paiyan Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Hi there guys, got this fish from my LFS. Not sure if it's a male or a female cause it came from a tank which apparently had a mix of females and male plakats. Mind helping me out a little thanks? She flares up at her reflection in the mirror and just blew a small bubble nest. She's got the white dot on her belly though, the ovipositor (pardon my spelling) if that's what it's called? Really confused here as I'm thinking of using her for breeding, if it's actually a she that is. Any of you guys could tell me what breed of betta she is as well? Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitstyles Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 I bought a similar traditional Pk b4 that turned out to be male... I cannot 100% tell what sex is it from the picture but I'm guessing is a male since his white dot is not so obvious like other female. Anyway female also make bubble nest and flare at mirror. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2jdaze Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Kinda hard to tell.... the pics are a bit fuzzy to see the finer details. From those pics I'd maybe think you had a Plakat Male there given the longer ventrals. That being said I've had girls blow bubbles mroe than my boys and I've got some long finned girls! Have you tried showing it a male and seeing the difference in body language as opposed to showing it a female? I'm no expert on sexing bettas like this but I'm just getting a feeling that this one may just be a male that happens to have an ovipositor (it has been said to happen) Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Boy Females of that type (wild colour plakat) have a chunkier body shape. For breeding, I quite like it, but for the tail. You'd need to find a female with a nice big spread so that the tail looks more like a D than an O :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paiyan Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Poo :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paiyan Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Poo Oh yeah, forgot to mention that it's got a pretty big tummy, just can't see it in the photos. Sorry, took them with my mobile..pretty crap quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 ovipositor does not necessarily = female. It is a serious fault (I think it is a disqualifying fault) in male show fish. Long ventrals suggest male. Have a read of this (humour me): http://www.ausaqua.net/files/sexingbettas001.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paiyan Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 How would you rate my fishy here? You reckon I should try getting a female and breeding it with this one? It's got decent colouration i reckon, what do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 you might be better off posting this question in the critique forum :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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