| Pet
Store Bettas |
Unfortunately
for the many breeders who start out breeding these, there is no way to
answer this question. Pet Store bettas, as beautiful as they are, are
genetically mutts. There is no way to know what genes they carry unless
a local breeder supplies your pet store and they leave genetic
information for the pet store owner to pass along. Please don't expect
anyone to be able to give you an accurate answer to this question. |
| Yellow
x Opaque White |
You will get a
dirty opaque in F2. I believe one breeder characterizes these as
'Ivories', what they come down to is that they are opaque whites with
dirty, antique looking finnage. If you are breeding for opaque whites,
this will take you a step backwards. |
| Opaque
White x Opaque White |
Even though
this may seem obvious, I wanted to point out the red wash factor in
this. Many breeders want very clean opaque whites when looking to
purchase their first stock. Even when breeding two clean opaque whites
together, does not guarantee you will get a spawn of all clean opaque
whites. You will still get some with red or cream wash. If you breed an
opaque white with red wash, you will still get some clean offspring.
What you want to keep in mind is when choosing your breeding stock, the
female is the most important when it comes to cleanliness. A clean
female will make more clean babies. So don't shy away from opaque whites
with wash, they are usually cheaper and are an inexpensive way to start
your opaque white line. |
| Yellow
(nr) x Extended Red |
The first
generation you will get all reds, UNLESS the extended red also carries
the yellow (nr) gene. If your red does not carry the yellow (nr) gene,
then the entire spawn will be reds that carry yellow (nr). You may get a
few traditional Cambodians, as well. |
| Extended
Red (nr geno) x Yellow (nr) |
You will get
about half and half, extended reds and yellows (nr). They will all carry
yellow (nr). |
| Blue
x Red |
You will get a
mess. Red and Blues are not two colors you should mix. Breeders have
spent generations upon generations trying to separate these two colors.
There are special cases where these two can be mixed, but by the time
you get to that stage in breeding, you won't need this page anymore :) |
| Green/Turquoise
x Royal Blue |
The Blue gene is
a very odd gene. By mixing a Royal Blue (B1b1) with a
Turquoise/green(B1B1) you will get about half and half, Royal Blue and
Turquoise/Green. |
| Royal
Blue x Royal Blue |
You may think
this is obvious, that you will get Royal Blues. The way the Blue gene
works, this is not the case. You will get about 50% Royal Blues, 25%
Turquoise/Green & 25% Steel Blues. |
| Steel
Blue x Royal Blue |
You will get
approximately 50% Royal Blues and 50% Steel Blues. |
| Steel
Blue x Turquoise/Green |
You should get
100% Royal Blues. |
| Yellow
(nr) x Turquoise/Green |
You should get
first generation turquoise/green with red wash. The yellow (nr) gene
will only show as yellow when it is paired in twos, it is recessive. So
unless the Turquoise/Green carries the yellow (nr) gene, then you will
get turquoise/green with red wash. Breeding a pair of that spawn
together should result in turquoise/green with yellow wash. |
| Black
Lace x Melano Black |
Unfortunately
you will not get blacks unless each of them carries the gene for the
other black. These two genes do not work together as the same gene. They
would make a good matching if you had a black lace female that carried
melano and a Melano male that carried black lace. |
| Melano
Black x Melano Black |
You will not get
any fry unless you have a melano black female that is 1 in a million. I
have seen advertised black melano females, but I have not actually
bought or bred a fertile melano female. I have seen the quality of the
'fertile' line and it is extremely less than
ideal. There are major color faults in the line which leads me to
believe that the only reason the females may be fertile is that they are
not full Melanos. I will applaud anyone who creates true black melano
females that will produce viable young. |
| There
are so many other combinations. I will add more when I get time. If you
would like to submit a color combination that you would like to see
here, please email
me and put 'WHAT WILL I GET SUGGESTION' in the subject. |
