new betta

fishbguy · 09-27-2007, 03:38 PM

Well...i went to the lfs today to get some female bettas, but they didn't have any, so I got a male instead..lol impulse buy. He's really sweet looking. His body's blueish purple, with the end half of his fins being white. He has a little red on him too. I'll get pics later.

FinnFan · 09-27-2007, 07:01 PM

Sounds lovely

Looking forward to the pics

fishbguy · 09-27-2007, 07:19 PM

the ligh blueish part of his fins, are white fyi...lol I just have bad lighting on the tank so...

fishbguy · 09-27-2007, 07:19 PM

the second one is when he was flaring at the camers, but I took it right after he put his gills in..lol

anasfire23 · 09-27-2007, 08:25 PM

He looks to me like a butterfly, weak Delta tail. His caudal fin doesn't seem long enough to me to be a veil and it's not quite D shaped enough to be a proper delta... his fins look a lot like my delta-crown cross fry do. Interesting mix. He is very pretty

**JustOneMore20** · 09-27-2007, 08:51 PM

He's a beautiful betta, Andrew! I know you'll enjoy him even if he's alone in the tank. Mine is like a puppy.

fishbguy · 09-28-2007, 04:20 AM

wow...all that fin stuff was really confusing...lol he's still kinda small, about 2 inches, so he might grow, not that I'de be sad or anything if his fins didn't grow longer. I'm not a fan of bettas with really long fins. unless it's a CT...lol so what do you think he is again?

I almost forgot, I need a name, so if you have any, let me know. right now i'm calling him Vinny...lol

FinnFan · 09-28-2007, 06:11 AM

He's very pretty!

anasfire23 · 09-28-2007, 09:48 AM

He is definitly some kind of delta hybrid or maybe a short finned veil. I've seen weak deltas with that almost rounded tail shape but not round enough to be classed as a roundtails
http://www.bettysplendens.com/articl...?articleid=761
It'd be interesting to see what RC says about the matter...if he even comes on here any more :-p. Haven't seen him in a while

fishbguy · 09-28-2007, 10:14 AM

thanks anasfire. Is it true that you should make them flare once a day? just with a mirror or something. He was flaring at a mirror when i took the pics...lol

I think I'm addicted....I'm thinking about getting a divider and getting another one...lol maybe a crowntail...

fishbguy · 09-28-2007, 10:46 AM

http://petfishstore.com/

my betta actually look EXACTLY like the 4th one down on the right side of the "superdelta" section. I mean EXACTLY like mine

anasfire23 · 09-28-2007, 10:05 PM

It's good to let them flare at least once a day, helps intensify their colours and gives them something to do. Mine live in a barracks set up so they are surrounded by males all day long and just flare when they feel like it. It's quite funny, each of them tries to 'out-bubblenest' the one next to him. Before I got my barracks I'd put a mirror up for them to flare at for 10-20 mins a day or place them next to one of my other males.

Also if he looks exactly like that fish on the site you posted then he's a delta tail, like I thought! hehe I've been doing my homework when it comes to tail types and colours etc lately. Since my ex and I started this Betta breeding thing I've needed to get more into the technical side of it. Like with the genetics etc. He's the cash behind the operation and I'm the one who actually has to do the breeding, feeding and 100% daily water changes, nice huh.

We should be getting our HM Devil pair (that we paid $93AUD for!) out of quarantine by the end of next week, I can't wait!!

09-27-2007, 03:38 PM	#1
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,861	new betta Well...i went to the lfs today to get some female bettas, but they didn't have any, so I got a male instead..lol impulse buy. He's really sweet looking. His body's blueish purple, with the end half of his fins being white. He has a little red on him too. I'll get pics later. __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

09-27-2007, 07:19 PM	#4
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,861	the second one is when he was flaring at the camers, but I took it right after he put his gills in..lol __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

09-27-2007, 08:25 PM	#5
anasfire23 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gold Coast, Queensland Australia Age: 26 Posts: 583	He looks to me like a butterfly, weak Delta tail. His caudal fin doesn't seem long enough to me to be a veil and it's not quite D shaped enough to be a proper delta... his fins look a lot like my delta-crown cross fry do. Interesting mix. He is very pretty __________________ ~60L Planted Community Tank~ Plants: 1 x Elodea Fish: 3 Month old guppy fry, mixed sex, 4 M & 3 F guppies, 1 x 10m old M DC Fry ~Male Bettas:~ Robin - HM or Delta CT Cyborg & Slade DC Fry Braedan - CT & Proud Daddy ~Female Bettas~ Starbuck & Scarlet CT Girls 190L (50G) Planted Tank Plants: 3 x Jungle Val, 1 x Ludwidgia Fish: 6 x Harlequin Rasboras, 6 Black, 5 glowlight & 12 Neon tetras, 2 Common Pleco's

