Betta Question

[Genny]

My brother & I got some new bettas yesterday. I got 2 and he got 1. I named mine Barney & Andy ;)

Anyway, I wanted to know something about them. I got one regular betta, but the other 2 said CrownTail bettas on their bowls they were in. I wondered if any of you know how their tail looks the way it does? Does anyone know what I'm talking about because this was the first time I had seen crowntail bettas before.

I know they put the dye in the tetras and stuff, but do you think they somehow cut the bettas tail so it will be different or is there really such a thing as a crowntail betta??

Thanks,
Genny

[Twisterdog]

Here is most likely too much informatin on bettas for you. ;)

BettaTalk (www.bettatalk.com/ )

And this will tell you about different varieties of bettas, including crowntails.

Betta Types (www.bettacentral.com/bettatypes.htm )

[binka_nugget]

Yep, there are indeed Crowntail Bettas. They're becoming more popular now because Crownies are so easy to produce and are more appealing than veils.

[Christmas_Hamster]

The 'regular' is called veil tails, and yes crowntails are real.

Take a look at www.ultimatebettas.com lots of fun there :)

Have fun with your bettas and becareful you may just be bitten with the betta bug. They are very addicting.

[Zippy]

Congrats on your new bettas.They are great fish and my favorite fish.Cute names.My favorites are the veiltail.I have 3 veiltails and 1 crowntail.Nope crowntails are a tail type and are breed to have that tail,There are other betta tail types including halfmoon and double tail plus a few more.

[Christmas_Hamster]

Actually there are lots more

veiltail
crowntail
halfmoon/overhalfmoon
super delta/delta
plakat
doubletail
just to name a few of them.

[Genny]

oh wow, well I'm glad to know they are a real kind of betta :)


Congrats on your new bettas.They are great fish and my favorite fish.Cute names
Thanks :)


Have fun with your bettas and becareful you may just be bitten with the betta bug. They are very addicting.

LOL, I know! Once we had 6 at one time several years back. They are fun fish! We haven't had anymore in years, but the other day I just saw them and thought I was going to get some--I love them. Andy is a dark blue with a little tinge of red on the ends of his tail and Barney is a red betta! My brother's betta (Rex) is white and light blue--he's real pretty too.


And thanks so much for the websites everyone...they were very helpful!