Halfmoon betta fish is one type of betta fish that has a tail and a symmetrical fin that resembles a half-moon shape. The halfmoon betta fish is a crossbreeding of cross breeding by the American breeder Peter Goettner in the 80s.
Beauty halfmoon betta fish not only seen in the tail and fins only, but also contained in the whole body of the fish. In addition, the movement of this halfmoon betta fish also looks elegant. The beauty of halfmoon betta fish is also found in the variant of plaque fish, which is halfmoon placard betta fish. The distinguishing thing is the size of the halfmoon placard braise fish tail shorter than halfmoon betta fish.
After developing in the United States, halfmoon betta fish was also developed in France. Since this fish has become popular among fish lovers, the halfmoon betta fish is included in an international betta contest, the IBC. However, in the contest, the IBC still has not acknowledged the presence of this halfmoon betta fish even though this hickey fish has a myriad of keistemawaan and the judges IBC has not given a victory in this fish.
The IBC assessment is very different from the community's response to this betta fish. Since being included in the IBC contest in Alabama, this halfmoon betta fish is becoming more famous. This is shown by the increasing spread of halfmoon betta fish in other European regions, such as Switzerland.
Because the hickey fish is still in the eye of the IBC contest, the breeders from the United States, Switzerland and France form a new organization called the International Betta Splendens Club in order to accommodate a halfmoon betta fish contest from different parts of the world. From the organization makes halfmoon betta fish known in the world, including in Southeast Asia.