Really??? Wow. Well then, I stand corrected, my dear. When my daughter had them (some 20-odd years ago) the guy at the pet store showed me what he said was a pic of the female Beta and she was nothing remarkable at all. I was told (at least I think I was told) that only the male has such color and shape. It was very long ago and it was at a time when my mind was rather clouded, if you will.
Anyway, if you say this is true, I must accept it as such and declare that I was wrong. Hmmm... I really could have sworn I had this one correct. Oh well, not the first time I have needed to be "shown the light".....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you, my dear.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Wednesday, February 11, 2009 9:34:20 AM)| |  | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | Hmmm...maybe it's the zoom and flash of the camera that may be confusing you, my friend.  I kept male betta fish before as pets, so I know how they look like. My Sweet Leaf is a female. I have tried the mirror trick before, and try as she might, she can't flare her gills as much as a male betta normally can...but she is aggressive. Besides, she was tiny when I first got her. I just raised her right. HA!!! Here's another pic of Sweet Leaf that I posted earlier this year (without zoom nor flash). Perhaps it will convince you just a bit.:
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | My dear, I assure you I am not "daft". The pic you posted there is a male Beta when he is angry. They flare their gills and fins to appear larger before they fight. They are also known as Chinese Fighting fish, as they will immediately attack each other (males) and fight. They are bred for this and do it naturally. Val's dear pet is a male. She can prove this with a very simple experiment...place a small mirror in front of "her" so "she" can see "herself". He will flare up exactly in the manner your pic there demonstrates. Don't take my word for it, try it! I used to have Betas, I know this.
| | | spapad wrote: | | DF, are you Daft! My dear look at her short fins! She is NO male!
 This is a male! See how much longer his fins are?!
She is no "Dude Looks like a Lady!"
Tisk, Tisk, 
| | | Deep Freeze wrote: | | Yes, however, you DO know that Sweet Leaf is a MALE, right Val? The female Beta is a rather unremarkable, smaller fish that looks somewhat like a large guppy.....HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| | | hellrider 31038 wrote: | | great picture of Sweat Leaf Vaillant.
| | | Vaillant 3.0 wrote: | | I'm quite happy and proud to say that it's been a year since I bought Sweet Leaf, and she's still going strong. 
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