Betta I.D.?

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That's a standard turquoise betta splendens without the gene for spread iridescence, hence the black-ish head. The appearance of the caudal rays looks like it's a veil tail.

It's hard to definitively sex from these photos. It's either a very young female (can't gauge size from the photos, and an older female would have a definite belly) or a male. The look of the pelvic fins would lend a clue, but we can't see them.
 
Don't feel stupid:) Live and learn...that's what it's about. The more Bettas you keep, the easier it'll be able to tell male and female;)
 
I vote female betta splendens also and props to you for giving your fish a good amount of space to swim in. Never feel stupid here! We all have more to learn regardless of how long any of us have been keeping fish. :)
 
=DD females aren'r as agressive as males but still are agressive, right?I want to keep a pair of betta albimarginata would they fight with the female?Also how much would you have payed for that female?It was £1.95 =]] Steal!
 
Eoibio;2669323; said:
=DD females aren'r as agressive as males but still are agressive, right?I want to keep a pair of betta albimarginata would they fight with the female?Also how much would you have payed for that female?It was £1.95 =]] Steal!
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Females can often be at least as aggressive and sometimes even moreso than males. I bred bettas for years, and I've lost several males to an extremely aggressive female. Like most fish, each one is individual.

Personally, I would never mix betta species. Betta albimarginata has a very different behavior profile. I wouldn't risk them with a splendens.
 
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