MissMTS

I posted a thread about my new boy earlier, but now that he has a name I thought I should give him a propper introduction He is a blue steel plakat boy with a black stripe that goes from his nose down his back. He is very sweet and mild mannered. I haven't seen him flare once, but he always greets me at the front of the tank and accepted food as soon as I got him home. I named him Kawaii because it is Japanese for pretty, cute, charming, and darling. I thought it suited him

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Beth1965

LOVE the black stripe marking.
Handsome devil.
B

Tony G.

HEs GOREGOUS!!!!

CongratS!!

sirdarksol

Such a ...cute... name for such a distinguished fish. Little Kawaii is going to have a lot to prove to the other tanks.

A very wonderful fish. I like the plants, too.

Lucy

I just love him!!
What a lucky betta to have a Mom like you.

What kind of plant is floating?

djbrist

Great looking betta, looks like he loves his beautiful new home.

p.s. do we call the male betta boys until they become fathers? no I'm not kidding just new to the bettas, thanks.

Dave

sirdarksol

They are generally called boys even after they are fathers (at least around here).
They are kind of childish; bullying anything that comes on their playground, extremely greedy for any amount of food you give them, and huge attention hogs.

MissMTS

I've never thought about it. Maybe we should ask MM when she gets back from Cali, if she refers to her males that she breeds as men....

Thanks for the kind words by the way

Thanks Beth The black stripe is what caught my eye in the store. He's not much of a devil though. Very mild mannered for a betta.

Thank you

Seeing as all my other boys are named after muppets (Kermit, Gonzo, and Fozzie) I think he'll fit right in Thanks so much for the kind words. The plants are just some clippings I stole from my other tanks. They are just kind of randomly arranged in there right now, but he seems to like them

Thanks Lucy Its thanks to you I went to the store and bought him The floating plant is moneywort.

MissMTS

Aint that the truth!

Butterfly

Perfect definition of little boys


MissMTS- he is darling. He will love his plants. Mine are so lazy they like to sleep on a leaf LOL

sirdarksol

Kermit is a fine, debonair amphibian, Fozzie is very distinguished, for a bear puppet, and Gonzo is a shining example of... well... whatever he is.
But yes, Kawaii-kun shouldn't have too many problems... unless Kermit starts playing "near/far" with the side of his tank.

MissMTS

Thanks Carol My betta Sparticus, before he passed away, loved to sleep in his water sprite at the top of his tank. Kawaii really likes his plants, so I am glad he is putting them to good use

Usually Kermit is pretty quiet, but sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and swear I hear a tiny version of "Its Not Easy Being Green" I keep telling him that he's blue and red, but its just not sinking in

pinkfloydpuffer

Kate! He is so gorgeous! I love plakats, they are so much fun.

MissMTS

Thanks Pink He is my first Plakat, and I am really loving him. He has so much personality and IMO is just as stunning as my fancy tailed boys, plus there is the added bonus of less tail maininance

pinkfloydpuffer

Haha yeah, the tail maintenance was a huge factor in me deciding to get a plakat. LOL

agabr123

congrats! he's beautiful!

sirdarksol

Maybe he's just color-blind, and can't tell the difference between red and green.

CHoffman

What a sweet boy Kate!!.. I love his coloring. It seems like he's loving his home too. So how many little betta babies do you have now??

MissMTS

Thanks Alex and Cesch Ummmm how many bettas?.....I have......cough....12....cough

Phinny12

BEAUTIFUL Fish you got there!

COBettaCouple

He's a stunner! I have a special spot for steel bettas and would sure love to find a betta boy like him.

mare2009

wave for plakats
Love him, your little kawaii is a handsome boyyy, I hope he brings much joy

MissMTS

Thanks guys He is such a doll. Sooo friendly....if a betta could be compaired to a little puppy, it would be him. He already is so social and aware of me all the time. Not bad for a cup boy

COBettaCouple

We need more pics of him!

MissMTS

I'll get right on that

COBettaCouple

Well?!

MissMTS

Okaaaaaaaaay......here ya go

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ara

Great pictures! Beautiful boy! I have the same "grotto-ball" decorations in 2 of my tanks. My Bettas like to hide there.

COBettaCouple

He's such a handsome little guy! I might have started breeding bettas if I'd had him when we had Kairi.

MissMTS

Thanks I have a few of those little caves and my bettas just love em! I really like that they look textured and natural, but they aren't rough enough to tear fins.

Thanks Dave You are right, he would have been great with Kairi! Maybe I'll have to get a little girl to pair him up with.... oh wait, I have like 8 I wish I had time right now, but betta breeding is gonna have to wait a while.