DoubleTail

[solex69]

Ola

Does anyone in CPT have a DoubleTail betta male or two? Reason why I ask is because I have approx 25-30 F1 genotype DT females crossed with CT that I've bred and I would like to help you out with getting some DoubleTail fry on the next spawn. Alternatively, I would like to buy your DoubleTail male from you

Lemme know

Chiao
D

[Big G]

Hey man! Perhaps you could post a pic so people can be sure which they have? I'm a bit clueless about which is which, but I bought a beautifull Red Betta last night! think its your standard type tho (whatever standard is?)

In fact, maybe you can do a post of all the different types with pics??

Cheers
Big G!

[solex69]

Howzit

Here's a pic....the colour doesn't matter to me, but the tail is important.

http://www.e-aquarium.com.au/images/double-tail-betta.jpg

[Big G]

Hmmm, wonder why its called a double tail??

Lol!
Big G!

[Wingman001]

It's your fault solex69, I am hooked on betas, thought I was more of a chiclid man know thinking again.

However, I do need some help how do you tell the difference between a male and a female? I went to a shop yesterday and asked the owner about a female betta he gave me a white one that i think is a male because it keeps chasing the females around the tank?

it would be much appreciated if you did some explaining on the different types?

[Big G]

Yer, I would like more info on Bettas!

I've seen some females that look almost as colourful and long tailed as males lately! Pure Blue and also Purple. I've also seen teh more usual brown ones with dark striping down their flanks.

Cheers
Big G!

[solex69]

My fault? :) lol

The difference between male & female bettas are their fins. Males have longer fins than females and has a more striking appearance (take peacocks as another example).

Males should never be hosued together as they are highly territorial and will fight each other until one is dead....they basically rip each other's fins off and the stronger of the two will eventually kill the weaker

Females however will live in harmony together, especially if they all grow up from infancy. If you throw in a bunch of females in a tank, there might be mini-disputes in the tank as to who is the dominant female, but this is established pretty quickly and they will live in peace. Very rarely will you see females fighting...this happens if two females challenge each other and neither one submits. First, they would flare at each other and then size their bodies up against one another to see who is the 'stronger' one; if an 'agreement' isn't reach, fighting is most likely to occur. Sometimes the fight will be quick and they'll live in peace, but other times lengthy and might result in serious injury or death, but like I said, this happens very rarely. Dispite what many believe, females are far more dangerous fighters than males. Try putting one male in with about 6 females...I'm almost sure that your male will be dead within 2 - 4 weeks if he aint tough enough. Females are ambushers...they'll first nip at a male's fins (not all females will, only the 'naughty' ones). If they notice a submissive behaviour from the male, they will tend to bully and kill him.

There are many different colourations & fin types out there, google is your friend in this regard....too much for me to type out :)

Hope this info has helped you somewhat.

PS - Personally, I prefer female bettas over males....they just look better and you can house them together. A female betta planted tank is always soothing to the eyes

Cheers
Dale

[rogerrabbit]

You guys are making me loose focus here as well, not difficult with such beautiful fish as the Bettas :eek:. Here is a interesting and informative website I found last night.
http://bettysplendens.com
Very interesting article under the genetics section on giant bettas.
Wonder if it can be done with most fish, particularly angels?:idea:

[solex69]

Yup, I read that site through and through....one of the most informative sites on bettas

You can try www.bettatalk.com (http://www.bettatalk.com) as well

[veegal]

A very informative site roger, thanks for the link. I'm not sure whether I agree with the genetic manipulation for the 'giant' bettas though, I'd class it in the same category as balloon fish etc...just my opinion though. Surely it would cause the giant bettas to have a faster metabolism and therefore a shorter lifespan???

[solex69]

I actually haven't seen a giant betta with my own eyes before. I've had some pretty big ones, but not the giant bettas as we know it.