I first encountered Half Moon Connock in November 2015, so it's been almost 10 years.
I also wrote about Half Moon Connock at that time in the 33rd installment of this column, so if you're interested, please reread it.

Perhaps because this improved variety had not yet been introduced in the media at the time, the response was overwhelming, with many inquiries coming from Japanese ornamental fish importers.
However, production numbers are still low, and there are few individuals with well-formed tail fins, and I have heard that a rather impressive individual has been sent by a shipper under the name of Connock.
In fact, when I visited a betta farm and was shown Connocc, there were few individuals with tail fins that I was satisfied with, making it a very difficult breed to select.
At the time, Konnoc was not a fixed variety, but rather a so-called "fleeting breed" that appeared in small numbers when Half Moon was bred.

When I asked a farm if they wanted some Konnok fish, I was told a sad story that they had disposed of a lot of fish the previous week because they couldn't sell them.
I imagine this is because there were few Konnoc fish with beautifully formed tail fins, and many specimens that were incomplete and not clear whether they were rosetail or Konnoc fish.
Although the Konnok is popular among Japanese enthusiasts, for some reason it does not seem to be very popular in Thailand, the home of betta fish.
It is rare to see them even in the many betta shops in Chatuchak, and it is also rare to see them in ornamental fish markets where bettas gather.
Even at the betta farm I often visit, it doesn't seem like they're actively producing them, and they only keep a small number as a by-product when producing half moons.
Given this situation, the current situation is that there have been no major changes in Connock over the past 10 years.

At the betta farm I am familiar with, the individuals bred from the Mustard Gas Half Moon breed have good proportions and are quite high quality Connoccs, but I have not seen any Connoccs with such beautiful tail fins in other colors.
Even with the same half moon, the rate at which connoc appears and the quality of the connoc appearing seem to vary depending on the color system.
If all the fish were the same color, they wouldn't be suitable for use as models for photography, so it became my daily routine to constantly search for new colors or fish with beautiful proportions.
In the spring of 2025, when I visited the Betta farm as usual, someone recommended this Copper Half Moon to me, saying, "It's beautiful!"
I hadn't photographed many Half Moon Copperfish, so when I started choosing a model I found a fish that caught my eye.
It was a copper from Connock.
Not only is the color beautiful, but the characteristic shape of the tail fin is also well-formed.
There were several model specimens among the copperheads, which are said to be in the same family, so I got them without hesitation.

It's not a flashy color that appeals to everyone, but rather a copper body color that is preferred by enthusiasts, so I imagined that this Connoc would not be popular with amateurs, but I thought that this might make an interesting topic for a column.
What we are introducing this time is the precious Konnok Copper, so we hope you will enjoy the beauty of its rare body color.