I found an awesome looking betta.

**Sevaede** · 06-06-2006, 03:28 AM

Do a Google image search with "crown tail male betta" in the box. It should be all the way on the left on the secon or third row. He's red and black. So beautiful. I wonder if there are any breeders with a boy that looks like him?

**Alysser** · 06-06-2006, 06:49 AM

I bet a couple of breeders have a fish like that. They are very pricey though, some fish can cost up to $50!

But I believe those bettas are really for breeding, and not as much as pets. Are you planning on breeding your fish? Also, I believe black is a rare color in bettas but I'm not to sure.

**IRescue452** · 06-06-2006, 09:05 AM

Very nice. I know somebody who's working on an all black line right now. Did you check out the website this picture is from? Another site for beautiful bettas is centralpets.com

**lute** · 06-06-2006, 09:55 AM

wow! i'd LOVE to have an all black one!

**Sevaede** · 06-07-2006, 12:36 AM

Originally Posted by Maltese_Love

I bet a couple of breeders have a fish like that. They are very pricey though, some fish can cost up to $50!

But I believe those bettas are really for breeding, and not as much as pets. Are you planning on breeding your fish? Also, I believe black is a rare color in bettas but I'm not to sure.

Yeah, some do cost a nice little chunk but aren't some a better quality than you would find in most pet stores? No, I just want a pretty little baby that I can stare at and feed and take care of.

I do not know if black is a rare colour, either, but I have not seen to many of them.

**Sevaede** · 06-07-2006, 12:37 AM

Originally Posted by IRescue452

Very nice. I know somebody who's working on an all black line right now. Did you check out the website this picture is from? Another site for beautiful bettas is centralpets.com

No, I didn't check the site. I guess I should have! XD Thank you for the link!

**Sevaede** · 06-07-2006, 12:38 AM

Originally Posted by lute

wow! i'd LOVE to have an all black one!

So awesome!

**binka_nugget** · 06-07-2006, 01:15 AM

He's a very nice boy!

Your best bet for finding a fish like that is going to aquabid.com and looking under crowntails. BCBetta also has some interesting salamander lines that aren't exactly like that guy's colors but they're some-what similar. But... her fish are pretty pricey. Bettatalk also has some very nice fish.. I'm not sure if she'd have that color available though.

Black (Melano) isn't rare, per se. Melano is a fickle little thing to work with. Melano females (true melanos, not copper blacks and such) aren't fertile. It has been a while since I studied genetics but I *think* the best way to get melanos is to breed a Melano male with a steel blue melano geno (melano carrier) female. The steel blue wouldn't produce as much irridescence as say a green female would. I have a steel blue melano geno girl I've wanted to breed but she was way too big for my males.. and now that I have decent stock, she's getting too old.

The crowntail though, is multicolor. So it's very possible that other breeders could have the same or similar colors.