Help With Tail Type

[iBetta]

I went to seapets for my new girls and in amungst the deltas was a lovly rounded and chunky double tail that uve seen shes my fav girl as i love her changing colours to suit her and that she looks so different body shape to the others shes chunky they are normal sized lol

Naww, she sounds very cute
My pet shops are mainly full of VT's, and the occasional CT male, so I guess I was lucky to find a Delta female!

I saw the perfect betta at petco yesterday but all I've got so far is a bowl then my 5 gallon is supposed to come tomorrow. I'm gonna be busy either tomorrow of Thursday between pics and setting up and journaling etc.

hehe, take lots of pictures, we love pictures

 

[Man of fish]

I definitely will just gotta find time with going back to school Thursday so maybe over the weekend.

 

[Fishy friend2]

Yay now you have 1,000 posts

 

[iBetta]

She is only young, so as she gets older maybe she will gain a few more rays making it easier to tell her tail type although it's quite obvious she's a delta at the moment
Thank you everyone for helping me

 

[Man of fish]

Yep ATM she's definitely a delta

 

[iBetta]

I'm very happy

 

[Man of fish]

I love her coloring! Is she pure bred, home bred, or farm bred?

 

[iBetta]

I bought her from the petshop so I actually don't know..

 

[Man of fish]

Petshop ones are usually farm bred I'm pretty sure. She's got beautiful coloring.

 

[iBetta]

Yeah, I guess it just depends who they buy them from.
Thank you

 

[Suwa]

She may have delta spread, but from what I can see she lacks the multiple ray branching and straight caudal edges necessary to be a delta or halfmoon type female. To be a delta/super delta/halfmoon, a fish requires more than just the spread. She needs straight caudal edges and ray branches of at least 4 to be considered a delta.

She is most likely a veiltail or plakat female. Its a bit hard to tell because her fins are pretty short, but still a bit too long to definitely be a plakat. Most female bettas you find in pet stores with that coloration come from Plakat lines though.

I posted it in another thread but THIS is a super helpful guide to figuring out tail types in female bettas.

She's super pretty though, have fun with her