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February 28th, 2008
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| Teddy Bear's Fin Type
Rose,
At the betta show that we got him, his breeder told us that Teddy Bear was a "feathered" Betta. Is there such a thing or is he a Rosetail? | 
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February 28th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by COBettaCouple  Rose,
At the Betta show that we got him, his breeder told us that Teddy Bear was a "feathered" Betta. Is there such a thing or is he a Rosetail? | i, of course, don't know what he is, but man is he amazing!! | |
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February 28th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by lisamorie i, of course, don't know what he is, but man is he amazing!! | I second this. I wouldn't know what to call him, but he's a really pretty color...though, I suppose handsome color would be a more appropriate term. | |
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February 28th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| I think the general decision is that he is a new type of fin entirely. It looks like a type of cross between a Rosetail and a Combtail or Crowntail. Rosetails have the ruffles that TeddyBear is showing in his fins and Halfmoons have the fullness but the sawtooth edging is all Crown/Combtail. So I would say that the "feathered" fins are a product of a breeder having a try at making a new fin type. Straight Rosetails are the most similar but their fins are smooth on the tips like a halfmoon with no sawtooth edges. This little fellow is lacy.
Beautiful, unique and yes, feathered fins. I believe we have a new fin type, ladies and gentlemen.
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February 28th, 2008
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| Thanks, we sure love the big guy. He's our biggest Betta and has the most expressive eyes. | |
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February 28th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Errr...Dave we couldn't see his EYES in that photo. Just a little betta behind.. 
Rose
Hint, Hint; more pix, more pix...hehehehehehehehe | |
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February 28th, 2008
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| LOL.. Ok. I have some pics that our photographer friend took.  | |
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February 28th, 2008
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| More Teddy Bear pics... | |
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February 28th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| He's a really pretty fish *drools with envy*, but I had 2 thoughts:
1. It looks like you dipped a blue fish head-first into black paint. A cool effect, but odd to me (though, to be fair, I haven't seen many color patterns).
2. I saw the hamster tubes and houses you're using for decor and thought about doing the same thing...but my tank isn't big enough for the stuff I saw. | |
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February 28th, 2008
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| Yea, he has a black mask.  Quote:
Originally Posted by luna He's a really pretty fish *drools with envy*, but I had 2 thoughts:
1. It looks like you dipped a blue fish head-first into black paint. A cool effect, but odd to me (though, to be fair, I haven't seen many color patterns).
2. I saw the hamster tubes and houses you're using for decor and thought about doing the same thing...but my tank isn't big enough for the stuff I saw. | | |
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February 28th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| Ya so dave, let me know when fedex picks him up, I'll be here waiting for the beautiful betta your about to give me!!! LOL Joking of course. HE is stunning and I am green with envy. I would have to agree with what rose said. That is the most beautiful colour of blue/green I have ever seen! And his face is so handsome. What a strong looking Lad he is! | |
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February 28th, 2008
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| Oh wow! What a spectacular-looking guy! And from what you've posted in previous threads, he's quite a character too! It's great to see close-ups of Teddy Bear, and your photog friend captured his good looks and personality wonderfully. I love the ones of Teddy Bear snooping around in his hamster toys, but also the ones of him looking straight into the camera and the others showing off his great tail. "I'm a model, you know. 24 hours per day attention from Dave and Stacey would be a nice substitute for the $2,000 per hour I normally charge." Does he have a totally high-falutin' attitude or just a pretentious accent? Oh wait. Fish can't talk. Or can they?
Last edited by pamd; February 29th, 2008 at 01:51 AM.
Reason: corrected spelling of Stacy's name | |
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February 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Wow--he is really a gorgeous betta! And I love the hamster tubes! Do you have a pic of the whole tank, to see how it's laid out w/ the tubes and cave? | |
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February 29th, 2008
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| LOL.. Well, he can get a little pouty, but 99.9% of the time he's just starving for attention and eats it up for as long as he can. He lives up to his name and really is "a lover, not a fighter". Quote:
Originally Posted by pamd Does he have a totally high-falutin' attitude or just a pretentious accent? Oh wait. Fish can't talk. Or can they? | Yea, he's happily in a 6.6g bookshelf tank. He loves places to rest with his fins so he's often hanging out in his floating tube. The pics are a couple months old, before we started floating the tubes. (An accidental discovery that we've stuck with.) Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaina Wow--he is really a gorgeous betta! And I love the hamster tubes! Do you have a pic of the whole tank, to see how it's laid out w/ the tubes and cave? | | |
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February 29th, 2008
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| What a handsome little boy. =)
His eyes -do- have a lot of character. And his fins are most interesting. | |
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February 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Yep those eyes will get you every time...he is gorgeous!
Love that betta. He is indeed a special little Teddy Bear!
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February 29th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Ok I want him....handsome! | |
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February 29th, 2008
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| Beautiful tank for a handsome Betta boy!
That 6.6 looks so large. | |
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February 29th, 2008
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| Tell us about it.. he makes it so hard to say "enough attention for now" when he looks at us with those big soft eyes. The coloring around his eyes make his eye movements the most noticeable of all our bettas. Quote:
Originally Posted by chickadee Yep those eyes will get you every time...he is gorgeous!
Love that betta. He is indeed a special little Teddy Bear!
Rose | He was the first to get a 6.6g bookshelf tank. We felt it would be good for his special needs, but he loved it so much, all the Bettas are getting them. Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucy Beautiful tank for a handsome Betta boy!
That 6.6 looks so large. | | |
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February 29th, 2008
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| Yes actually that tank and its shallow depth is very good for him with those fins and the extra work he has to do just swimming with them. He is going to wear out and be tired faster than the girls. That was so thoughtful of you.
Male Bettas like Rosetails, Halfmoons, Deltas and NOW the Feathered fins expend a lot more energy going through moving water than the Crowntails, Combtails, and Females with the smaller amount of finnage. They are like they are carrying sail around with them.
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February 29th, 2008
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| Beautiful betta! I am waiting for new bettas to arrive tomorrow and I hope that they are half as pretty as Teddy Bear! His color is gorgeous! | |
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March 1st, 2008
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| Thanks Rose. He does like to swim around some and more than he did when we first got him, but he definitely is different from the others with how much he rests. When we got him, I thought it meant he had a defective swim bladder (LOL). Quote:
Originally Posted by chickadee Yes actually that tank and its shallow depth is very good for him with those fins and the extra work he has to do just swimming with them. He is going to wear out and be tired faster than the girls. That was so thoughtful of you.
Male Bettas like Rosetails, Halfmoons, Deltas and NOW the Feathered fins expend a lot more energy going through moving water than the Crowntails, Combtails, and Females with the smaller amount of finnage. They are like they are carrying sail around with them.
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