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| Male
Betta Splenden |
Female
Betta Splenden |
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A male Betta Splenden will
exhibit long finnage, such as pictured above. Their tails will vary in
length depending on the type of tail they have, but they will nearly
always be longer than females. Male are usually also larger in body length
and overall size. Although in older age, females have been known to get
quite large. |
The female Betta Splenden
will exhibit much shorter finnage than the male. Some females will exhibit
longer fins than other females, but rarely as long as the male. The female
will also exhibit a ovipositor, which is a small white spot or tube on their belly
side right behind and between their ventral fins. This is where the eggs
are released during spawning. When a female is ready to spawn, the
ovipositor will extend father than usual. |
| Ovipositor
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| Females
also tend to get "fear" stripes more often than males. These are
the horizontal stripes that appear along their body when they become
stressed. Females also exhibit vertical stripes when they are near males
and ready for breeding. These stripes also can appear when around other
females and aggravated. |
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| Vertical
Stripes |
Horizontal
"Fear" Stripes |
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times, a male can exhibit these stripes, but it is far less often than in
females. A male will hold his color more so than the females, who often
will get stressed and fade their colors into stripes. The stripes are not
visible in light bodied bettas such as some Cambodians, opaque whites and
pastels. |
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