How can you tell the fifference beetween male and female bettas?

Question

Bettas are siamese fighting fish

Answer 1

The usual answer would be that females are often sold at a younger age, are smaller, and have very short fins. While the males are older (they don't sell unless they have long fins, but the bigger they are, the older they usually are too) and often a more vibrant colour.

However (there's always exceptions), that is usually only true with Pet Store bettas. Many actual betta breeders have now created female stock which are almost as amazing as the males, so it really depends on what you're looking at getting. I always recommend buying from a breeder, but if you're just looking for a pet then it's not a big deal. Most breeders or Pet Stores can tell you which is which.

Remember that both male and female bettas are territorial, and even females will sometimes fight to the death.

Answer 2

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How to sex ur betta ~~~>
Males have long fins, usually about two to four times the length of a female’s fins. So that is the most obvious way to tell them apart. To illustrate, here are two photos: Notice the male’s fins (left) as opposed to the female’s (pictured right). Since only fully grown males have long fins, and since young male bettas have very short fins, this technique may not come handy when trying to sex young immature bettas. (well darn!)Examine the anal fin of young bettas. If it is starting to look longer than it did before, and kinda pointy at the end, then you could be in the presence of a future macho male betta :).
Male’s bodies are less wide, and more elongated. Yeah, yeah, I know it sounds like Chinese. It did sound like Chinese to me to when I first started breeding bettas. Now I get it. It is true that the body shapes look slightly different. But it is not the easiest way to sex bettas. After looking at thousands and thousands of bettas, you too will see it. (or need glasses).
Females have egg spots. Males usually don’t (though I’ve seen some who did). Hmmm? What is an egg spot you ask? Oh yes, more Chinese :)). OK, an egg spot (not egg roll!) is a tiny white speck, like a grain of salt, located under the female’s belly, between her ventrals and her anal fin. The spot is none other than the ovipositor tube, which the female drops during spawning, and out of which the eggs will come out (or so you hope :) ). Sometimes young males have an egg spot (just to confuse us further :P ), but usually they don’t, especially when mature.
Males have more beard. (some females do too, but they usually wax it) (oh, just kidding you guys!). The “beard” as I call it, is a membrane located under the gill covers. When the betta flares, he opens his covers and displays his membrane. When the gills are closed, the beard is tucked under, but I have noticed that it usually will stick out a bit, as though it is too big. Now be careful, females also have a membrane (but of course, it couldn’t possibly be simple :) ). It just is not as big and usually will not stick out when the gills are closed. Below, see a close up of what an ‘Apache’ male’s beard, “sticking” out, looks like.
Males blow bubble nests. (hopefully :) ). Females don’t. If you are unsure of a betta’s sex, you might want to jar it. If it blows a nest (see photo below) a few days later, then it was a male. If it doesn’t, it could still be a male who just is too darn lazy for his own good :).
Males flare at each other and “display”, while female usually won’t. But then again, I have females who are very aggressive and they will flare and look nasty and all. They are emancipated betta gals, hehehe. (or maybe they are plain PMSing

Answer 3

Not all male bettas have long flowing fins so it can be a bit harder in those cases where the males have short fins. Those bettas are known as plakat bettas.

Generally speaking, you look underneath the betta in front of their anal fin. If there's a little white tube (dot) there, you have a female. If there isn't one, it's a male.

This only works on larger bettas, so you can't use this on baby bettas.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

the males have long flowing fins and are very colorful, the females can be colorful too but not to the extent of the males' they also have shorter fins

Answer 6

Males have longer fins and are more colorful. Females are usually more grayish.

Answer 7

Males have longer fins and brighter colorss. females are dull and smaller

Answer 8

males have the longer fins.. there the nicer looking of the two..

Answer 9

female lays eggs, while male doesnt - common sense buddy

Answer 10

hmm