Is he a young crown tail?

[lpiasente]

I found this little boy about 6weeks ago in a tank wth 12 other girls. He was laying on the floor of the tank half dead and getting beaten. Well I knew if I left him there he would die as the very experienced shop owner wouldn't listen that he was a boy. Anyway with lots of tlc and good food he pulled through. He has started sprouting and now he has little spikes growing from his fins. Is he a young crown tail?

[splendidbetta]

Looks like a comb tail VT, roundtail or delta

[Anasfire]

Looks a lot like my first successful spawn. Dad was CT, Mum was VT ended up with VT's with combtailing.

[lpiasente]

Thanks. A combtail something he is.

[Bettarazzi]

He's got the fringeing on all the unpaired fins and it looks pretty even at the moment. The combtail ray extensions can be very nice when they're even. I think combtails get a bad rap pretty unfairly. To classify as crowntail the webbing between the rays has to be reduced by a third of the fin length.

[lpiasente]

I actually thought he was a vt when I got him as that was what the girls were he was with. I was surprised when the spikes started to appear. He is very cute and soooo tiny whatever he is. Thanks y'all

[y2jdaze]

yep i'd say he's definitely a combtail, with any luck he might turn out to be something like my avatar boy when he grows up but maybe without the spread my boy has, more vt-ish and maybe not have as much webbing reduction as mine, try to keep him healthy and exercise him, take few flaring pics :)

Edited May 18, 2008 by y2jdaze