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	Betta smaragdina?
girlunderrainbow Big Fish Posts: 323 Kudos: 230 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003	Have 2 of these..thought they were splendens. But from others' posts, looks the same? bad pic, I know..http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/thegirlundertherainbow/greengel.jpg
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	I'm pretty sure what you've got there is more just a wild coloring rather than another species. Smaragdina has a much more elongated body than splendens, I believe. Take a look at http://www.ibc-smp.org/species... that site has a lot of good pictures of betta species. However, unless I'm mistaken, you've just got wild coloring rather than a wild type. shrugs Edit: goes to change link color so you can actually SEE it. rolls eyes Last edited by Kitten at 04-Mar-2005 23:32 ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
girlunderrainbow Big Fish Posts: 323 Kudos: 230 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003	Ok thanks. No, wouldn't be a wild type i know..cuz it's a female. Wild females are drab,no?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
girlunderrainbow Big Fish Posts: 323 Kudos: 230 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003	that's an awesome link btw. Makes me want more bettas..different kinds.. Not that they have them around here.. Yeah, actually, the photos OF splendens on there..are just like my girls. Lol.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	that looks like an imbellis x splendens. I don't know how much of eac or how far back the cross was, but the stocky body is splenens, and the markings and irridescence look very imbellis. It looks like what is sold as a wild coloured splendens 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 11:17
girlunderrainbow Big Fish Posts: 323 Kudos: 230 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003	I need to get her out and take some better pictures of her. She's kinda grown since that pic I've noticed, looking at her, she is more elongated in the front that other bettas I've had / have.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	coughitsaboycough 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 11:17
trystianity Mega Fish Posts: 1028 Kudos: 926 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Mar-2004	Yeah, boy....look at those ventrals! Older splendens do tend to look more elongated in general, and if he's an imbellis X he is probably even more. I agree with calla though, very splendens for the body shape. He's a nice looking betta, I have seen similar bettas sold occasionally around here as "wild type" fighter plakats.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17


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