KiaraDavidoff Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 hey everyone:) just wondering my female kind of changes colour sometimes she is rich purple with redish tails and fins but then well looking at her now she is whitey light light light purple and no red in sight is this normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Would it possible for you to post photos? First thought - marble. Marbles are lovely fish (although can be frustrating at times!), and do change their colour. As they age, it tends to slow down. It COULD possibly be the lighting? You say your female is a rich purple, which makes me think royal blue. I've noticed my royal's look different depending on the lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betta_splendors Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 whats the water temp, ph, setup ect? could be just cold lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiaraDavidoff Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 nah the water is warm and ph is fine because she is like this in all different tanks! ill take a photo of her now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiaraDavidoff Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 actually i took photos ill upload them when they are ready haha but they came as she is blue ive never seen her blue before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacy boy Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 post pictures! how are the new fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffy Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 loss of colour can be stress related she is like this in all different tanks! when moving her do you acclimitise her to the new water, is the different tanks water have different parametors to her old water? Is she in with any other fish? bright strong lights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiaraDavidoff Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) its more like at night she has the colour and in the day she doesnt this is her in the light Edited March 23, 2012 by kikidee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffy Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) Ill also say its probably just different lighting causing it then. Edited March 23, 2012 by Neffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 The amazing thing about bettas is their ability to change colour rather rapidly depending on a whole host of factors. Stress, cold, illness, the colour and brightness of their surroundings can make them go pale. Interactions with other fish/flaring and getting a little amorous can make them darker. The cells in their skin that carry the colour can increase and reduce the amount of colour they express within seconds. Marble fish also change colour over time by changing the expression of the genes that produce colour. If she looks well, I wouldn't worry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiaraDavidoff Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 thank you so much! i was worried maybe she wasnt healthy or happy hah a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanagi Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Fish that have just woken up are often a very pale colour as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournebetta Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 I was going to echo Yan's post - My fish - particularly multicolours or metallics, are often a pale version of themselves when they wake up, like they've turned off their metallics. I think they'd also do this when they're threatened or not feeling well - makes sense to go cammo when you're under fire, no? v.s. Part of me thinks it's the black they can turn on and off, as (in my mind) it's the black behind metallics that gives the iridescence it's luminosity. IMO x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiaraDavidoff Posted March 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 the first photo looks like my girl sometimes!!!!! can they get jealous? cause i think that maybe be one of the reasons too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacy boy Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Second girl looks just like mine beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournebetta Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Betta experience a range of emotions, and while I'm no expert, I've done a bit of research into fishy point of view (to help me understand how to spawn them more efficiently) And at best I can describe their "feelings" as states of being relevant to survival. Jealousy, no - but threatened by competition - yes. Stressed that another fish is in closer vicinity to a desired item or mate... etc. But it sounds like her iridescence is just playing tricks on the eye - do some research into how the metallic blues actually work and you'll realize they aren't just shiny colours, they're an optical effect that makes the appear blue.. that's why it changes so often in different lighting setups. I can shoot my royal blue girls (super blues) and they look steel/grey/turquoise in any given photo shoot. (: so long as she's not stressed or sick, it's fine. x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lildeb Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 I often feel a little pale myself when I wake up! Especially if somebody turns the light on.. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiaraDavidoff Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 can she be nervous? because everytime she is in with a male her breeding bars are huge!!!!! but she just runs away and like you can hear her hitting the tank as she tries to run away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournebetta Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 stressed, yes of course... if you put her in the same tank as a male, she'll probably freak out, breeding bars or not, she's sexually mature - sure, but her body language says she's scared. I usually float my girls in the spawn tank for a week or two - feed her up in there, do all the conditioning, and also make sure there is a large almond leaf or something obscuring her vision so she can hide behind it. they're fightin' fish- you plop them in a tank together and they'll fight or f...lirt, you have to de-sensitize them both so they aren't in fight mode. (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiaraDavidoff Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 the thing is she is scared when in with him but when she is in her own tank looking at him she blows her own bubbles but then when i put her in she is so scared at the momebt she swims under the bubble nest but then runs, my boyfriend told me thats good! but now she swims towards him and when he sees her she moves away is this a good sign? im not sure this is the first time ive tryed spawning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffy Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) when she shows stripes are they horisontal or vertical ? Id suggest keeping her in a chimmney and let them get used to each other a bit more http://www.ausaqua.net/files/basicbettabreeding.html Edited March 25, 2012 by Neffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiaraDavidoff Posted March 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 they are vertical:) they are thick bars going down :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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