photos of female Betta's tails

[Lorraine1]

has anyone got a thread going showing the difference in the tails of females? I find it very hard to tell one from another.

[Bettarazzi]

It can be very difficult to tell them apart. CT are obvious because of the webbing reduction. Veiltail and plakat can look very similar. HM and HMPK can also look similar but you'd expect the HM females to have more ray branching than HMPK. Also look at the anal and dorsal. HMPK should be more compact generally. When I don't know the background of a fish I just go with what's most likely and confirm it through the offspring. It's easier to tell the difference with the top quality HM and HMPK but I'm pretty sure I couldn't tell the difference between a VT female and a traditional plakat female.

[Hachi]

I always find it good to reference back to this website when trying to tell the difference of tail types.

http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/183603-figuring-out-your-females-tail-type/

[maddzvk]

plakats are the hardest to tell in my opinion

im still really new at it though (but im trying)

i agree with razzi you need to look at fins besides the caudal as well.
length, shape and raying/structure will all give you the information for 'guessing' the tail type (sometimes its easier than others)
as you pick up the terminology and look at more fish you will begin to be able to tell the difference more
and may be able to guess the tail type better
but unless you know the genetics of the fish or its an outstanding specimen there is usually some ambiguity of tail type.
practice makes perfect though so start spawning and staring at fish

[Lorraine1]

haha. I don't have any plakats, male or female. I cant really tell the difference with the sexes of them. that is mainly why I go for the longer tailed variety. thank you Hachi, that link it very helpful.

[maddzvk]

lucky then ray branching and caudal shape will help then with telling SD/HM from VT like in the link dylan gave