Colors And Appearance

Bettas are the most popular aquarium fish, because of their appearance. A galaxy koi betta is not an exception. They come in a different color and pattern.

in a betta world, male and female betta have some differences. Koi betta is no exception. A male betta can grow up to 3 inches whereas a female betta can grow up to 2.5 inches. The size is a prime difference in their appearance.

The second noticeable thing is the coloration. The male comes with a more beautiful color whereas the female has a dull and less intense color.

They belong to the Siamese fighting fish so males are highly aggressive and territorial; they can't endure other males. While the female is less aggressive.

You can accurately check the gender of koi betta, to check the egg spot. Female have an egg spot located on their ovipositor which looks like a white bump located past the head and between the ventral fin. A young female betta spot can not completely develop.

The scale of betta is large and pensive. Betta has an eye-catching glittery and shining appearance when flashing. The scale on the body has a different color than the fins.

Color pattern

· Solid – no color or pattern variation, whole fish has the same color.

· Bi-color – Fins color differs from the body color which is a Bi-color.

· Cambodian – fins have a solid color whereas the body is colorless or pale in color.

· Butterfly – fins have a multiple color pattern like butterfly

· Marble – random patches and irregular patterns throughout the body and fin..

· Piebald – Pale flesh-colored face irrespective of body color.

· Full Mask – The natural color and pattern of the body are darker whereas the Face and body have the same solid color

· Dragon – main body color is solid with hard scale on the entire body

· Multi Color –multiple colors of the body and fin as well as different types of pattern

· Pastel – fin has a light shade, and the body remains a solid color.

Breeders develop different varieties of finnage and scale:

· · Veil tail – the most common tail type seen in aqua or pet stores. uneven tail and expand finagle length; caudally fin ray split in two parts.

· · Crowntail – Fin rays are constantly increased and make a large crown.

· · Combtail – Mini version of the crown tail, combination of veil tail and crown tail·

· Half Moon – the edges of the tail are straight and crisp; a80 degree rotated in a D shape creates a shape of the moon·

· Over-Halfmoon or Super Delta Tail – Caudal fin expands 180° angle (a derived breed version of the half-moons), which can be problematic to betta during the swim time because it’s difficult to swim with big fin·

· Rosetail – fold and crisp overlap finagle overlap with each other which resemble a rose petal so it’s called a rose tail.

· Feather tail – same as rosetail, also a rough look of the rosetail, some crisp and freeze.

· Plakat – Usually seen in wild bettas Short fins known as biting fish.