Is my betta a girl or a boy?

Question

Hi my betta looks nothing like the pics like the ones on the webs! im having trouble finding out if its a girl or boy (mines a simise fight fish) Hes (or she) has fins take looks like boys but they arnt all poofed out! I really need to know couse i might breed! Thanks

Answer 1

Most of the pictures of male bettas on the web are taken when the fish is "flaring" or holding it's fins out. If you look for a little while you will find some pictures of them in a more normal pose.

MM

Answer 2

siamese fighting fish are usually the species Betta Splendes. This is the most common species, there are others. If your fish has long flowing fins and bright colors it is a male. If the colors are muted and the fins are short it is a female. If you are going to breed them I recommend you do some research on the breeding of Bettas as they're not that easy to breed. They are solitary in the wild and only come together to breed. They must be seperated and conditioned before breeding. If the female is not ready to breed and the male is he will kill her. They build bubble nests and will need some floating plants. The female must be removed after the spawning as the male cares for the nest and will kill the female if she is present. Good luck.

Answer 3

You will tend to find that female Betta’s have fat bellies where as males tend to have a more streamlined structure. Also, you will find that males have a longer body and fins whereas the females are shorter in body size and fin length.

Also, male Betta Fish tend to have more colour and longer pointed anal fins compared to their female counterparts (sorry ladies!). You will also find female anal fins are more level to their body. The anal fin is the rigid looking fin coming from the bottom of the Betta Fish.

However, one giveaway of a female is her white spot on the underside of her belly. This white spot is called the ovipositor and is used during the breeding process.

Answer 4

your video satisfactory could be very dangerous so it is difficult to inform. It appears like a male but it surely type of has shortish fins. Females are a lot smaller then men and feature brief fins and men have normaly lengthy fins and are greater. I am beautiful definite this is a man however your vidoe is dangerous whilst you received it even at a puppy retailer they must have instructed you

Answer 5

Boy Betas are the typical beta fish with the long fins and bright colors.. they are also the ones who will fight/kill one another when put in the same tank as another male beta.

girl betas aren't very attractive fish and don't stand out very much.. their colors are typically grays and browns

the male betas stand out more so that's how you can tell...

oh btw... beta fish tend to not eat flakes because pet stores and such feed them pelts so if your fish isn't eating that's why.

Answer 6

Well, I'd like to disagree with almost everyone!! My 3 females are almost as pretty in colour as my boys are, just their fins aren't as long and flowy.

Do you have a picture of yours we can see and judge from?

Answer 7

Males have long flowing fins and females have short ones.

Answer 8

Guys look like this: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=990

girls look like this: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1014


there colors can change all you have to see is the fins to see if it is a boy or girl (the girls have round fins ^_^


Hope that helped!

Answer 9

The [ male ] Bettas have a long nice colored tail.
The [ female ] Bettas don't really have a long tail.

Answer 10

Female.
My betta has poofed out and it's a MALE.
You put to bettas together and if they stare ateach other, then it's a MALE and if not then, it's a FEMALE...