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• Jul 25, 2006

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Does this mean anything special? i just counted the rays on my red females tail and she has 10 on there. 2 of which branch into 2. I still think she has a bit of CT in her even though her parents where PK/HM.. HMM

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• Jul 25, 2006

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Hi Bret,

I always thought (though I could be wrong) that when people describe bettas as 10ray/etc it meant that each ray would branch into a total of 10 (not that she has 10 rays in her caudal fin). But, like I said, I'm not entirely sure...

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• Jul 25, 2006

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she has 10 rays coming from the base of her tail

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• Jul 25, 2006

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A true 10-ray does not have 10 rays in the tail all together. Each seperate branching is 10 rays.

This is a 10-ray female from Luvmybetta:

 

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• Jul 25, 2006

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I've always wondered about that. So what would my betta, Sydney, be? Some rays branch into more than others.

 

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• Jul 26, 2006

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bettas4me, I'd say 4 rays since it looks like most split to 4, but she has the potential for 8.

 

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• Jul 26, 2006

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So, whats up wit my fish? she has 10 actully coming out of her tail then the top and bottom ones split into two

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• Jul 26, 2006

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Synirr said:

bettas4me, I'd say 4 rays since it looks like most split to 4, but she has the potential for 8.

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Thanks, Synirr! I was counting the rays on one of my other girls, Crimson. She has 10 rays...6 branch into 8 rays and 4 branch into 4-6 rays. (I hope that makes sense.) Anyway, I'm guessing she would be an 8 ray since most branch into 8.

 

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• Jul 26, 2006

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I still dont know what mine is.... if hers is a 8 ray cos most branch into eight is mine a 1 ray lol.. Because only 2 of her 10 rays go into 2

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• Jul 26, 2006

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Sounds right Bret.

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• Jul 26, 2006

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Okay...I could be wrong, but yours could be at 2 ray. I was reading an article today on BettySplendens and it stated that even most VT are 2 ray. I looked at my VT to see and his rays branch very close to his body...The same is true for my VT female. I am thinking that your girl's rays might do the same. It was really difficult to tell on my bettas, but I could tell when they flared. I hope this helps, BW. Do you by any chance have a really good picture of your betta?