Otavio Exel wrote:

Hello All,

I've posted recently(*) about a female beta my daughter got as a gift
from a friend last month;

just FYI, she was in a very small jar but I've got her a 3.5 galon hex
tank with a heater, some plants and no filter (but I'm doing 20% water
changes twice a week);

now I have 2 questions:

- there are white spots on her anal fin and on the edges of those long
pectoral fins; I'm afraid it is some sort of fungus; could you please
help me identify it?

- to me she looks like a male, she flares at the mirror and she blows
huge bubble nests.. is "she" really a female beta?

there are pics of her
at http://otavio.exel.com.br/pics/aquaria/lilica/
the best one is
http://otavio.exel.com.br/pics/aquar...a/DSC00206.JPG

I still have to get her a big leaf'ed plant so she can rest near the
surface but, other than that, she looks very happy!

TIA!

(*) subject was: Do female betas flare?



That's a gorgeous, healthy male betta, growing his fins. That bright
white tip on the pelvic fins is a really common color variant in pet
store bettas, and the the pale color in the ventral fin also looks like
a bit of color variation. There's a sort of betta called a butterfly
with fin edges that are colored differently from the center. See how
the tail is also changing color? I think your fish is going to end up
with blue fins with a white edging.

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