09-27-2007, 08:51 PM	#6
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,479	He's a beautiful betta, Andrew! I know you'll enjoy him even if he's alone in the tank. Mine is like a puppy. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 10g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

09-28-2007, 04:20 AM	#7
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,861	wow...all that fin stuff was really confusing...lol he's still kinda small, about 2 inches, so he might grow, not that I'de be sad or anything if his fins didn't grow longer. I'm not a fan of bettas with really long fins. unless it's a CT...lol so what do you think he is again? I almost forgot, I need a name, so if you have any, let me know. right now i'm calling him Vinny...lol __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

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09-27-2007, 07:01 PM	#2
FinnFan Information junkie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 214	Sounds lovely Looking forward to the pics

09-28-2007, 06:11 AM	#8
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09-28-2007, 09:48 AM	#9
anasfire23 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gold Coast, Queensland Australia Age: 26 Posts: 583	He is definitly some kind of delta hybrid or maybe a short finned veil. I've seen weak deltas with that almost rounded tail shape but not round enough to be classed as a roundtails http://www.bettysplendens.com/articl...?articleid=761 It'd be interesting to see what RC says about the matter...if he even comes on here any more :-p. Haven't seen him in a while __________________ ~60L Planted Community Tank~ Plants: 1 x Elodea Fish: 3 Month old guppy fry, mixed sex, 4 M & 3 F guppies, 1 x 10m old M DC Fry ~Male Bettas:~ Robin - HM or Delta CT Cyborg & Slade DC Fry Braedan - CT & Proud Daddy ~Female Bettas~ Starbuck & Scarlet CT Girls 190L (50G) Planted Tank Plants: 3 x Jungle Val, 1 x Ludwidgia Fish: 6 x Harlequin Rasboras, 6 Black, 5 glowlight & 12 Neon tetras, 2 Common Pleco's

09-28-2007, 10:14 AM	#10
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,861	thanks anasfire. Is it true that you should make them flare once a day? just with a mirror or something. He was flaring at a mirror when i took the pics...lol I think I'm addicted....I'm thinking about getting a divider and getting another one...lol maybe a crowntail... __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

09-28-2007, 10:46 AM	#11
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,861	http://petfishstore.com/ my betta actually look EXACTLY like the 4th one down on the right side of the "superdelta" section. I mean EXACTLY like mine __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

09-28-2007, 10:05 PM	#12
anasfire23 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gold Coast, Queensland Australia Age: 26 Posts: 583	It's good to let them flare at least once a day, helps intensify their colours and gives them something to do. Mine live in a barracks set up so they are surrounded by males all day long and just flare when they feel like it. It's quite funny, each of them tries to 'out-bubblenest' the one next to him. Before I got my barracks I'd put a mirror up for them to flare at for 10-20 mins a day or place them next to one of my other males. Also if he looks exactly like that fish on the site you posted then he's a delta tail, like I thought! hehe I've been doing my homework when it comes to tail types and colours etc lately. Since my ex and I started this Betta breeding thing I've needed to get more into the technical side of it. Like with the genetics etc. He's the cash behind the operation and I'm the one who actually has to do the breeding, feeding and 100% daily water changes, nice huh. We should be getting our HM Devil pair (that we paid $93AUD for!) out of quarantine by the end of next week, I can't wait!! __________________ ~60L Planted Community Tank~ Plants: 1 x Elodea Fish: 3 Month old guppy fry, mixed sex, 4 M & 3 F guppies, 1 x 10m old M DC Fry ~Male Bettas:~ Robin - HM or Delta CT Cyborg & Slade DC Fry Braedan - CT & Proud Daddy ~Female Bettas~ Starbuck & Scarlet CT Girls 190L (50G) Planted Tank Plants: 3 x Jungle Val, 1 x Ludwidgia Fish: 6 x Harlequin Rasboras, 6 Black, 5 glowlight & 12 Neon tetras, 2 Common Pleco's

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