tank include corydoras, otocinclus and snails; avoid guppies and other flowing-finned fish, which a betta may target.
Stock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is available for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the betta collection.
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