Giants

The first giant betta was developed in 1999.  It was a giant green plakat that reached a length of 3 inches.  Now other colors and fin forms have been developed, and it is not uncommon for giants to exceed 3.5 inches.   A few giants have even reached lengths of 7 inches.

Giants continue to put on width and weight until they are about 18 months old.  They are generally twice as long as regular bettas and five times as heavy.  Because of their rapid growth, they eat twice as much as a normal betta.  They also produce more waste, which necessitates more frequent water changes and much larger containers.  Constipation is a true problem with giant bettas and can lead to death.  They are more difficult to breed than regular size bettas and the giant gene seems to be an irregular dominant gene.

We are no longer importing giants at this time due to cost issues.  However, we do breed a few of our own halfmoon long-fin giants as well as halfmoon plakat giants and will post pictures of available spawn as they reach selling size.  Please remember that a 3 month old giant youngster is only going to be the size of a full grown regular betta, about 2 inches.