This isn't Halfmoon!

[StingrayKid]

It just makes me so mad because I ordered a Half Moon, not a Veiltail with a split in it's tail. Oh well.

 

[cation]

You paid too much for him if he's a ripped veiltail. Oh well, guess you know how "reliable and knowledgeable " the LFS ended up being.

Oh well, he is beautifully colored, and hopefully will bring you plenty of joy even though he's not quite what you expected.

 

[StingrayKid]

Yeah, I guess I shouldn't rely on them for Bettas now huh? They're good with everything else though.

 

[Sandusky]

Maybe, if you ask nice , they'll order a real HM for ya...on the house.

 

[cation]

Maybe, if you ask nice , they'll order a real HM for ya...on the house.

The question is, do they know what one is?

Oh well, may be time to bite the bullet and throw down some cash if you really want something nice. Maybe if you post a wanted ad on this site (in buy and sell, of course!), one of the tff members will make you a reasonable offer.

 

[StingrayKid]

That's what I;m worried about. I'll probably talk to them tomarrow.

 

[Sandusky]

The question is, do they know what one is?

True!

Well, StingrayKid, maybe you should show them a picture of what you're looking for. Or just buy your bettas somewhere else, as Cation said.

 

[StingrayKid]

That's a good idea! I'll print out a picture of one and show them and ask if I can get one of these. Thanks.

 

[Sandusky]

Good luck! May they find what you would like this time round.

 

[JoKeR]

Well as u say Cation his Dorsal does look big

But The DT has a Short Body and a curved spine, and of course there very long dorsals

Heres a pic of a Twin Tail this guy breeds VTs and cuts there tails at young age so they become into two tails. Thats what we call a twin tail I dont know why sick people cut bettas tails so they look better. anyways before I start cursing out the seller who sells these fish. Im just gonna stop.

Heres a Pic of a Twin Tail

As u can see he looks like a VT but his tail is split in two

The bottom Attached picture is a real DT As u can see hes got a Short bodies long dorsal fins. And if u look closely u could see a little spine curve.

Note: Male is the Big Finned one

 

[f250fisherman]

I think it carries the DT gene. The dorsal is long in depth (front to back) and the peduncle is reasonably wide, which is a real characteristic of DT. The edges of the caudal and the corners do not look right to be a HM, but it needs to flare 100% to know for sure about the spread. There is no curve to the spine, but that doesn't always appear. It happens more from breeding a DT to a DT. It really looks like a DT spawned with a VT. Coming from a lps, they get their shippments from a wholesaler, who gets them from a seller overseas. They get mixed up alot, so they don't know for sure what they have. It is quite different from a breeder selling individual fish that he knows the genetics on. The first HM I owned came from an lps. He ordered 12, and only 1 out of the bunch was a HM.

 

[aloaring]

Awww Stingray kid, hes the same colouring as my recently deceased Hellboy Kind of pinkish with red marking in tail and fins. whatever it is its a very beautiful fish. My Hellboy was a great character and had the most stunning blue eyes but looked liek he was only a combtail! Good luck on your search for a Half moon!

 

[StingrayKid]

Thanks, I really do like him. I will continue my search for a Half moon at my LFS this weekend. Thanks for all the help guys!