90th Blue & Black Plastic Cut “XNUMX”

Blue and black placats fighting fiercely between males. The blue spots on the dark body are very beautiful. It is a high-grade individual that can be called an avatar. Not only the color but also the form of the fins and body are beautiful.

Previously in this column, I introduced a blue and black plastic cut that I saw in Thailand in 2020. The model in the photo was one found at a Chatuchak shop. This shop sells mainly high-grade blue and black plastic cuts, and as I liked them and bought them every week, the owner started to remember my face and started offering me various services. It had become. If you can build a relationship like this, it will be very useful for your work, as you will be able to give priority to the best specimens. However, in 2021, due to the new coronavirus, it became difficult to travel from Japan to Thailand, and I was unable to go to Thailand, which I had visited every year for nearly 30 years.

It is a silver and black male individual, not blue and black. This is also definitely more sophisticated than 2020. It is a high-grade plastic-cut specimen with a half-moon tail fin and a tall body.

This individual has a beautiful contrast between the black side of its body and the blue of each fin. The slight red color on the pelvic fin is a nice accent. The body color of these individuals changes greatly as they grow, making them even more fun.

As someone who follows the betta trends every year, I was extremely disappointed, but this can't be helped. Fortunately, in this day and age we have something called the internet, so even if I couldn't go to Thailand, I was able to find some information. In the spring of 2022, various regulations were eased and it was finally possible to travel from Japan to Thailand. Naturally, as soon as I arrived in Bangkok, I went to Chatuchak to see the betta fish. However, due to the passage of time and the impact of the new coronavirus on business, many Beta stores have closed or relocated. In such a situation, I went to a new store and was looking for a new color or one that matched my taste.

When I purchased it, there was a noticeable blue spot pattern on the side of its body, but the gaps filled in after about two weeks. Only God knows whether these color changes will be for the better or worse.

This is a beautiful male with a well-balanced blue spot pattern on the side of its body. The red color on the pelvic and anal fins makes this individual very impressive.

The shop that sold my favorite blue and black plastic cuts had probably moved, and was no longer in its previous location. Feeling lonely, I looked around at some of the newly opened shops, and somehow found a shop that sold fish that had some vestiges of the old Blue & Black. As I was looking at the fish, the owner of the shop approached me and spoke to me. Surprisingly, the person from the shop where I used to buy blue and black plastic cuts, which I had liked before, seemed to remember me and called out to me. Needless to say, they praised each other's safety and were happy to see each other again. Fortunately, none of my Betta-related acquaintances in Thailand became seriously ill with the coronavirus, and I'm glad that everyone was safe. Now, in the Thai betta market in 2022, a fish called avatar with shiny spots on a dark background is extremely popular, and high-grade fish are in short supply despite being quite expensive.

There are few blue spots on the side of the body, but this makes the black color stand out well. This individual is also beautiful with the red color on its anal fin as a nice accent.

The back half of the body is decorated with a slightly purplish blue color, and the black front half of the body stands out very well. In this way, beauty is determined by the very delicate balance between black and blue.

The blue and black Plakat originally had a coloration that was quite similar to a variety called Avatar, and it seems that the breed was improved to be more similar to that variety. It was a spectacular sight to see so many beautiful specimens lined up with dark bodies studded with blue spots. Apart from these avatars, there are also many individuals with a beautiful balance of blue and black, making me feel like I've been away for a year and a half. The 2022 version of the blue and black fish, which has probably evolved from the blue and black photographed in 2020, has been further refined to become a wonderful fish.

This male individual has a unique balance of blue stripes on the side of the body and blue and black on each fin. These individuals also tend to have large color changes as they grow.

A very beautiful female with fine blue spots on the side of her body. It is a high-grade individual that can be called an avatar rather than a blue and black.

I will introduce the avatar, which has many well-balanced spots on the side of the body, on another occasion, but this time I will introduce the blue and black plastic cut for 2022. It is very interesting to compare it with the 2020 specimen introduced in a previous column. The color evolution of betta fish is still continuing, so what kind of fish will they change into in a few years? I'm really looking forward to it.

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