potter

I have seen a few bettas lately with dots on their fins. I have attached 2 pictures to show what I meant. Is there a special term for these dots? Why do some bettas have them?

Credit given to pictures from :-

http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/aucti...shm&1244042478

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MissMTS

Its just a color pattern and I think it is really pretty. Usually bettas with spots are referred to as dalmations. Have you been shopping on aquabid Those are some gorgeous fish!

potter

Lol I got those pictures from Aquabid. I was just curious of the dots/spots on their fins. They look amazing, a little like spots from a leopard hence I wonder if there is a special term for them.

Tony G.

I think those spots look cool too, i had a blue boy a while ago, and he had those...

potter

I also notice a lot of the blue bettas have the dots and I haven't seen any other colour bettas have spots yet. Wonder why...genetic?

Tony G.

hehe idk... probably genetics..

prairielilly

My new purple girl has those spots too, and actually I was wondering too what they were

Martinismommy

The dots are called a dalmation pattern....It is genetic....I've seen it on Bettas of all different colors....Although it can be pretty, it is not really what I want on my show fish....