Kevin

hey guys, how can you tell the difference btween a reg vt/ct and a dragon, dalmation, etc.

this has been stumping me the past couple of weeks

ricktavious

Crown tail bettas have "spiky" tails:



Veil tails are smooth and rounded:



Can't answer the rest of your questions, but looking froward to seeing them get answered

COBettaCouple

"dragon" & "dalmation" are just referring to the pattern of color in a betta.

Kevin

okay...i noticed Roscoe has some black outlines around his scales...is this anything special?

Jacko

CT=spiky extra extensions of the rays
Combtail=CT+VT/HM, slightly spiky rays
Dragon=color variety of any
Dalmation=a color varietion that usually means spots on the fins
Marble=a mix of colors, usually only two
HM= a rounded tail
VT=slightly tapered end to the tail
PK=shorter fins
HS=A CT/HM mix, has the look of the suns rays
DT= Double Tail, a split tailfin to the base
Though there are always others, kinda like designer dogs

COBettaCouple

One of our Bettas, Teddy Bear, is a feathered betta. his fins are like a veil tails, but as the name implies, it's sort of feathery, almost as if it's a type of fin rot.

Tom

Don't forget the twin tail.
Tom

COBettaCouple

very true.. double tails are beautiful. we have a combtail doubletail.

there is also the ray variations.. like double ray & double double ray, etc.