Got My Sorority

[crazycatfish]

Thats a male you got there. Females very rarely have fins that long.

 

[Amberleaf]

Oh my gosh! I just hope that that means that my blue "female" isn't really a male, too.

 

[nudzy]

Thanks for the reply crazy cat fish, I got them on friday, and thats the first time he/she has done that, will that one be ok in with the others one of the others has gone long fins as well, but at the mo they all seem fine together, and think the guy that i got them off had them all in together, (first pic is the one he sent me) and he told had them listed as all females. There is another long finned blue one ill try and get a pic of that.

any info wellcome please

 

[Luke_emma_23]

hi, i had 2 of my sorority turn out to be plakat boys, i found them both half dead frm fighting one morning, treated them with aquarium salt in separate tanks then returned them to the shop to exchange for 2 real girls!!!

 

[betta fish]

The blue one with long fins is almost certainly a boy, he needs to be removed as soon as you can to either a seperate tank or given back to the seller I would not recommend keeping him in there even though things appear to be ok at the moment.

 

[Haych]

i'd say a boy.

but you shouldnt have a prob as long as its only one boy

 

[Rezatii]

Agreed, I think he's a lad!

Haych; All due respect but that is terrible terrible advice! They might be fine now but not for long! He needs to be moved or given back asap!!


-Rezz

 

[chesterscot]

Hi nudz glad they settled in ok and they look great with those plants
regards scot

 

[Luke_emma_23]

i'd say a boy.

but you shouldnt have a prob as long as its only one boy

you have to be kidding!!


if you don't have a spare tank & can't get him back to shop put him in a breeding trap in the tank as a short term solution as things can go seriously wrong at any time!! with my lot, usually at night!!

 

[chesterscot]

if you read what the op posted they didnt come from a shop
but your right they wont be able to live together if it is a boy
knowing nudzy who keeps many sorts of fish i am positive she will have it under controll whatever sex it is
scot

 

[Rezatii]

Scot; I'm sure Nudzy will sort it out, Me and Emma were just pointing out Haych's flawed advice XD


-Rezz

 

[chesterscot]

i agree with advice totally
it was just emma was saying it needs to go back to the shop when it didnt come from one
regards scot

 

[Luke_emma_23]

i agree with advice totally
it was just emma was saying it needs to go back to the shop when it didnt come from one
regards scot

in my experience most shops will take a fish in, or exchange for goods whether it came from there or not, they do round here anyway

 

[GuppyGoddess]

i agree with advice totally
it was just emma was saying it needs to go back to the shop when it didnt come from one
regards scot

in my experience most shops will take a fish in, or exchange for goods whether it came from there or not, they do round here anyway

I was told by one sals person never to buy fish from places that take returns as the person may be returning a fish who came from a contaminated tank! So far I haven't found a place that doesn't take returns. Scary!

That said, the fish is a male. I take it you cannot return him? If you don't have the space for a tank, possibly just stick him in a fish bowl for now to keep all the fish safe.

 

[nudzy]

I've yet to see a 'striped' betta, those are stress/fear stripes. My iridescent female gets them if I move her favorite rock across the tank; they can get them for serious reasons just as they can get them for silly ones, and they just show up and go away based on the fishes mood-not through conditioning, etc.

As far as sexing your other mystery gender fish (the ones with the long fins), look for the ovipositor (egg tube, looks like a white dot or nub) behind their ventrals. All female bettas have them, but some females have MORE then others. I have seen young males have them-which can cause a lot of confusion-but they lose them as they grow.

Good luck with your new girls! (Or boy! xD)

Hi still researching, and absorbing all the new info that im learning on bettas, the one thing that was worrying me was the pair that I have with stripes, as I thought they havent disappeared and does that mean that they are unhappy or permanently stressed.
Every indication that I have found, mean that the stripes are ok as long as they are facing the right way, the stripes that my bettas have are vertical so think they are fine

Vertical stripes indicate a female betta's readiness to spawn. Horizontal stripes are a sign of stress.

Also thank you so much for the tip on how to sex the bettas, there is two long finned blue ones, and one has got the white spot nub thing havent managed to get a look at the other one yet, but will keep looking.

I just want to make sure these fish are happy in their new home, im loving them and appear to have caught the 'betta bug' lol

thankyou very much for all the hints tip and info on these beautiful fish everyone, I am taking it all on board.