Celeste84 Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Ok i thought this was a little boy =_= i was a bit worried that he never flared at anything (even the mirror) and never made a bubble nest, but i thought he was just a bit young and shy. until i put him in the photo tank today to get some pics. i dunno if it's a boy or a girl anymore! any guesses people?? these are the shots i got today in the photo tank: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 long fins for a female i think... im no expert, but id put my money on male. but then again, i think i can kinda see the ovary thing. nice colouring though!!! could that be "barring up" to another male? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted May 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 if it was a female i'd say she was barring up cause she thought she'd seen a male....but like you said, the fins are too long for a female >.< i'm so confused about it, i've never had trouble spotting a female before :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 maybe its a transvestite? if it happens in humans it can happen in fish i suppose?? how long you had him, her.. it for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted May 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 around 2-3 weeks i guess, he came from the same supplier that the yellow/green HM did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 That's a male, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 I think barring can just be sign of stress. Females can have pretty long fins these days. You could try keeping it out of sight of other fish for a little while, feed with live foods, warm water, and then put it in a chimney in another male's tank. Humans might have trouble differentiating between males and females but I think the bettas pretty much know who's who. The reaction from the other male might give you a better indication what gender this one is. Maybe. Maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 what is IMO i been wondering.. i bet its the most obvious thing in the world and i already knew it, but still i need to ask lol. Thats a pretty good idea, im taking my money off this bet... till i know for sure what it is lol... im still going for male at the moment, have you tried putting it into a female community tank to see what it does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 In My Opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted May 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 i thought horizontal stripes were stress stripes and vertical ones were breeding stripes? and it's already being kept on it's own (can't see any other fish in the barracks) and being fed live and frozen foods lilli, have you ever seen a male behave like that before?? i don't want to either toss it into the community tank or spawning tank until i'm 100% sure about it's sex >.< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 If you were to put him/her in a chimney, it might indicate more of its sex e.g, tummy full of eggs, very obviouse barring. Or if it were to be a male, alot of agression (obviously lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Body type is male. Fins too long for female. This kind of barring also occurs in males. HTH. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted May 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 thanks guys :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 yep, I agree with Stefan. I think I have seen a male betta get vertical bars, but I can't recall a specific instance of it happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 I've experienced male vertical barring first-hand. Mostly in young males that had just been jarred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betta_Endeavours Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Actually the fins aren't too long. When I was in the hobby last time I heard of long finned females but of course back then getting hold of anything decent was very hard. So don't take the fin length as an absolute guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Celeste, see if 'he' fattens up with eggs with good food and a male in sight. :embarrass: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 long fined females are IME of VT type only (possible that DT has been introduced into the line), but also IME it's only their tails that are long, not anal and dorsal fin as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Lisa, do you remember that pair of golds that that Mango4Jade bought from Edie ages ago? That female really did have male finnage. Oh yes, found the link! http://ausaqua.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=263 And there are/were several females I've come across online that had really long HM fins that could easily be mistaken for males'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 was her femininity confirmed? Just looked at the link, she looks male to me - especially the ventrals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 I don't know... better ask Mango that But the shape of her fins does look female to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted May 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 well i shouldn't have worried guys...i found this is his tank this morning and it's only gotten bigger since! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2jdaze Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 hehe maybe he just needed a little time to adjust :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 :) Bubbles!! And not a styro cup in sight! Now did you say you did or didn't have girlfriend for him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 funnily enough, I saw a male betta with vertical bars today at Auburn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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