Marble monster plakat darkening

[Beano]

Remember this guy?

Look at him now! He's darkened and some of the marbling is nearly black. His face is become coloured as well, does this mean he's not a monster anymore?

He's still one of my top favourite bettas, just gorgeous. I'm waiting for one of my new giant females (the pale one) to grow a bit so I can cross him into some giant genes...

[splendidbetta]

Wow, really nice colour

What colour and fin-type giant female is it?

[Beano]

The female is a giant plakat. I don't know what colour, but she's pale bodied, pale finned, and has this yellow-green irridescence to her. She's only 9 weeks old though, so she might change a bit. It's one of the ones Michael sent me. I'll get a photo...

***EDIT - here's a photo of her:

[y2jdaze]

oooh she looks like what Firefly used to look like before he changed lol only with more colour in her tail!

wow we are having some marble revolution at the moment how many more fishies are gonna change colour I wonder?!

[Beano]

I just love how long his ventrals are!

[y2jdaze]

he's just gorgeous and yes now you mention it... UBER VENTRALS YAY! I didn't really look before coz I was lookin at the colour :whistling:

[Bettarazzi]

Yes, I love the ventrals too. Hate stumpy ventrals and those are the absolute opposite.

[splendidbetta]

She looks like a great match for him

Good luck with them :whistling:

[Celeste84]

wow! he's looking fantastic beano! and that girl will be a great match for him :eadshake:

[Beano]

Well... he is super aggressive... the girl has jumped out of her chimney twice now. He has no nest, and no interest in making one, just likes stalking whatever is in HIS tank. Over the last day though, he has become a bit more easy on her, less bite, more "look at me dance". Things did get a bit better after I put the snail in there too, and i can see them through the algified walls again!

[Celeste84]

sounds nervous ;;;

[Beano]

I think I'm going to call him Alpine...