Name for new buddy here?

[Stanv03]

So I wa sable to get my hands on this beautiful Giant betta… I went to one of my LFS because I was in the area and was super bored. No plans on getting anything until I walked to the betta area.. I was going to get a giant betta for my 20 Gal since my previous past on but that was going to be later in a few months because I wanted to use the tank as a grow out but I walked across this beautiful pitch black betta and I instantly fell in love with him. I believe he’s a giant super black star tail betta, But I cannot seem to find the perfect name for him. Can anyone send out suggestions?

 

[jjohnwm]

After 55-ish years in the hobby...I have still never owned a betta! Never cared for the clumsy long fins, awkward swimming, etc...but that is an absolutely gorgeous, dramatic-looking fish! Congrats!

Now I've got to do some research on "giant" bettas...

 

[Deadeye]

Black betta = Darth Betta
Those jet black ones are always gorgeous!

After 55-ish years in the hobby...I have still never owned a betta! Never cared for the clumsy long fins, awkward swimming, etc...but that is an absolutely gorgeous, dramatic-looking fish! Congrats!

Now I've got to do some research on "giant" bettas...

Lots of wild ones out there look a lot like snakeheads, even a lot of the typical splendens have been bred for shorter fins. Plakat isn’t too far off from wild type in that respect.

 

[Stanv03]

After 55-ish years in the hobby...I have still never owned a betta! Never cared for the clumsy long fins, awkward swimming, etc...but that is an absolutely gorgeous, dramatic-looking fish! Congrats!

Now I've got to do some research on "giant" bettas...

They’re pretty fun fishes, my previous giant I had would always attack my hand when I would change the water or when I would feed he would jump out of water xD.

 

[Stanv03]

Black betta = Darth Betta
Those jet black ones are always gorgeous!

Lots of wild ones out there look a lot like snakeheads, even a lot of the typical splendens have been bred for shorter fins. Plakat isn’t too far off from wild type in that respect.

Darth Betta!! I’ll keep in mind

 

[jjohnwm]

Lots of wild ones out there look a lot like snakeheads, even a lot of the typical splendens have been bred for shorter fins. Plakat isn’t too far off from wild type in that respect.

I've admired the plakats for awhile, and often toyed with the idea of getting one; have a friend at work who keeps and breeds plakats only, no other fish of any type.

But in this case, it's the size that is really catching my eye; some of my buddy's fish are in the 4-inch range...

 

[Fishman Dave]

Dark Star

 

[esoxlucius]

I think you've already come up with the perfect name yourself, in the title of your thread....Buddy, for short, or his proper name, Buddy the black Betta, lol.

 

[jjohnwm]

Black betta = Darth Betta

Lol, I don't name fish...I barely bother learning the names of some of the people at work ...but I just showed the pic of this fish to my granddaughter and she came up with exactly the same name.

 

[Omrit]

Are these the same as Petco's King Bettas as they call them or is a giant betta something different?