Terribletegs Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 All CallaLilli bettas - I won at the SBG in the raffle! Perfect! First Lucky, the bloke: Tell me if you see x-factor scaling here... Now here's Blanche, slightly beaten after her spawn the other day: Dorothy, who I think is the prettiest colour-wise: And Rose: I have a billion more pics of these lovely fishies, if you want more. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted August 4, 2009 Report Share Posted August 4, 2009 they are great photos! I do see 2 irregular scales on Lucky, but I don't have the best eye for these things so maybe I am being too generous (not biased ... much, lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terribletegs Posted August 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 Yep, he has two 'double' scales on one side, and one on the other side. No 'crazy paving' scales, just the double ones. Is that 'x-factor'? I would love to breed him because his form is incredible otherwise. Such a gorgeous feisty little man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted August 5, 2009 Report Share Posted August 5, 2009 I'd breed him. We don't know enough about the inheritance of x-factor and even if he has it, it's minimal and seems not to be affecting his finnage. And we may all learn something about genetics! (like the time we spawned ventral-less fish and got fry with ventrals...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighter boy Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 what is x factor? They are absolutley beautiful specimens you have there. I would be very proud of myself to own such fine Betta. Oh and of course we all must thank Lisa and Calla for their superior quality Betta Splendens. Well done girls. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terribletegs Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 From Betty Splendens: "EXTREME ROSETAIL: This is actually a DEFORMITY, and shouldn't be bred! The extreme rosetail appears when breeders are trying too hard to increase ray branching and not paying enough attention to the strength of form. Extreme rosetails have varying degrees of expression, but one gets skilled at identifying them if enough of them are seen. For one thing, almost all Extreme Rosetails (also called "X-factor fish") are smaller than their siblings, and seem weaker. Most of them have excessive branching and bad scales (this can look like someone has "smudged" the scales) combined with small dorsals, pale coloration, and stunted ventral fins. They are ugly fish, and they pass their deformities on to future generations if you can keep them alive long enough to spawn. It is unfortunate that a lot of inexperienced breeders see these fish and think they would be good breeding prospects because they don't know any better, especially when they are very young and look like miniature HMs!. Extreme Rosetails should be avoided at all costs! They will weaken your line." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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