Emergency Identity Crisis LMAO

by Guest Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:10

Okay a few weeks ago I suspected one of Nettys babies to be male as she's fiesty. I put her in a breeding trap overnight to see if she built a bubblenest well nothing happened and she jumped out back into the main tank so I left her there. All has been fine since until I get home from Daz's to find the blue CT being beaten up by yes you've guessed it the suspected male. I've tried to get some more pics she been put in the breeding net again. Can you please take a look and see what sex you think she is.

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by Guest Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:12

yes that is male, lovely one too.

by Guest Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:13

Modaz wrote:yes that is male, lovely one too.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO mess

by **Netty** Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:14

No worries Mel....just bring him back down on Saturday when you come and you can pick another girl thumbup

by Guest Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:15

but he is stunning, great colours on his fins

by **Netty** Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:16

You have him then Daz :lol!:

by Guest Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:17

well i thinks its a disgrace to get sold a male when it shouldve been a female. I would put a complaint in to Admin about these dodgy dealings lolol

I cant have him, im pushed for space as it is lol

by Guest Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:20

Gutted he's so so beautiful Sad

I just don't have the space now as Daz's old womens in my spare male tank

by **Netty** Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:22

LMAO.....no worries hun, we'll have him back and pop him on the webby!!

These old ladies....need their extra care lol

by Guest Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:28

Will be sad to see him go poor boy must have a complex now

I have a polybox I was bringing to you anyway oh bugger I aint got a bag can I borrow one of you 150

by **Netty** Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:29

Yep....go ahead and use those. Just double bag him incase of any leaks thumbup

by Guest Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:31

Netty wrote:Yep....go ahead and use those. Just double bag him incase of any leaks

Of course Thank you. My cars going to be jam packed

by **Netty** Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:32

Yep....especially with the new addition to our family :lol!:

by Guest Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:34

I bought something for him today from Daz's Shop Twisted Evil

by **Netty** Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:35

Ooooo....was it a muzzle thumbup

by Guest Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:36

Netty wrote:Ooooo....was it a muzzle

Nope I have one of them all ready and waiting Twisted Evil

by **Netty** Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 14:41

Modaz wrote:well i thinks its a disgrace to get sold a male when it shouldve been a female. I would put a complaint in to Admin about these dodgy dealings

I cant have him, im pushed for space as it is lol

Just seen this argue

Flippin cheeky git : tongue

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by Guest Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 15:03

Awwww I had so many girlies I was bound to get a rogue LOL

by **incognito** Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 22:55

The joys of bettas.... I hate when a girl does that but i did read an artical recently about that... not the typical young fish but that an older female can occasionally change sex and father a spawn... but makes it easier to see how the odd rogue male appears late! lol

'Quite often older female Bettas turn up that have gone through sex
reversal. When that happens some of them can actually produce sperm
cells and thus become the father of broods. I'll not attempt to give
the details of how this can happen here but it can, does, and has even
been experimentally induced through surgery. Female to male sex
reversal leads to longer fin growth (in long-finned types at least) and
alterations in behaviors including increased aggression. The solution
here is to break up any fight going on and be sure you have correct
sexes next time you set up a mating.'

taken from an article by Gene A. Lucas
Originally Published:

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by Guest Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 23:00

incognito wrote:The joys of bettas.... I hate when a girl does that but i did read an artical recently about that... not the typical young fish but that an older female can occasionally change sex and father a spawn... but makes it easier to see how the odd rogue male appears late! lol

'Quite often older female Bettas turn up that have gone through sex
reversal. When that happens some of them can actually produce sperm
cells and thus become the father of broods. I'll not attempt to give
the details of how this can happen here but it can, does, and has even
been experimentally induced through surgery. Female to male sex
reversal leads to longer fin growth (in long-finned types at least) and
alterations in behaviors including increased aggression. The solution
here is to break up any fight going on and be sure you have correct
sexes next time you set up a mating.'

taken from an article by Gene A. Lucas
Originally Published:

OMG I never knew that :shock: Thanks for that hun
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by **incognito** Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 23:24

I was very surprised myself too! lol

now i'll be waiting for the odd 8-9 month old to have a sex change.

and i thought people were complicated!

But I do take Dr. lucas as an expert, he's been researching bettas for years

by Guest Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 23:25

WOW I'll have to keep an extra watchful eye on my girls.

by **Siggav** Thu 23 Jul 2009 - 23:59

I had this happen to one girl I kept. I'm serious.

Her name was Little Red Riding hood and when I got her she was tiny and definitely a female.

We had her for over three years and after roughly a year and a half she ended up living alone in a 15g tank and lo and behold started growing fins like a male.

Hang on let me hunt for pictures.

Ok when I got her she looked like this, note the clear oviposter and female looking fins

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Then a full year later her fins suddenly started to grow
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And then another year after that I say 'she' was looking like a pretty impressive male

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That fish is long gone now, those pics were taken in 2003, 2004 and 2005 but 'she' had a long happy life and was a really interesting fish. I can't see anything having happened here other than a sex change.

by **Netty** Fri 24 Jul 2009 - 0:02

WOW.....that is an amazing change!!!!!! and what a beauty he turned into :Love:

We have it happen once with our boy Thumbelina......looked female until about 7 months old and then just out of the blue her fins seems to grow a mile a minute and turned into a lovely RT boy!!!!

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