Question

[veil92]

Do Delta bettas eventually develop into HMs with age?

 

[danni_69]

I wouldn't have thought so. I would have imagined that in the idea of a HM wouldn't change into a CT, then a Delta wouldn't change to a HM. It is plausable that the tail type develop with age.. I guess.. ?

 

[veil92]

I wouldn't have thought so. I would have imagined that in the idea of a HM wouldn't change into a CT, then a Delta wouldn't change to a HM. It is plausable that the tail type develop with age.. I guess.. ?

Well I got that idea from the fact that some CTs develop the combtail later on. Hense Deltas growth would have them classified as HMs when they grow and such.

 

[danni_69]

Well I'm not 100% but as a guess.. I would of thought that Delta and HM are two different tail types, whereas CT and the combtail CT are still the same thing in a way.. but again, I'm not sure really.

 

[wilsonnw8]

Well I'm not 100% but as a guess.. I would of thought that Delta and HM are two different tail types, whereas CT and the combtail CT are still the same thing in a way.. but again, I'm not sure really.

Nope different tail type, combtails might develop but they are combtails, crown tails are crown tails, deltas are deltas and so on they dont develop into different tail types unless you have a very young fish and cant tell what type of tail it will have yet or you have bought a fish that has had tail rot and cant tell what the original tail shape was . But if you bought a delta is wont turn into a halfmoon and vice versa

 

[veil92]

Ah, I see. Thanks a lot you guys.

 

[Syphoniera]

Actually, speaking as One Who Knows Nothing but has read the odd bit, a lot of half moons apparently degenerate to superdelta status as they age, since the definition of a half moon is pretty restrictive.
One weeny once-straight ray bending the wrong way, the loss of ability to fully flare the tail to the required angle, and technically, they no longer qualify.
And I'd thought women were the only ones to be judged so harshly, lol.

 

[veil92]

Actually, speaking as One Who Knows Nothing but has read the odd bit, a lot of half moons apparently degenerate to superdelta status as they age, since the definition of a half moon is pretty restrictive.
One weeny once-straight ray bending the wrong way, the loss of ability to fully flare the tail to the required angle, and technically, they no longer qualify.

That's sorta what I mean. I'm not necessarily saying The Delta will turn INTO a HM, but the growth of its fins will cause it to be classified as a HM now. Just as you say the HM will degenerate to a superdelta as they age. Now I'm back to being unsure lol.