{"product_id":"hmpk-koi-fancy-betta","title":"HMPK Koi Fancy Betta","description":"\u003cp\u003eHMPK 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches about 6 to 7 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA tropical fish. It needs a heater, not a room-temperature bowl.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA heated, filtered tank of around 19 L or more suits one fish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMales must be kept one to a tank; two males will fight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreathes atmospheric air through a labyrinth organ, so it must always be able to reach the surface.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInsectivorous — feed a quality betta pellet with frozen bloodworm or daphnia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA jumper. Keep the tank covered with only a small air gap.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is available for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/betta\"\u003ebetta collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Medium","offer_id":44024862146760,"sku":"99187","price":49.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/photocomingsoon_73e12d25-f7f7-42c1-961b-0d5135c36a76.jpg?v=1736456223","url":"https:\/\/www.tropicalfishimports.com\/products\/hmpk-koi-fancy-betta","provider":"Tropical Fish Imports ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}