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	Is it a boy or girl betta?
Puggle Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 133 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Feb-2004	Well, another betta followed me home I was having a look at the female bettas and there was a really bright blue one that the others were chasing. It's still small, but it's tail wasn't nipped like the others. It was such a cutie that I just couldn't leave it. But when the girl was scooping it out, she said she thought it might be a male since it didn't have stripes like the others. Aren't stripes a sign of stress? How do I tell if it is a girl?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	you try to get us a picture Its hard to tell, i bought one the other day that was marked M? For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Puggle Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 133 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Feb-2004	Here are some pics. http://www.geocities.com/virtualpuggle/bluebetta.htm [span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-08-24 01:40][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	That looks like a girlie Puggle. And a very nice one at that! no red wash, even tail branch splits, and a very lovely colour! i wouldnt be surprised if that was from one of the imported lines there in your area Lovely fishy For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Puggle Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 133 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Feb-2004	You should see her swim around. The light flashes off her tail and she just glows. How would I describe her (in the words betta-people use)? She was in the super delta tail tank, but I couldn't really tell the difference between them and the others.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	its hard to tell without a flaring picture of her displaying her tail... she could be from SD parents and just not show the trait herself. From these pics, i'd propaply say she was a delta, but a very good one. And its blue. I dont think its a specific type of blue. It looks like it has no red wash either. a very good thing. So um, lets see, a blue delta female (possibly SD... but would need flaring pic) If you go back to the pet shop, ask if they bought them from a man called Robin. It looks very much like one of his fish. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Puggle Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 133 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Feb-2004	Thanks Calla. I was kind of hoping it would have a fancy description, but that's heaps better than "uhh...it's blue, and..ummm...probably female" I just finished fixing up a pic of my male betta. He doesn't like having his photo taken as much as the female betta so it's hard to get a nice one. Here he is: http://www.geocities.com/virtualpuggle/redbetta.htm
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	Oh PUGGLE! he is lovely! I have a serious soft spot for red veiltails and he is a wonderful example What are their names BTW? For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Puggle Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 133 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Feb-2004	Red Betta and Blue Betta. Very imaginative names I haven't actually decided yet, but leaning towards Ganymede and Callisto. They're two of Jupiter's moons and I like spacey things. I'm glad you like them I had no idea what to look for in a betta, but these two seemed bright and active and I didn't know what else was important. I'm not sure if I chose them or they chose me [span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-08-24 03:03][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
sumonator Hobbyist Posts: 85 Kudos: 40 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Jan-2004	Cooooooool fish. I have a male like that one too. He is very nice sumo
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mikdavy2 Enthusiast Posts: 167 Kudos: 224 Votes: 35 Registered: 09-May-2003	Nice bettas! http://www.thousandfootkrutch.com http://www.hawknelson.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
just beginning Moderator Literature Nerd Posts: 1879 Kudos: 1380 Votes: 198 Registered: 17-Dec-2000	They're both beautiful Puggle. I have a red male quite similar to yours, he's up there with my favourites of my fish! Here's a pic of him (with my cat in the background)... [img]http://www.fishprofiles.net/files/~just_beginning/red fighter & Mia!.JPG[/img][/font] The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. - Oscar Wilde
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Puggle Enthusiast Posts: 224 Kudos: 133 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Feb-2004	He's nice. I like your choice of background too
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