Betta Photos

[liz2]

looking at love4aquatics siggie it looked just like one of my boys. So I have just been taking a few photos. I wish I could get the hang of this new camera I used to take lovely close ups with my old one but I cant seem to do it with this one.

I love the fourth betta, dont name them now, superstitious!, but he has a tumour on his side doesnt stop him bubble nesting though.

 

[Netty]

They are all lovely but the first one really caught my eye.....such an unusual colour.

 

[liz2]

I got a lovely new one this weekend but I dont want to freak him out he is everso shy

 

[love4aquatic]

looking at love4aquatics siggie it looked just like one of my boys. So I have just been taking a few photos. I wish I could get the hang of this new camera I used to take lovely close ups with my old one but I cant seem to do it with this one.

I love the fourth betta, dont name them now, superstitious!, but he has a tumour on his side doesnt stop him bubble nesting though.

lol that boy is beautiful!

here is Viva!


he even poses 4 me! lol my camera is horrible but Viva still is the only betta i can get good pics of!

 

[Jdubz]

Agree the first one is very Handsome

Heres mine and his bubbles!

 

[DreyOfAud]

Wow.. the first fish is beautiful!

 

[LionMom]

Wow.. the first fish is beautiful!

I agree!!!

 

[tibby25731]

yeah, the first one is pretty special

 

[PhishyPhriend]

All your fish are lovely! I have to admit though... the first one it absolutely beautiful!

 

[wilsonnw8]

lol agreed the first one is awesome!

 

[breaks1984]

Amazing colour on the first one! Makes mine seem so average

 

[electric yellow]

Oh wow they are all so pretty.

I currently have 3 boys.

Night Light my new VT (hes huuuge for a VT)

Ramjet my VT (my midget VT)

Pinky my first VT who died

Shimmer my PK (i havent taken a recent photo of him but he looks like Diesel apparently

 

[liz2]

I love the pale pink bettas but have never managed to keep one more than a few months! beautiful fish

 

[electric yellow]

Yeah i dunno what it is about them. He got over her fin rot but then he just went down hill.

 

[Gemini]

I love the pale pink bettas but have never managed to keep one more than a few months! beautiful fish

Light coloring in a lot of animals is a sign of ill health. For example, all-white cats often have the unintended side effect of being deaf. A form of albinism that occurs in horses is actually lethal. In some animals, incomplete albinism produces immune system deficiencies, which is possibly (meaning IMO) what happens to light colored Bettas. A lot of times inbreeding has been used to produce the genes for light coloration, as with this malformed white tiger.

Here's his story: White Tigers 80% Deformity Rate

Here's an article if you're interested:
Animal Health care

I'm always very cautious when I see albinos in pet stores. Because albinism is a rare gene, I often suspect inbreeding has been used to produce the gene. That alone could result in all kinds of health problems, but albinism or partial albinism causes it's own set of problems. It looks pretty, but the number of animals that have to suffer to get it right just doesn't seem fair. Even if the creature looks lovely in the store, light-colored animals often don't live very long. D':