I got my first betta fish, Stix, a few weeks ago as a birthday gift and so far things have gone...swimmingly ;) I have him on my desk at work beside me all day and I play with him, keep his water fresh and clean, feed him...etc. I come in every morning to big fresh new bubblenests, he seems happy!
So to get to my dilemma...I have become concerned that Stix may have some sort of scale disease...he is a beautiful turquoise with gorgeous pink tips on his fins, his color is very vibrant and shiny everywhere but his head. Since I got my little Stix ( believe he was purchased from Walmart, blah!) he has had a dull reddish....something over basically his whole head, a little bit trails down his back to his top fin but its very minimal. I am wondering if this is normal...all the pictures I see of bettas they seems to have even color all over, could this just be a strange color pattern unique to him? Or is this something I should be worried about and buying something for?
2006-09-27 07:53:43 · 7 answers · asked by iheartmybetta 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
This is not a normal betta coloration, but not unheard of . Most breeders would consider this a fault and not breed the betta. Most breeders go for a solid color, but there are bi, tricolored lines. There are a few breeders like Faith who have red headed strains. Pet store bettas are mutts and tend to have a mix of blue and red, but I've seen solid red, and blue. Even a white or 2.
My concern is if this is a new color change or an existing. Colors should deepen a little, or brighten, but remain mostly the same past the 1st year of life. (Store bettas are 6 months to a 1 year old.) If could also be velvet. (Shine a flash light on your betta in a darkened room. If you see a redish/gold mist on the scales it's velvet.)
2006-09-27 09:05:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's common. I've seen bettas that have black heads, white body, and odd color fins.
I currently have four bettas, one is solid blue, the other is green, blue, and black, the other is white, red and pink and then the other is purple, blue and pink. So see it's normal for them to be multicolored. And if he is creating bubblenests, he's a happy camper (and I hope you know those aren't bubbles.....)
Those bubblenests means he's happy and healthy. And if a betta's skin is unhealthy, he will get white spots usually, which is called Ick. So you have nothing to worry about. Odd colored bettas are out there and Walmart is known for getting them. Your fish is probably happy he isn't stuck in a small bowl anymore and actually gets fed!
2006-09-27 10:18:05 · answer #2 · answered by daredevil_girl013 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since Stix is normal in every other way, I wouldn't worry too much. However, to ease your conscience, find a really good pet store with knowledgeable people and take him in so they can look at him. Sometimes pet loving high school Biology teachers can help you out if you take the time to call around.
2006-09-27 08:49:12 · answer #3 · answered by Jennifer W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You keep his water clean....feed him....etc. Everything is fine with him. Beta Fish are very tough. They can live for a long time....make sure your Beta stays in a nice calm environment...no water filter or the likes, because they inhale air from the surface....not underwater. I wished I had a Beta with that color combination. Mine is yellow, but she is still very young...maybe other colors will appear. I had a blue male Beta before...he lived for a long time.............. they are so easy to take care of. They even survive a week-end without food....and you don't really have to change the water that often either.
2006-09-27 08:17:41 · answer #4 · answered by justmemimi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bettas can vary a lot in color patterns. Take a look through these pictures http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=+bettas&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-500&b=1 . As long as he shows no signs of distress, don't worry about it.
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2006-09-27 12:18:54 · answer #5 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aww that is soo sweet. No your beta is very normal, Its not very common for alot of betas to be just one color. I have a beta, who I named Baby Dragon cause he is/was all read, but he suddenly started changing blue on both sides of him. None the less he is very normal and healthy. Typical of betas to change.
2006-09-27 08:03:43 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heh they'd nicely be beginning marks/ small minor wounds like hypersensitivity / or insects ...... the count number is do cope with ur water make it extra clean and then do inspect for particular ur puppy will be extra attractive then earlier.......each and each of the suitable
2016-11-24 22:47:47 · answer #7 · answered by slaugh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