Fletch Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Just want everyone's opinion. I personally love the webbing on the ray extensions on the caudal. Totally different to my red guys. Is this a fault or something I should concentrate on? Dad is normal. This is the guy just spawned. My Favourite. These are all old photos but don't have time to take new ones. Thoughts????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv_my_fish Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I'm not sure, but I like it It's different! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Sounds like a new line of double crowntails! Like the way it looks really..... interesting if it breeds true at all ..... You may have invented a new tail type :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhysmachine101 Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Whether its a fault or not- I think you should develop it, it really looks interesting! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournebetta Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 You know I'm a stickler for traditional form, but..... that's usually because the new mutations aren't - well - practical (obviously IMO!) But this just looks like double ray reduction with little or no reduction in the secondary (or is it primary) rays. I really like it, it's striking - and if you could work on it to beome represented as a trait in all 3 paired fins, I think you'd be eligible for one of those thousand dollar aquabid auctions... Go for it... and is it just me, or has he got giant pecs? Tidy up his geometry with a nice CT female and off ya go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I also love it, very different - but stunning. I think you should try and make a line of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandz Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 gorgeous fish :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I like it too, isn't it just a less extreme version of those ballon CT's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournebetta Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) Nah Matt - the balloon CT's seem to have extess webbing, generally a little bit closer to the base of the tail - this is really more to do with the webbing distribution and reduction..... no excess creepy balloon. /\ wrong town! Edited September 16, 2011 by melbournebetta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandz Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 oh wow, now that fish is awesome! where can I get me 1, or 10? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Thanks everyone. Makes me feel a bit better as you never know if you are bias when looking at your own fish. The above photos are two different fish. The very top one (royal blue irid) is the one just spawned. The girl has the same rays as him so hopefully this will be passed on to the fry. Second boy is steel irid. All these photos are a month old now, at least, and there are defined ray extensions at the ends now. Which fish do you prefer? Blue or steel??????? I vote steel. :-) Thanks again for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumofthehoarde Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 definately thumbs up from me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I personally like the blue, but you can use the steel to develop copper ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I think the Blue in the first Pic if you concentrat on him and his progeny you may get some cross rays out of his line as they seem to have a bit of a curve happenning are ther any girls from the spawn showing simmiler traits? as sib matting would help fix the Pheno Type Cheers Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Yes Les. Eggs hatched today. Bred blue irid boy with blue irid sister that also shows the same traits. Funny, I prefer the steel. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_95 Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I like the steel the best too :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 LOL all ready dun the deed well I cant wait to see the progeny Cheers les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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