Betta Splendens Color Genetics

These different color cells are present in different layers within the skin.

Betta splendens color genetics. Genetics and colors of the siamese fighting fish betta splendens. Etta splendens more commonly known as the siamese fighting fish has b been popular in aquariums of western europe and america for over 35 years. The color layers of betta fish.

This yellow color is so much less dense than all the other colors and is by nature a light color that it can be safely ignored in a discussion of wild betta color. The color and scale pattern of betta fish is dependent on their genetics but it s also influenced by their diet and the environment in which they live. Betta coloration is based on the color pigmentation of the various cells that form layers within the fish s skin.

Genetics a melano black betta is represented by. Wallbrunn department of biology uniuersity of florida gainesuille florida first received march 13 1957 b etta splendens more commonly known as the siamese fighting fish has been popular in aquariums of western europe and america for over 35 years. Science 06 apr 1934.

There are basically four types of color layers in a betta with each its own kind of color cells. Hopefully these layers of color are helpful in determining what is visually dominant or recessive to what. Most recessive is the blond followed by cambodian and then black jim sonnier experience.

It requires two dominant blue alleles. There are up to 26 000 genetic combinations that create the myriad colors and patterns that you find in captive betta fish. Its domestication and consequent inbreeding antedates the introduction into the west by 60 or 70 years.

Its domestication and consequent inbreeding antedates the introduction into the. Genetics of the siamese fighting fish betta splendensl henry m. There are essentially four layers of color cells in the betta s skin.