Just the Right Betta

Betta fish come in all sorts of shapes, colors and sizes. You will want to choose the one you like best. Since bettas have such a wide variety of colors, you have a large selection. I recommend any betta color but one. Sadly, white bettas, in my personal experience, become sick and die soon after they are brought home. These bettas may rank among the prettiest, but they also rank among the unhealthiest. I have seen some white bettas that have crooked spines, popeye (a swelling of the eye and mouth) and many more diseases. I don't recommend these.





Different types of male bettas:

• Crowntail betta -- a betta with a long, flared tail.
• Half-moon betta -- the tail and fins of these bettas seem to make a circle.
• King betta -- big bettas with stubby tails.
• Comb tail -- a tail that looks like a comb on the end.

Colors of male bettas:

• Red
• Black
• Steel Blue
• Green
• Royal blue
• Yellow
• Turquoise
• Corn flower blue
• Apricot
• Albino
• White
• Clear
• Opaque
• Chocolate
• Lavender
• Orange
  

Color Patterns:

• Butterfly
• Bi-colored -- two colors: body is one, fins and tail are another
• Tri-colored -- three colors: body is one, fins and tail are two othersMarbled -- mottled colors all over fish
• Wild type