ok, i caved

[pica_nuttalli]

so a little while ago, i was at a petco and saw this betta that was just too pretty to pass up. i'm temporarily keeping him in a quart vase until my 2.5 empties up (momma krib was eating her fry.) in the meantime... LOOK HOW PRETTY!!!!

his fins are a bit rotted, so i'm doing daily water changes. but they really do have that strong green tinge and the red centers are actually a quite transparent dull pink. he's very striking when he just hangs there in the lilly; the colors are remarkably harmonious.

PS: if anybody can tell me the name for this color pattern, i'd really appreciate it.

 

[Styx]

He is just beautiful! Not sure on the color though.

 

[50000_tears]

i wish i could do that tonight i had the worts expeieance at petco ever..someone send me 3 bowls!!

 

[Synirr]

What an odd little tail, hehe. He's very pretty!
I think the colour pattern doesn't have a special name... it's just bicolour.

 

[daudy_dojo]

maybe he is a HM or a delta just maybe though cant wait to read aobut his progress good luck

 

[50000_tears]

hes cute hes a oddball of color but he is very cute..i like the weridly colored ones

 

[daudy_dojo]

you just reminded me im going to my LFS to get a betta with that coloring tomorrow and im naming him link then im getting a female (hopefully of same color or white or something) and naming her zelda thanks for reminding me (dont worry pics will be posted sometime late the afternoon hehe

 

[pica_nuttalli]

i really think he's just a mutt VT. he does have some of the most unique coloring i've seen in a cheapie betta; i was quite pleasantly surprised when i first got him in his vase and finally saw his fins fully spread.

 

[daudy_dojo]

well he may be a VT

 

[daudy_dojo]

he looks liek a delta to me but then again some suprises may occur

 

[Synirr]

He's definitely a veiltail, but a very pretty one
It looks like his tail was damaged in the past and the rays grew back crooked or something

 

[daudy_dojo]

his bottom and top fin looks like ones on a Delta though just when i think i can name a betta

 

[BettasRFriends]

It is a veiltail with torn then restored fins. NIce colorings

 

[Synirr]

.... So the bottom and top fins matter in the naming of tail types now?
Hehe, just pickin' on ya. I guess the dorsal fin does matter with DTs, but otherwise the tail is what you need to be looking at

 

[daudy_dojo]

yea i know but we have no tail to look at