Moderate
Blue Rim Plakat Male Betta (Betta splendens) XL
24–30°C · pH 6–7.5 · 20L
£44.99
A striking wild-type male Betta splendens from Buriram, prized for its vivid blue coloration and bold personality. Moderate care, aggressive. 24-30C, pH 6.0-7.5.
Adult size is the maximum length this species reaches at full maturity (scientific sources). The livestock you receive will be younger and smaller — pick a size variant above for the actual shipping size. Product-photo provenance and any image-specific limitations are stated on the listing.
Betta splendens
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A striking wild-type male Betta splendens from Buriram, prized for its vivid blue coloration and bold personality. Moderate care, aggressive. 24-30C, pH 6.0-7.5.
Adult size is the maximum length this species reaches at full maturity (scientific sources). The livestock you receive will be younger and smaller — pick a size variant above for the actual shipping size. Product-photo provenance and any image-specific limitations are stated on the listing.
The betta fish is one of the most popular and most misunderstood freshwater species. This guide covers everything from proper tank size to the truth about tank mates.
Maintain these water conditions for optimal health and vibrant colors
Buriram, in Thailand's northeast, lends its name to this wild-type line: a male Betta splendens bred close to the original form, in blue, without the exaggerated finnage of ornamental show strains. At around 6.5 cm he is what the species looked like before the hobby reshaped it — leaner fins, quicker movement, and colour that flashes rather than billows. For keepers interested in bettas as fish rather than as fabric, this is the listing.
Wild types keep wild manners. He is rated aggressive, with snails as the only routinely safe company and shrimp possible solely with caution in large, well-structured setups. His avoid list runs: other male bettas, fin-nipping fish, aggressive or highly territorial species, long-finned fish, and tank mates needing very different water. Note his hardness band tops out at 12 dGH — slightly softer than our ornamental lines — alongside 24–30 °C, pH 6.0–7.5 and a 38-litre minimum. Moderate care covers him; he is a carnivore holding the top region of the tank, and the territorial edge typical of breeding condition is recorded on his file too.
Wild-type keeping is observation-led. He flares less theatrically than ornamental males but moves twice as much, and his record's softer 1–12 dGH ceiling deserves a tap-water check before purchase — hard-water postcodes may need to blend. Inside the right chemistry his demands are modest: 38 litres, heater fixed in the 24–30 °C band, carnivore feeding with the live-or-frozen variety wild lines respond to visibly, weekly changes holding pH 6.0–7.5. Plant the tank densely; wild-form fish use cover constantly and colour up more strongly when they control their own visibility. The blue flashes hardest in side light against shadowed planting — a tank built that way shows you the fish the Buriram name actually refers to.
Wild-line males arrive in limited numbers per season and rarely relist quickly once sold. Your fish ships insulated via licensed live-animal courier, covered by our UK live arrival guarantee.
