Galaxy Koi Betta Genetics

He is a betta that i imported from malaysia and i do not know the breeder personally or know the genetics and lineage of this betta.

Galaxy koi betta genetics. Because the marble gene is a transposon its color is unstable and often marble bettas will develop more or less color throughout their entire lives. Galaxy a marbled fish that has distinct scales of iridescence blue tiger a marbled fish with yellow and black or blue. Need a basic introduction to genetics.

A dna sequence that can change its position within the genome as a result marble bettas often have splotches of pigment or areas without pigment all over their body and fins. Betta tail type genetics are mysterious in some ways. The koi betta is a variation of the marble type carefully selected through breeding.

I attempted to breed the orange galaxy koi halfmoon betta you see in this post. As the name suggests this variation was bred to resemble the very popular koi pond fish. What is clear about him is that he is a betta with amazing colours.

Most often you ll find patterns of red and black on the pale flesh color but new variations are popping up constantly. Many betta hobbyists move on to try their hand at breeding bettas from their own stock. Marble is a name for a transposon jumping gene.

Koi bettas are marbles with more than one color often similar in appearance to koi fish. I attempted to breed the orange galaxy koi halfmoon betta you see in this post. Leave a comment genetics species.

The bettas will have a pale flesh colored face no matter what color the rest of their bodies are. The basics of betta fish color genetics. He is a betta that i imported from malaysia and i do not know the breeder personally or know the genetics and lineage of this betta.