The Nemo betta has been popular since around 2018, replacing the popular Koi betta, and although it was popular for a time due to its intense colors, its popularity has waned considerably recently.
I have heard from wholesalers that the Japanese aquarium market will start to slow down from around 2022.
The reason for this seems to be that prices have fallen, imports have increased, and lower-grade specimens have become available, leading to people getting tired of them.
Because of its flashy and impressive appearance, it seems that it was easy to get tired of it.

Although its popularity has waned in its home country of Thailand, it is still very popular, and you can often see it in shops.
However, people get tired of seeing it in its old form, so it seems that improvements are being made little by little, such as some with a lemon yellow color.
Due to its high popularity, other varieties with Nemobetta's colors soon appeared, and we have introduced such varieties as W-tail, Veil-tail, and Full Moon in this column.
By the time the plastic cut Nemobeta appeared, Half Moon Nemobeta had already been created, but it was quite expensive and I felt that it was still of low grade to be used as a model for photography, so I pretended not to have seen it. was.

Nowadays, high-grade specimens are available at fairly reasonable prices, so I will be introducing Nemo Betta Halfmoon in this column soon.
As was the case with Japanese carp betta, the crowntail is the slowest to be released to the market compared to other varieties.
There seems to be a reason for this, so I'm thinking of asking for more details the next time I go to a Crowntail breeder I know.

In 2021, due to the new coronavirus, travel to Thailand, which had been going on for nearly 30 years, was interrupted.
When I looked at Thailand's betta market in 2022, when travel to Thailand resumed, I saw a small number of Nemo bettas and crowntails.
However, perhaps because it is still not fully developed as a breed, there were many individuals with unbalanced soft rays on their crown tail fins.
However, if you observe the fish carefully, you will be able to select individuals with beautiful fins.
What I would like to introduce here is a photograph of a selected model that was stuck in a fish tank at a shop in the heat of the day.
However, it is very unfortunate that the crowntail is still not very popular in Thailand or Japan.

Even in Chatuchak, which has many stores specializing in betta fish, there are only a few shops that stock clowntails, and the number of them in stock is currently low.
Since around last year, veil tails have made a comeback in Thailand, becoming more popular, and the number of shops carrying them is increasing.
With this trend, there are more opportunities to see individuals with new colors.
I would love for Crowntail to follow the same trend.

In 2022, in addition to the Nemo Betta Crowntail, the Nemo Betta Crowntail Plakat also appeared, but it was still quite rare and expensive, so it will probably not become widespread.
For your reference, I will only introduce one individual this time.