Easy
Betta spl. female plakat mix
24–28°C · pH 6–7.5 · 40L
£15.99
A hardy, jewel-toned female plakat betta with galaxy patterning, prized for its vivid color and active personality. Easy care, semi-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 hardy, jewel-toned female plakat betta with galaxy patterning, prized for its vivid color and active personality. Easy care, semi-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
Galaxy patterning scatters pale, star-like speckles over a dark marbled base, and on this short-finned plakat female the night-sky effect covers a quick, hardy 6.5 cm fish rated easy care. Plakat females are the most practical bettas we sell, and the galaxy colourway makes this one the rare practical choice that is also a conversation piece.
Her social rules start from best kept alone. Small peaceful snails are the dependable exception, and shrimp may be compatible in heavily planted tanks while remaining huntable. Her avoid list names other bettas, fin-nipping fish, aggressive or highly territorial species, large boisterous fish, and long-finned tank mates whose flowing fins read as a challenge. From there the keeping is simple: a 20-litre minimum, water between 24 and 30 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 1–15 dGH, and carnivore feeding — numbers that suit a first heated aquarium without compromise. She lives in the upper portion of the tank, active and inquisitive, with the species' territorial side mostly dormant outside breeding condition. Each galaxy female's speckling is individual, and the marble base can continue developing as she ages.
Galaxy females are bought for the pattern and kept for the temperament: easy-rated, robust in her short plakat form, and content from 20 litres with a heater anywhere in the 24–30 °C band. Her carnivore feeding and weekly maintenance inside pH 6.0–7.5 and 1–15 dGH complete a genuinely beginner-proof care sheet. The speckling is where the interest compounds — marble-based patterns can keep developing for the fish's whole life, so the constellation she arrives with is an opening position, not a final state. Keep a photo record if that appeals. Her best-kept-alone default plus snails covers most owners; the planted-tank shrimp experiment her record permits is for keepers who accept losses.
Speckle density varies fish to fish; yours will wear her own constellation. Despatched with a licensed live-animal courier and covered by our live arrival guarantee throughout the UK.
