How do I identify my betta fish?

One simple way to identify a Betta fish is by the length of its tail. Short tails are common in wild type Bettas, as well as Bettas that are bred to fight. Short-finned Bettas, which are also called Plakats, are sometimes bred to have D-shaped tails.

How many species of betta fish are there?

73 species
Name. Siamese fighting fish (B. splendens) are frequently sold in the United States simply as “bettas”. In fact, as of 2017, around 73 species are classified within the genus Betta.

What is the rarest type of betta fish?

Rarest Types of Betta Fish The rarest type of Betta that I could find is the so-called fantail variety. This fish has two caudal fins that are side by side but fused at a small point at the top, making it look similar to a fantail goldfish.

Is Black Betta rare?

These mixes may appear black, but they often have a colored shimmer that can be seen on the edges of their scales that makes it less than pure black. Pure black bettas, especially fertile females, are the truly rare finds.

Why did my white betta turn blue?

Usually when bettas start with a base colour when they are around 3–5 months old. However, as they age certain genetic markers gets turned on in there DNA and a process changes and as marble bettas continue to grow and age there colours change to blue, red or black. It is a normal process.

What is a Hellboy Betta?

The Hellboy Plakat Betta (Betta splendens) is a very high-grade coloration fish of the ever-popular plakat body and fin variety. Betta species live in slow or stagnant bodies of water, sometimes with very limited open swimming space (such as in rice paddies).

What are the different breeds and types of betta fish?

Cambodian Betta (Betta splendens var. Cambodian) The Cambodian betta arose from careful selective breeding of light-colored bicolor bettas.

Bicolor Betta (Betta splendens var. Bicolor) Bicolor bettas are common and easy to pick out.

Butterfly Betta (Betta splendens var.

Dragon Scale Betta (Betta splendens var.

What are Some Betta fish names?

So here’s a few good Betta fish name examples (with inspiration of the names) Chunk and Sloth (The Goonies ) Joey and Chandler (Friends) Marty (Marty McFly – Back to the Future) Patrick (Spongebob Squarepants) Rocky ( Rocky II )

A true albino is the rarest color in bettas. As far as rarest finnage, I think triple tails or fuse tails are the rarest. Fuse tails have all of their fins physically joined together as one fin around the fish’s body.

What fish can be put in with a betta fish?

In particular, Angel Fish should not be put with Betta fish, as they have long and filmy fins that very much resemble male Betta fish. This leaves the Angel Fish very prone to attack and death by the Betta. Gold fish, and other similar fish are also not recommended.