Trying To Make A Pink Betta

[zippa]

how would i go about breeding a pink betta?
for my sis
i thought maybe cellophane and red mix or is that stoopid?

 

[_sharkman_]

i would say a really red betta and one really white but thats just a guess i know almost nothing about color mixes and stuff like that.

 

[Amunet]

How about just going out and buying a peach colored one from a petstore? I mean they're pink enough plus you don't have to worry about what you're gonna have to do with the rest of the nonpink fry and the costs of breeding and all of that.

Or if you're really set on breeding. I have no idea how color combos work. Maybe just find 2 very light colored reds and breed them. If they don't produce a pink, then pick out 2 of the lightest from their spawn and breed them, and so on and so forth until you finally get the pink color you want. That would be a ton of inbreeding though but that's really nothing new.

Heh I'm sure someone who has more experience with trying to get certain color types by breeding will know what you should do.

 

[invader]

If you are planning on breeding for just one fish, then I would suggest forgetting it. If you look at your LFS enough, there are pink bettas. They have been popping up more lately.

Breeding is a lot of work and just doing it so you can "make" a pink betta for your sister, is irresponsible.

Just shop around, pink boys are not uncommon.

 

[zippa]

i havnt seen any pink bettas in the shops and im wanting to breed a pink one for my sis but the rest wont go to waste. ive allready spoken to someone that will take them all off my hands.

 

[lilfishie]

i think red is a dominante gene so think red wash would be better than pure red

 

[zippa]

basically im wanting a tank full of females that ive managed to breed for myself plus the odd male to keep the colours going
its just something im thinking about. still have a lot more to learn

 

[Maxsmom]

That's nice that you want to do that for your sister... but do you realize all that's involved in breeding bettas? It's really not as simple and natural as you might think (the act of mating is... but there's lots of preparation and expense to condition them first.) You need the appropriate size tank... you need a holding mini tank (like a vase) to house the female in the male's tank to get them prepared for each other... you need good quality food... you need special food for the fry. Are you prepared for possibly a 100+ betta frylings? You will need that many cups to keep them in when they are free swimming. Are you prepared for daily water changes/cleanings? And after aaaaaall of this... you're not guaranteed you'll even get a pink one from that mating. I think it would be just much easier to keep your eyes open for a pink one (or simply one that is irrestistable) that pops into one of your stores eventually. May take some patience - but she'll get one if she is just that.

Sorry if you do know all of this... but I just wanted to make sure you were aware of all that is involved in such a big undertaking...

 

[zippa]

allready anaged to breed derek my multi crowntail and a royal blue veil. was a bit worried to start but all went smooth. like i say i would like a tank with only females that ive bred myself

 

[liz2]

hey most lfs round here will try to get you the colour you want now....why dont you ask??

 

[zippa]

hey most lfs round here will try to get you the colour you want now....why dont you ask??

want a tank of my own bred

 

[joycould]

I would think it would take a couple if not several generations of line and inbreeding to come up with a pink betta. Red seems to be dominate and the other color you are thinking about would be recessive. Since the other color would be recessive there is a good probability that there would be a red gene in the lighter color fish. It might would be easier if you knew the genetic background of your first breeding pair. Line breeding and inbreeding can cause a lot of problems with health and physical deformities. You would not only have to worry about who would take the extra fish that were healthy but how you would cull out the deformed ones. I tried to line and inbreed guppies and found I had more deformed ones by the 3rd generation than I had healthy ones.

 

[zippa]

i know nothing about the backgroud of the fish i allready have. i presumed it would take a few generations if not more to get the desired colour. trial and error i think it may be. as for the healthy ones i dont want they are taken care of and i have no problem culling deformed fish.

 

[zoekin8yg]

Colours are more complicated than just mixing like you would with paint. You need to research betta genetics

 

[dmarie04]

Genetics are complicated. No, cello and red won't make pink since Cello will usually marble. I know enough about genetics to get me through what I want to do with my breeding...but that's about it. Genetics get confusing I think an opaque with red wash might look pink, but not really sure. There is no "pink" gene. What you're going to have to work towards is a light red color.