Um. I am confused.

[freshmike]

What exactly makes a plakat a plakat?

 

[cutecotton]

i think it's the short fins...not sure about that tho

 

[bittersweet]

im guessing its the short fins, because plakats are closer to the wild type of betta found in rice patties..

 

[freshmike]

Can't be...I have 3 short-finned males...and no one has ever refered to them as plakats....I was just looking at Q's new plakats and I have 2 that look exactly the same.....hmmm....

 

[cutecotton]

if they dotn' call them plakats, what do they call them?

 

[freshmike]

Short-finned males.

 

[cutecotton]

isn't short finned males = plakats? hahaha your confusing me

 

[heresmike]

Can't be...I have 3 short-finned males...and no one has ever refered to them as plakats....

Maybe "they" don't know they're supposed to be referring to them as plakats. Who are "they" anyway?

 

[freshmike]

No. See....I am the one who is confused...this is MY confused thread. YOU are not allowed to be confused. You are supposed to know everything and I am the person in need. Yup.

"They" are reputable fish stores.

 

[bkk_group]

isn't short finned males = plakats? hahaha your confusing me

technically, "plakats" can be ANY bettas. in thai, "pla" means fish, "kat" means to bite. ie. "biting fish".
traditionally, "plakats" refers to short-finned bettas. wild bettas like spendens, smaragdina and imbellis are all considered plakats
by the way "plakat" is pronounced "bplah-gaht"

 

[freshmike]

Thank you bkk. So I guess everyone is right then.

 

[Sorrell]

The lfs that sometimes has them by me calls them "round tails"

I thought it was play-cat
Can you break down that pronunciation a little more BKK?

 

[thellama]

i jus call them placats...

anyways... short finned males dont look like 'plakats' ..

they just seem like deformed versions of the splendids..

not actually deformed, just look deformed

 

[bkk_group]

The lfs that sometimes has them by me calls them "round tails"

I thought it was play-cat
Can you break down that pronunciation a little more BKK?

you would have to hear my wife (who is thai) say "plakat" to understand it i guess. the thai language confuses me on a daily basis when she says it though it's definately more of a "b" than a "p" sound, blah-ghut (2 distinct sounds). the "kat" is pronounced "g" not "k". like "gut". blah is not long like blahhh blahh blahh, just "blah or "blaa".

 

[jacblades]

blah is not long like blahhh blahh blahh, just "blah or "blaa".

eek im still confused. i have always said play-kut with the emphasis on the play. is this wrong? me no understand