Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago
I want to get my first ever plakat betta fish (or short-tailed betta) because I heard they have less problems with fin rot. However, many articles on the internet say they are the most aggressive type of betta fish. Will my new betta work out in a 20-gallon planted community tank?
🌿 RESOURCES
▶ MB Bettas: mbbettas.com/home
▶ Aqua Imports fish store: aqua-imports.com
🦐 EXTRAS
▶ Members Only content: youtube.com/channel/UCNoNEF64ijgxK6OSTwdHOFA/join
▶ Instagram: instagram.com/girltalksfish
▶ Merch store: girltalksfish.creator-spring.com
EDITOR: Angela Guererro at angelaguererro.com
ATTRIBUTION
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DVJ Betta splendens 009.jpg by Daniella Vereeken from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DVJ_Betta_splendens_009.jpg
Super Green Giant HMPK Betta.jpg by StarboundBettas at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Super_Green_Giant_HMPK_Betta.jpg
Fish tank dividers by Lifewithpets at lifewithpetsgci.com/store/c3/Lifewithpets_Tank_Dividers.html#
Ginko of Mushi-shi from Artland and Funimation
#girltalksfish #bettafish #betta
0:00 Looking for a new centerpiece fish
0:39 Attempt #1: betta importer
1:34 Attempt #2: local fish store
2:51 Quarantining the new betta fish
3:55 Adding a betta fish to a community tank
5:53 First impressions of plakat vs. long-tailed bettas
7:26 Aggression level of plakat betta fish
I want to get my first ever plakat betta fish (or short-tailed betta) because I heard they have less problems with fin rot. However, many articles on the internet say they are the most aggressive type of betta fish. Will my new betta work out in a 20-gallon planted community tank?
🌿 RESOURCES
▶ MB Bettas: mbbettas.com/home
▶ Aqua Imports fish store: aqua-imports.com
🦐 EXTRAS
▶ Members Only content: youtube.com/channel/UCNoNEF64ijgxK6OSTwdHOFA/join
▶ Instagram: instagram.com/girltalksfish
▶ Merch store: girltalksfish.creator-spring.com
EDITOR: Angela Guererro at angelaguererro.com
ATTRIBUTION
Music from Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/2earpi (if you use my referral link, I get 1 month free 😀)
DVJ Betta splendens 009.jpg by Daniella Vereeken from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DVJ_Betta_splendens_009.jpg
Super Green Giant HMPK Betta.jpg by StarboundBettas at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Super_Green_Giant_HMPK_Betta.jpg
Fish tank dividers by Lifewithpets at lifewithpetsgci.com/store/c3/Lifewithpets_Tank_Dividers.html#
Ginko of Mushi-shi from Artland and Funimation
#girltalksfish #bettafish #betta
0:00 Looking for a new centerpiece fish
0:39 Attempt #1: betta importer
1:34 Attempt #2: local fish store
2:51 Quarantining the new betta fish
3:55 Adding a betta fish to a community tank
5:53 First impressions of plakat vs. long-tailed bettas
7:26 Aggression level of plakat betta fish
