striping on betta fry?

[Silver1]

I noticed today that the largest of my babies all have two stripes, one on each side. The smaller ones are light colored and have no stripes at all. Is this a normal stage? I didn't think they had any color changes till about 6 weeks.

 

[caspercanuck]

horizontal stripes usually mean they are stressed... vertical stripes can also happen when stressed, or when in breeding condition

 

[nashnut]

I was told that those would be darker in color than those without stripes. Most of mine turned out to be red in color.

 

[Silver1]

Oooh!! You're babies are so pretty! I hope my babies look just like yours!

 

[caspercanuck]

they look like stress type stripes to me

 

[Kiarra]

In babies, it means that they are going to be dark-colored.