Shawnie

LOL okies so mystery betta is back to a boy! plakat boy that is

Shawnie

Do you have a pic of one with an ovipositor? btw, what is that? LOL

Allie

Not unless they have a fish tank in the office.

Lucy

Shawnie, it's very obvious on Prissy. omg I feel badly I keep pointing out Prissy's female parts. lol See the white spot?

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COBettaCouple

That's their 'egg spot' where the female would drop eggs from. It's like a white bump inbetween the ventral fins and anal fin. With male & female bettas of both short and long finnage, it's the most certain way to ID gender.
EDIT: Yea, Prissy shows a great example and she also shows the breeding efforts to increase finnage in the female Splendens.

Shawnie

okies!!! I see it!! ill check when I get out of work LOL poor betta ive been staring at HIM for a day wondering ....hes very small ..do they get the "spot" as they grow or have it even as juvie?

Allie

Holly's is too. As were any females I have had. I assumed Shawnie's betta was female b/c of the short fins.

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Lucy

Prissy's didn't know up until a couple of weeks ago and I've had her since Feb. I thought there was something wrong with her.

Does my betta have a parasite?

Allie

My betta buddies seem to think it's a male plakat double tail.
One girl said: "I also think it's a male plakat, because of the body shape and the long ventrals. But I couldn't tell what type of plakat."
SO Dave is correct.

pamd

Ovipositor is the anatomically correct term for "egg tube" that was previously mentioned. (I guess you could say "egg tube" is more politically correct. )

To rule out that he/she doesn't have an ovipositor, you might need to look from underneath a bit. It's slightly possible it wouldn't show from a straight-on side shot, although it probably would, especially against his/her dark coloring. If it's a "she," you'd be able to see it even if the fish is pretty young.

My bet is that he/she is a "he," though. He's absolutely marvelous and such an unusual, beautiful color and I love his finnage. It's amazing you got him at a hardware store. For $2.99.

Shawnie

I worked from 7am till 9 pm yesterday and off to work again today so theres no studying for that tube today LOL although he's settleing i nicely, and hes loved to no end, I was hoping for a girlie...and now I know there wont be any more shopping at the hardware store!

COBettaCouple

Temptation everywhere!