Help give Red an identity

Xenomorph · July 8th, 2007

G'day fellow betta lovers!

I've read about 'veil tails' and various other descriptives and have searched the internet thoroughly, but I cannot find an appropriate category for poor little Red, I know he's a 'steel blue' but I'm not sure if any other physical description applies.

Can anyone help give poor Red an identity?

COBettaCouple · July 8th, 2007

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Originally Posted by Xenomorph

G'day fellow betta lovers!

I've read about 'veil tails' and various other descriptives and have searched the internet thoroughly, but I cannot find an appropriate category for poor little Red, I know he's a 'steel blue' but I'm not sure if any other physical description applies.

Can anyone help give poor Red an identity?

i'd just call him a blue veiltail. how many degrees would you say his tail is when it's spread?

Phloxface · July 8th, 2007

Yea, he's a veiltail and he seems to have a few rays on his anal fin so he probably has a little bit of crowntail in him. A lot of the Bettas you find in petstores are veiltail/crowntail hybrids. His color is simply steel blue. He is a handsome and healthy-looking boy!

Xenomorph · July 9th, 2007

That's kind of about it when it comes to tail spread - he's a streamlined character with beautifully frayed fins (especially the anal fin!) I don't believe they're a result of damage, I just think he's got 'feathering'... here's another pic:

COBettaCouple · July 9th, 2007

yea, there are feathered bettas.. our betta Teddy Bear has that type of finnage.. it's hard to not worry about finrot with him, but they really are beautiful.. such a shame he has the swim bladder disorder - poor big guy.

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