Betta spl. female plakat galaxy - Betta Fish for Sale UK

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.

Galaxy plakat female: care basics

• About 6.5 cm adult length
• Lifespan approximately 3 years
• Easy to care for
• Semi-aggressive temperament
• 24–30 °C
• pH 6.0–7.5
• Hardness 1–15 dGH
• 20 litres and upward
• Carnivore
• Upper-water swimmer

Buying note

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.