This time, let's start by talking about the common names (product names) of fish. For some time now, in this column, we have been introducing a hybrid variety created by crossing three varieties: Mahachaiensis, Smaragdina, and Styctos, under the name Triple Cross.
This is because when this fish was first introduced to the market, it did not have a proper trade name and was simply called a hybrid. Therefore, for convenience, the name Triple Cross was proposed and used because it is easy to understand that it is a variety created by crossing three types. Several years have passed since its debut, and this fish has been traded under various trade names, but in Thailand, the trade name Alien has become quite popular. So, I would like to respect Thailand, the country where it was created, and use the name Alien instead of Triple Cross from now on.

Now let's get to the main topic. If you are a reader of this column when you look at the title photo this time, you might be wondering, huh? That's what he probably thought.
That's because this column's69thThis is because we are introducing the Golden Triple Cross, which has a similar appearance. There is a reason why I am introducing another similar fish.
The Alien Gold that I will be introducing this time can be said to be a kind of development of the fish that I introduced earlier. When he went to the shop where he had acquired the Golden Triple Cross to look for fish, the shop owner recommended that he had another new fish.
The previous one was a pure alien, but this one has Plakat blood in it. When he heard that, he thought it was the opposite in his personal opinion.
This is because the Golden Triple Cross, which I introduced last time, is a fish that has a strong Plakat bloodline both in body shape and color. Around here69th columnI would like you to read it.

Although the fish released this time as Alien Gold has Plakat blood in it, it has a slender body shape almost like an alien, and its body and fins are colored a beautiful shiny gold instead of yellow. Personally, I think this is a pure alien, and the one introduced last time in the Golden Triple Cross is a fish with Plakat blood in it, which makes more sense.

That being said, the person who created it says so, so I have no choice but to believe it. The production process is important, but the perfection of the fish itself is the most important. There were several Alien Golds lined up in the shop, so when I observed them, I found that they seemed to have a fairly high fixation rate, with little variation in body shape and color, and a high degree of completion.
When a new variety is released, I try to observe individuals from the same litter or at the same time in stores as much as possible. This will serve as a guide for determining the fixation rate and maturity of the variety.

During the previous Golden Triple Cross, only males were released, but Alien Gold was sold in pairs. This is a good thing because if wild Betta fish are not sold in pairs, the desire to purchase them will decrease drastically. At the time of writing this article, it has already been over a year since its first release, so it must have already been imported to Japan. It's also reasonably priced, so I hope it will be loved by many wild type betta enthusiasts.