Back in 2015, I introduced 'Zig-Zag', a deformed Betta brownorum juvenile from an F0 x F1 spawning. As a fry, his spine was so crooked I thought he would die as I couldn't see how his internal organs could function. However, not only did Zig-Zag survive, he thrived. More surprisingly, was that over time his spine has straightened, leaving only a slight indentation in front of his dorsal fin as you can see below. Sadly, having lost his spawn sibling quite recently, Zig-Zag is now the only fish in my fish room descended from my previous Betta brownorum pair. What's more of a shame is the fact that my current pair don't seem to be throwing that characteristic lateral blotch on any of their offspring.
Amy
17/9/2016 01:56:24 pm
I work at an lfs and we just received a shipment of "Betta Rutilans." However, two of those fish have green blotches on their sides (one has a large distinct blotch, the other has a more subtle small blotch.) We have 4 more that appear to be fully red. We're thinking that the two are probably brownorum, not rutilans, but aren't sure what the other 4 are. What's a good way to tell?
Ashlea
21/9/2016 06:50:29 pm
Hi Amy, unfortunately I find it difficult to distinguish between Betta rutilans, and Betta brownorum that are lacking the lateral blotch. I don't really have a way of telling them apart from each other, as without the lateral blotch, you end up with two fish that are greatly similar in size, shape, and colour.
Amy
22/9/2016 06:43:32 am
No worries! From my own research I figured as much, I was just trying to get another opinion. Thanks for the response! Comments are closed.
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