The Sire is a pastel marble dragon HMPK with a strong body and smooth mouth-to-dorsal topline. The dorsal fin has a great form with the front rays nicely long and directed forward. Good D-shaped caudal fin with sharp corners although the branching is a bit heavy here and there. The Dame has a strong body, smooth topline and balanced finnage and a 12-ray dorsal. The Dame is a full sibling to the male.
With this cross I hope to fix the strong bodies, smooth topline and balanced finnage. The offspring (F1) will be both dark- and lightbodied metallic/dragon HMPK with a varying degree of red wash and marbling. 

10/10/13: The pair spawned. Eggs in the nest.
11/10/13: The fry hatched. Seems to be a descent number of fry.

13/10/13: The fry entered the free-swimming stage. Removed the male.
14/10/13: The fry is feeding well on vinegar eels and BBS.
12/11/13: The fry is now 5 weeks old and feeding on BBS.

01/01/14: 12 weeks old.

17/03/14: 23 weeks old.

15/04/14: Four fish of this spawn were send to the 5th Betta Freaks Show @ Interkoi2014, Kalkar, Germany. Two of them won a prize:
- 2nd Halfmoon plakat male class - Marble
- 4th Halfmoon plakat male class - All Other Colors