Betta Fish Breeding Colors

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Betta fish breeding colors. Beginner s guide to betta fish colors. Betta fish colors seem to be without limit. On the right a yellow half moon betta fish.

The fun part about owning breeding and raising betta fish is in experimenting with breeding different colors of fish and of course in simply enjoying their beautiful spectacular colors every time you walk past the tank. Before you dive into the wonderful world of breeding bettas you should know something about the basic color genetics of this fascinating fish. On the left is a yellow crown tail betta.

Keep in mind that betta colors are very difficult to understand and predict which is what makes them fun but hopefully thinking about them in the following manner will make things a little easier. There are up to 26 000 genetic combinations that create the myriad colors and patterns that you find in captive betta fish. Here are two solid red betta.

This page is a reference for common color types and variations of bettas. When you look at a fish what your eye is actually perceiving are the colors that are on top. By betta breeder 3 years ago on fish breeding handling eggs and fry.

Body can be any solid color and then the unpaired fins have two or sometimes three color bands. From someone who has actual experience in breeding bettas can be found here. I just breeding my betta fish and the male is smallest than female.

Typically the body color is in the fins close to the body and betta colors patterns read more. It is not a question of asking what color but of asking what shade of a particular color can i find in a betta fish.