When we say HM or HMPK we are refering to its tail type

Betta Tail Type
VT- Veiltail
HM- Halfmoon (Longfin wif 180 degree D shaped caudal)
PK/TPK - Plakat / Traditional Plakat (shortfins)
HMPK - Halfmoon Plakat (Short fin with 180degree D shaped caudal)
CT - Crowntail (Longfin with web reductions)
KCT - King Crowntails
CTPK - Crowntail Plakat (Shortfin with web reductions)
OHM/OHMPK - Over Halfmoon/Halfmoon Plakat (Long/shortfin with over 180degree caudal spread)


so far tis are the existing terms for show bettas tail type.. other sifu pls add on if i missed out any




also, when we talk about the masking we are refering to the scale of the fish. Masking is a type of scaling that is very thick and u can see this type of scaling in Black Dragons, Red Dragons, Royal Blue.. tis type of scaling is different from normal betta scaling coz its like a plate of shiny armour that covers the fish body over time
So, when we say the fish has Full Masking it means that the thick scale covers the whole of the betta body, especially the head part

HEre is the comparison between a full mask and a non full mask Black Dragon HMPK (ps: photos belong to lee haur of bettafishmalaysia.blogspot.com)

Non Full Mask HMPK



Full Mask HMPK


This post has been edited by daigoro1990: Dec 9 2011, 08:38 PM

Salamander is a type of color.. show u an example



tis is a good pic of a salamander(not mine btw). salamander has reddish base color on the body wif purplish coatings.. and they usually have white bandings around the dorsale, caudal and anal fins




and yeah, ur fish fin will grow back.. but it will take time depending on how u care for the fish

dun bother wif tat instant brine shrimp thing, i have heard bad comments from betta breeders who actually used those kind of stuff and most of the time the fry wont even eat it. If u wanna feed non-live food for the first week i would recomend egg yolk, but u have to prepare it properly so tat u dun foul the water.

and for rm25 it is better to order the bbs eggs from other source such as betta4u.com. u can get alot of bbs eggs for tat much money and it can last u for quite awhile , the only hassle is that u need to hatch it by urself hahah




@luQEE
that place is owned by Daniel Heng, our BSM ( betta society malaysia) president check his place out more at the forum >> http://www.bettasocietymalaysia.com.my/for...php?f=39&t=3314


btw do drop by at our monthly gathering (Betta Sunday) if u wanna learn more about bettas, can buy sell bettas too. Next one is at 11 March at The Mall

This post has been edited by daigoro1990: Feb 29 2012, 10:14 PM

shud be fine for bettas and guppies to live together, but u gotta make sure that the tank is big enuf for the comunity of fishes.. if not ammonia builds up easily frmo all the fish waste so have to do frequent water changes haha


btw theres a gathering for betta enthusiasts at The Mall tomorow! come join da fun if u guys r free

This post has been edited by daigoro1990: Mar 10 2012, 12:07 PM

tis guy doesnt look like a halfmoon, more like a delta to me maybe its the pic.. does it tail spreads to 180 when fully flaring?

and they call bettas "Halfsun" if there is a certain web reduction to the halfmoon finnage