Betta undergoing dramatic color change... WHY?!

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ppetropulo

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Hi! So back in March I got a black Orchid betta that looked similar to this:https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/...7zNPIlvIXbBXDGgrB_oWcQuNyNe4v4XDEy9CSlsC2yHKA

I noticed about a month after I got him that his head began to change colors, getting more white. Here's what he looks like now:betta 003.jpg

Any ideas as to what happened to him, or whether or not it can be reversed? Has anyone else ever seen/experienced this? And info. would be appreciated!

Tank info.: nitrates are always under 10ppm, no ammonia, no nitrite, ph 7, and he lives in a two gallon filtered bowl with multiple live plants and a pair of endlers.

betta 003.jpg
 
OrionGirl said:
It's normal. They change color as they mature. Nothing to be done about it.
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Not quite. Yes, bettas will "change" colors and patterns as they develop into adulthood. However, once they've reached adults these characteristics are generally set in stone. The only bettas that change colors and patterns that drastically after reaching adulthood are marble bettas.

http://bettysplendens.com/articles/page.imp?articleid=1114
 
He may actually be a marble betta! He looks very similar to the ones in the picture, and as of late he has taken on a more pink tone. Thanks!
 
ppetropulo said:
He may actually be a marble betta! He looks very similar to the ones in the picture, and as of late he has taken on a more pink tone. Thanks!
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Marble betta don't neccessarily need to look like the betta on the bettysplendens page. They can be of any color or pattern. Any time you have a betta with such drastic changes in color, it's probably safe to say that it's a marble.
 
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