Thai fish with national flag colours sells for record sum
BANGKOK — A Siamese fighting fish with colours resembling the Thai national flag has been bought for a record breaking 53,500 baht (S$2,140) at an online auction, making it the most expensive Betta fish to ever be sold.
A Siamese fighting fish with colors resembling the Thai national flag in a fish tank in Kalasin, Thailand on Nov 7, 2016. Photo: Kachen Worachai via AP
BANGKOK — A Siamese fighting fish with colours resembling the Thai national flag has been bought for a record breaking 53,500 baht (S$2,140) at an online auction, making it the most expensive Betta fish to ever be sold.
Pictures of the fish, with its blue, red and white horizontal stripes mimicking the Thai flag, went viral after its breeder Kachen Worachai posted them on a private Betta fish auction group on Facebook.
Mr Kachen said on Thursday (Nov 17) that he expected someone to buy the fish for a few thousand baht but was shocked when the bid hit 10,000 baht on the second day. He said “I never expected my fish to go for this price.”
Betta fish have been bred previously to reproduce the colours of the Thai flag but none have come close. AP
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