Betta fry help

[Krissycakes]

Ok. So I just bred my marbled bettas and was wondering if anyone else had two different colored fry

 

[Krissycakes]

I have white fry and red fry from the same batch. Both parent have marbled genes. Father is a HMDTPK and mother is VT mom
dad

 

[Istrom]

You can't SEE all the genes that a fish has, so it makes sense that some fish don't resemble the parents.

 

[Krissycakes]

Reason why I am asking is because the first time I bred bettas I had a male HM (red) and a female crown tail (red/blue) and most babies were blue with red.

Since both parents were the same color this time, I ended up with white and red babies. It's just strange to me

 

[emilygupps]

Sooo cute, sorry I don't have anything useful to say


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[Andy Sager]

That's because most Bettas are no longer "pure breds" so they are a mixture of many different colors. In one spawn of mine between a regular female and a doubletail male, I got regs, doubletails, Halfmoons and Delta tails with colors across the rainbow. These were a random pairing from fish I got at my wholesaler buddy's place. Who would have thought? lol With today's fish, you breed them and look for the surprises.

 

[Krissycakes]

thanks for that! I am excited to see what turns up! Keep you guys posted.

 

[jennandjuicetm]

From what I understand, marble isn't just one color but every color or lack there of. http://www.bettaterritory.nl/BT-AABcolorgenetics.htm

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[Krissycakes]

They hatched and were different colors. They may breed the marble gene or they may have some genes from previous breeders. It's all a surprise so, I shall wait and see