vertical stripes on males?

[bittersweet]

I went to our LFS and they had a huge display of bettas again, I was looking through them and one golden bodied betta caught my eye because he had dark almost black vertical stripes on him. his fins were long so I know it had to be a male, I was just curious because I heard only females get stripes when they are ready to breed. Is this a different colored betta, or do they get this way if they are sick?

 

[Pointy_kitty]

DAMN!
the stripes mean their ready to breed!
NOOOO!!!!!
i've got a little hoochie ready to breed and my male has fungus?!!!!!!!!!
i better go out and get her a REAL man!!!!!!!!!!!
i betta hurry!!!!!!!!!

wish me luck!

oh sorry to take your forum,
fight the power!

hehehe simpsons

 

[wuvmybetta]

I've seen males with stripes bitter, it's nothing to worry about and he actually sounds very attractive.

PK~ just because your female has stripes it doesn't mean she HAS to breed, betta fry are a big handful and it's not something you should get in to unprepared.

 

[Pointy_kitty]

I've seen males with stripes bitter, it's nothing to worry about and he actually sounds very attractive.

PK~ just because your female has stripes it doesn't mean she HAS to breed, betta fry are a big handful and it's not something you should get in to unprepared.

i am prepared,
i have everything i need and have researched betta breeding
i've had males for a while but i was waiting for a healthy female (which i found a beautiful purple crowntail)
i thought i found the perfect breeding partner, but he has contracted fungus (don't worry he was being quarantiened, so he was separate than the female)

 

[BlueCrown]

Hey all,
Sorry to burst in like this but those stripes on that male dont mean he is ready to breed,When a male Betta is ready to breed he will be full colored and vibrant the prettiest thing you have ever seen.The stripes mean he is distressed and greatly for that matter( I would be to if I had to live in a cup) No big deal if you want him get him, he will get over it,Condition him for two or three weeks and he will be goldin.
Sounds like he is a beuty..

 

[BlueCrown]

Also I have to agree with wuvmybetta breeding bettas is something you must be prepaired for Very Hard at first but it does get easy after a while.