Confused

[Harry Vysekal]

My male betta all of sudden started to
Release eggs from his .. tube but he's defo male as he's so dam aggressive to mi other 3 males

 

[Mumma.of.two]

So the fish is releasing eggs from the ovipostor under the belly? Or making a bubble nest with its mouth? That betta is showing female breeding stripes by the looks of it. Females can be aggressive also.

 

[Penumbra]

Yeah that looks female. Not many colors but the fins are kind of long... Females are more passive be can be aggressive. Or perhaps you have a hermaphrodite fish

 

[Harry Vysekal]

Well I brought 2 males from same store and the second male seems to be releasing eggs as well from his ovipositor well he's releasing small white lumps that look like a tiny ball to me hope they aren't hermaphrodite :L

 

[Alyxx]

Females can be just as aggressive. Looks like you may have found a female with long fins. Mumma is right, it is showing female breeding stripes, and only females have an ovipositor.

 

[Harry Vysekal]

I don't think they are female I was thinking about it a bit as all of my fishes are constantly fed sometimes overfed with live food they could just be excreting protein matter

 

[Mumma.of.two]

They both look female to me. Some ways to tell a female are the 'egg spot' on the belly, breeding stripes (vertical lines on fish) and smaller gills (lack of a 'beard'). Males tend to have a 'beard'. The gill covers don't cover the whole gill and they stick out around the chin. The size/length of the fins aren't a good indication of gender.
See if you can google some pictures of males, females and some eggs then you can compare.

 

[Alyxx]

But if you are seeing an ovipositor, it is female.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

But if you are seeing an ovipositor, it is female.

Not necessarily. Some males can show fake/false egg spots. But if there are eggs then, of course, it's definitely female.

 

[Alyxx]

Not necessarily. Some males can show fake/false egg spots. But if there are eggs then, of course, it's definitely female.

I did not know this. Interesting.

 

[Harry Vysekal]

Well 3 of my male show them spots but certainly they are males I managed to over feed them with blood worms (high protein food) so they have been excreting protein lumps

 

[Harry Vysekal]

Thanx for help guys and for a decent chat, it's hard to find people who really like fishes

 

[Samzter]

Hang on, have you got 4 males sharing a tank then?

 

[Harry Vysekal]

I have 100l tank divided into 4 slots in each I have a pair of bettas check my pictures

 

[Samzter]

I have 100l tank divided into 4 slots in each I have a pair of bettas check my pictures

Oh okay! I thought you had four males in the same tank cuz you said he was aggressive to you other males! Sorry bout that.

 

[Harry Vysekal]

No worries mate I just tried to see what he would do when I put him with my other males just to see if he is really a male otherwise he's the most aggressive male that I had so on

 

[Samzter]

Alright then!