help with gender!

by **Mewmew42** Sat 30 Jan 2010 - 21:05

I saw what I thought to be a female betta in one of the sumps at work, she was all on her lonesome so I took her home

now shes either VERY aggressive or a male.....

we've never had males in that system at all..they are always separate...unless one snuck in from a batch of females :S

help me determine the gender please! He/she is in the bag still flaring at everything =[
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now I can see an ovipositer [or whatever its called lol] but Ive also heard that its not always true to gender :S
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best flaring pic I could get, is it classed as a beard?
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by **Wilsonnw8** Sat 30 Jan 2010 - 21:12

I would say yes it is a female I can definitely see she has eggs so she must just be a female with an attitude problem! Its hard to see rays because she's red. female plakat's can be a bit more aggressive but she is very pretty, what are you keeping her with?

by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Sat 30 Jan 2010 - 21:15

^^I agree

You can see the egg casing, along with very short ventrils.

Normal moody female lol!

by **Mewmew42** Sat 30 Jan 2010 - 21:22

I was gonna put her in with my other females!

But now im having seconds thoughts, she can see a male though the bag and is going ape, flaring and trying to attack, she does this for everything that passes....i might have to keep her separate somewhere :\

by **Netty** Sat 30 Jan 2010 - 21:39

Agree with everyone on female. Some can be quite dominant and aggressive. She's very pretty though [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

by **Wilsonnw8** Sat 30 Jan 2010 - 21:56

Well if you put her in a breeding trap in your females tank you could let her settle for a week then let her out and see how it goes. I know some of my females will flare and be aggressive towards males but not to other females as males are a bit scarier and more of a threat

by **Netty** Sat 30 Jan 2010 - 21:58

Some of my girls flare quite abit too but none have nipped fins. I think some times it's just for show and to say who's boss.

I would do as Tilly said and try the breeding trap first.

by **Mewmew42** Sun 31 Jan 2010 - 11:44

thanks guys =]

shes in a trap right now, still flaring her butt off but hopefully she will settle!

by **Newfishy** Sun 31 Jan 2010 - 14:52

shes a nice looking girl. the breeding trap is a good idea. but one that pretty I would seperate and condition for breeding lol.

by **Mewmew42** Sun 31 Jan 2010 - 20:27

She's calmed down now, but she still goes mad when something goes by...I think I'll keep her in the trap for another few days at least!

Id love to breed her =] Im gonna have a spare tank soon to hehe

Ive always thought about breeding these two
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by **aly_starh** Sun 31 Jan 2010 - 20:30

oh wow!

lovely match! Love

I say go for it!!!!

by **Wilsonnw8** Sun 31 Jan 2010 - 20:34

Well he is a complete stunnner drool

but I think you could get a better female for him if Im totally honest, red is a dominant gene and if you could get a HM blue or green or even black female Im sure you could get some stunning fry. I would make the investment of another female purely based on how beautiful he is

by **aly_starh** Sun 31 Jan 2010 - 20:35

What about the female at the top of the page? shes lovely too!

by **Mewmew42** Sun 31 Jan 2010 - 20:46

Thats true Id love to find a nice female for him, but I dont know where to find one Sad

He's very placid, Ive never seen him flare, she would tear him apart! But that would be a lovely combo. Is she a plakat then?

I have a solid black male plakat too with blue on the tail, or a mustard gas plakat that would be nice to breed, but the blue boy above is my most wanted!....most of my bettas are plakats lol

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by **Wilsonnw8** Sun 31 Jan 2010 - 20:49

She is very pretty, the girl at the top, but I would put her to a nice solid red boy I think you could get some corking solid red HMPK's using her but for the green boy Id go for a nice complimentary colour to his own. Of course these are just opinions and its possible to breed any pair.

by **Wilsonnw8** Sun 31 Jan 2010 - 20:51

Oh you posted at the same time as me! the black boy is very lovely too, I wish Id seen these gorgeous plakats before! Did you buy them online? whats the female in the background of the black male picture?

by **Mewmew42** Sun 31 Jan 2010 - 20:58

haha

I was only going to breed them cause of the lovely colours =]

I would love a green or even a white female for him, HM or CT, I did have a cellophane HM female :'(

The 2 boys here were ordered in from work the blue boy was £6 for me and the black was £13 I think, my other males came from an LFS near me but sometimes they are in bad shape!

That female was sookie, she was cambodian with pink butterfly in her Sad

I bred her before and got eggs but they ate them all, then I had a disease brought in by some females and killed most of them other than the orange girl and her:
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So Im owed some females when they come in, so Ill look out for some good colours

by **Wilsonnw8** Sun 31 Jan 2010 - 21:03

Well Sookie is very lovely! where abouts are you based?

by **Mewmew42** Sun 31 Jan 2010 - 21:06

Im in Greater manchester, Stockport way if you know it lol

we can order in bettas, but they can get really really expensive!

I might look into getting a female shipped in if i cant find one round here =]

by **Storm** Tue 2 Feb 2010 - 21:26

Some very nice fish there.

by **Haych** Tue 2 Feb 2010 - 22:07

very nice lot MewMew Very Happy

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