Betta spl. male Wild Imbellis yellow tail - Betta Fish for Sale UK

Yellow is one of the scarcer accents among wild-type bettas, which makes this wild imbellis yellow tail male a quietly special fish. The tail carries the strain's namesake yellow tone over a wild imbellis frame, and his care record credits him with a calmer nature than many domestic strains — a genuine point of difference if you have found line-bred bettas too highly strung. He reaches roughly 6.5 cm, lives around three years, and stays close to the surface as a dedicated top-region dweller, which is exactly where you will do most of your watching and feeding.

Calmer does not mean communal. He remains semi-aggressive, must never share a tank with another male betta, and should not be housed alongside species that demand fast-flowing water. Small peaceful snails are the most dependable tankmates, and peaceful shrimp may coexist in larger, well-planted tanks — accepting that some shrimp predation is always possible. Fin-nippers, aggressive cichlids, large or boisterous fish, and very small fry or tiny shrimp are all recorded exclusions. Like related wild strains, he can become territorial around breeding, so leave him escape routes and visual barriers.

His ideal water is gently warm and soft: 24–28 °C, pH 6.0–7.5 and hardness between 1 and 10 dGH, with 20 litres as the recorded minimum footprint. The diet is carnivorous, and the moderate care rating means a keeper comfortable with routine water testing will find him very manageable indeed — the strain asks for consistency far more than it asks for complexity. Offer him meaty foods at the surface, keep the temperature inside the recorded band through winter, and he should hold his colour and condition well across his three-year span.

Wild imbellis yellow tail male — key parameters

• Size at maturity: about 6.5 cm
• Lifespan: around 3 years
• Minimum volume: 20 litres
• Water: 24–28 °C, pH 6.0–7.5
• Hardness: 1–10 dGH
• Diet: carnivore; region: top

Stocking advice

Give him a planted tank with gentle conditions and pick any companions strictly from the safe list above. For UK keepers who value natural form over mass-market flash, a wild yellow tail male is a distinctive choice — and he ships under our live arrival guarantee.