The pair is the same sibling as what Boontiang, the Thailand breed had told me. I just put up a few questions at betterbettas@yohoo.com about the kink tail since it might related to the doubletail.
Phil reply so far. Here is I copy and paste as what he wrote. It seems like he is keep breeding down the generation like sibling.
Please define "kink" and "bend spin near the tail". With DTs the spine has split into two different tails. However, some DTs have a crooked spine. This is best seen from above and also should be visible from the side. These bettas are culled when noticed. To have a good average, (90%), of no spinal deformities it requires selectively culling and spawning for about 10 generations. That is if you start from scratch or just one or two generations with the pair. I just had my last three DT spawns in the past two weeks. I have been able to get very good averages in my spawns, 90%, but then I have been breeding bettas for awhile. When they get bigger, the DTs will say hello to the HMs.
Olde Dragon Phil
www.BettaCave.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Frankie Yeevia
To: BetterBettas@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:47 PM
Subject: [BetterBettas] Question about KINK at the betta tail.
I did found out some of my babies betta got bend spin near the tail so I culling
them as I can. Then I was brousing at IBC and I saw a picture showing a betta
has the same like mine so then I know it is a kink at his tail.
Today I received my bettas package from aquabid that I won and there are
two freebies. One has a kink on it. Here is a few questions
1) How is this kink happened? Do they just kink because of the parent genetic
has it? Or do you think because of bacteria attack while they were babies? Or
because the water are bad while raising the babies?
2) What if I am using the kink male betta breed another kink female, will the
offspring going to have all kink tail?
3) How much it hurt in a competition if a betta has a kink but only can visual
from the top view rather than side view?
Oh yes, doubletail breed doubletail will give out 100% doubletail babies.
Thanks for the informations last time you members giving last time. They looks
good and promissing so far.
I got at least 100 over babies in there. Some
looks good balance lobe tail. If I got 10 perfect, I will be happy.
Oh yes, they
are red butterfly fullmoon doubletail parent if you like to know.
Frankie Yeevia
