A New Female...

[GameBetta]

Can someone tell me what color this girl is. Also if I breed her to a copper male what color offspring might I get?
Thanks in advance! Norm

 

[x0x.love.you.x0x]

ummmmm im thimking thats a young male!!!!

 

[tibby25731]

I'm crap at sexing bettas but that DOES look male to me too! colour is mustard gas. As for genetics, wait for Modaz or someone to come along, genetics fries my brain!

 

[LauraFrog]

Yeah, that's a male alright... mustard gas on dark self. The dark body/dark yellow fins combination is fairly dominant, so you'd probably get a lot of pineapples and some copper with blue wash.

 

[GameBetta]

Thanks for the responses! I know the pic doesnt doesnt show it,but this fish has an ovipositor. Ive heard that young males can have one, but I have a male one third this fishes size that does not have one. So Im a little confused...I will try and get some better pictures to post after I get off work today. Thanks again everyone!

 

[newfishy]

dont have to get more pics I am 99.9% sure that is male. the only 100% way to be sure is to place it in a divided tank super condition it and see if it evenutaly drops eggs or not. do not however drop that fish in with another male.

 

[GameBetta]

dont have to get more pics I am 99.9% sure that is male. the only 100% way to be sure is to place it in a divided tank super condition it and see if it evenutaly drops eggs or not. do not however drop that fish in with another male.

Its been living with a male for 2 days now

 

[GameBetta]

Ever try to get a close up pic of an ovipositor on a fish in a heavily planted aquarium? LOL 50 snap shots and I dont have a clear pic yet and its time to change my batteries!
Now Im really confused. The fish is in with a tested male that does not play! Any encounters hes had with it hes tried to embrace. Neither fish is showing any signs of aggression. Ill be back later....time to head to work...Thanks again folks maybe we will get this sorted later?

 

[love4aquatic]

dont have to get more pics I am 99.9% sure that is male. the only 100% way to be sure is to place it in a divided tank super condition it and see if it evenutaly drops eggs or not. do not however drop that fish in with another male.

Its been living with a male for 2 days now

WHY?

 

[modaz]

Mustard gas holds red and blue genetics. it also holds the red loss. Both red and blue dominent genes. A copper will also have red and blue in it not less likely to hold a loss gene. A matching of these colours will give a variety of colours due to the copper being a mass of lots of colours but most of them will just be red and blue washes.

It does look male to me too, the dorsal fin and tail is too long. longer anal fins dont make a blind bit of difference anymore as ive plenty on long anal females here and they are becoming very common.

 

[GameBetta]

I put this fish in my 29gal community tank which Ive always keep a male in, thinking it was a female. If there is any reason a male and female shouldnt be kept in an aquarium like that I wish someone would please tell me....At any rate we are going on 3 days now without so much as a nipped fin.

modaz, Im glad to have the answer to my original questions,(color and genetic traits the offspring might have).Thank you so much! But since there seems there is a large consensus as to the true sex of this fish, it raises a couple questions for me:
Does the ovipositor I am seeing mean nothing at all? And, why are these two bettas getting along so peacefully in the tank which Ive described above?

Thanks for your time

 

[Amunet]

Don't put a male and a female together unless you plan on breeding them, and even then, they have to be conditioned and then seperated after they've spawned.
Male.... female.... it's a very pretty betta

 

[modaz]

I put this fish in my 29gal community tank which Ive always keep a male in, thinking it was a female. If there is any reason a male and female shouldnt be kept in an aquarium like that I wish someone would please tell me....At any rate we are going on 3 days now without so much as a nipped fin.

modaz, Im glad to have the answer to my original questions,(color and genetic traits the offspring might have).Thank you so much! But since there seems there is a large consensus as to the true sex of this fish, it raises a couple questions for me:
Does the ovipositor I am seeing mean nothing at all? And, why are these two bettas getting along so peacefully in the tank which Ive described above?

Thanks for your time

if it is a male then its by pure luck more than anything but i would serperate them and wait for this one to develop a bit more to determine sex. Male and females should only be put together under strict supervision for spawning purposes only. They dont breed like guppies. they have the abililty to kill if the conditions are not right.

 

[GameBetta]

I put this fish in my 29gal community tank which Ive always keep a male in, thinking it was a female. If there is any reason a male and female shouldnt be kept in an aquarium like that I wish someone would please tell me....At any rate we are going on 3 days now without so much as a nipped fin.

modaz, Im glad to have the answer to my original questions,(color and genetic traits the offspring might have).Thank you so much! But since there seems there is a large consensus as to the true sex of this fish, it raises a couple questions for me:
Does the ovipositor I am seeing mean nothing at all? And, why are these two bettas getting along so peacefully in the tank which Ive described above?

Thanks for your time

if it is a male then its by pure luck more than anything but i would serperate them and wait for this one to develop a bit more to determine sex. Male and females should only be put together under strict supervision for spawning purposes only. They dont breed like guppies. they have the abililty to kill if the conditions are not right.

I will house them separately right away.Thanks for everyones responses!
Can someone please address the "ovipositor"?? Ive never seen one on a male, but then Im no expert.

 

[Amunet]

I've never had a male w/ a false one before, but I've heard from quite a few people here who have had one though, so it's entirely possible.