Hmmmmm

By the sound it sounds like a Crowntail x Double-Tail

now thats what a betta should look like, he's a very nice fish. im going to agree with joker on the ct x dt , it has the rounded tail like a dt but the rays are very prominent

Hi..I'm pretty new to Betta's and I have 2 that I'm not quite sure what tail type they are. I'm assuming they are Veil Tails..but they aren't long so I'm not quite sure. Can anyone help clear this up for me..Thanks a bunch.







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Yup, those two are veils. They're very pretty. They look like they've just been torn or suffered from fin rot at one time, which made them shorter.

Juliethegr8t, I got two pics of my DT/CT(?) but neither really do him justice. He's so mellow, I can't get him to flare at anything Anyway, maybe you can tell from these?


Any ideas? Definately a double-tail, but with pointed ends......

Actually, I think he is a veiltail with a split. All double tails have the extended dorsals, which your fish does not have. He does have comb extensions on his unpaired fins though, so he's a Veiltail Combtail. Very pretty fish.

So maybe I read that wrong....are you saying it looks like his tail is "split"? Or that's a tail type? His tail is naturally that way, not a rip or any external cause. It's a < shape with Crown points on top and bottom.

Ya know, it really doesn't matter...I love him anyway I was just curious after all the different types I hear about.

Yeah, that's a split, it very well could have happened very early on before you got him. The points at the bottom means that he carries the CT gene and is displaying combtail traits.

Here's a picture of one of my DTs and you can see how there is actually two tails extending from the base and I outlined the dorsal to show the size. Maybe we should say the dorsal is twice the width of non DT bettas?

Ok, I hate to argue, but his tail isn't damaged. That's the way it is? I've had him for a while and even though some fin growth has occured, nothing has changed with his tail....it's almost exactly like when I got him. Well, the "combs" have lengthened, but no "Repair" to the tail. Or are you thinking this is a non-repairable thing?

Also, at my Aquatic Society show a couple weeks ago, they had one almost identical to him....< shaped tail, NO fin damage at all, BEAUTIFUL fish. Same "comb" extensions and everything? Is Sandiegofishes (Barb Bean) a member here? She can tell you about that one, as I commented I had one VERY similar.

I need to get him to flare somehow and get a goot pic of his fins.

Yeah, I'm saying that the damage was probably done before you aquired the fish.

I have a question. lol..again.

I just purchased a Betta for one of my friends xmas presents...and I knwo wha tmoast of the abbreviation means..but some of it I have no clue on.

OHM-BF

I know the OHM is OVer Half Moon..but what is the BF for? Anyone.....

Butterfly

lol DOH!! I should have known that lmao.

I am so bad with abbreviations ..it's not even funny.

Thanks!!!

One more question (alas, I'm sure it won't be my last lol)

My new fish Det..


What type tail is he?

Marriane says he comes from HM parents/background..yet he is not a HM. Does that make him a Veil also..or what lol She didn't say otehr then he was not a Hm but came from HM parents.

I'm confused again lol.

He looks like a delta tail. Meaning he does not reach the full HM spread. Check my descriptions again.

i always get messed up with vts and deltas, the tales are simular when spreadout but the deltas dont have that point on the end like the vts

GD - It's actually quite easy to tell the difference with this trick - When the fish is fully flared, draw an imaginary horizontal line from the middle of where the tail connects to the body. If the tail is symmetrical, like I've mentioned in the descriptions, it's a delta/HM. If part of the tail is above it, and most of it below (non-symmetrical), you have a veiltail. I'll post some pics to show you the difference. HTH.

Here's a veil.

And a delta. Notice how his tail is a mirror image above and below the line? Also, this doesn't apply to females.

Julie I told you to take those red lines out of your tank but no you didnt and now look what happened, they have stuck themselves to your betta tails, what are you going to do now?

Okay moveing on Does anyone have any other meathods for determining if a female is plakat or VT? I was looking at a fem today and she had one branching, very pretty all black, probably wont be there tommorow But I didnt want to drop 15 bucks on her if she was a VT so I didnt get her Anyone have any other methods?

Great Info!! Thanks For Taking The Time To Educate The Most Of Us!