Coloration of a betta?

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tinkerbell0183

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I have a male betta that I have had for 3 months now. His body is a light lilac color, and the rest of his body is a dark plum purple and a skarlet crimson type reddish color. I have noticed under his mouth it looks white. It is almost solid as if he rubbed his face on something and the color rubbed off. He is swimming fine, eating fine. He is in a 1 gallon aquarium with an undergravel airation, and 1 small plastic plant. Just thought I might ask because he acts fine, just curious what the coloring might be. Is it bad? Is it just his special coloring? Too bad I don't have a digital camera or I would put a picture of him on here. He's beautiful! I named him Purple People Eater as in the movie that came out in the late 80's/early 90's called, "One Eyed, One Horned, Flying Purple People Eater". It was this purple thing that came from outer space, these kids took it in (kinda like they did in bigfoot and E.T.) and he could play music out of his one horn. =D

Ok enough out of me. Thanks guys.
 
It's possible that he's changing colour, and it's possible that he may be sick.
That didn't exactly help, I'm sure, but without a picture, it's hard to be for certain.
Check out this website: http://www.fishpalace.org/Disease.html
Make sure it is nothing on there, and let us know what you find :)
 
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He sounds like a beauty Ems ! I wish you did have a digital camera so I could see him ! :D

Hmm..could it be that the white has been there and you just noticed it ? I had a dark blue piebald betta who had a white bib under his chin..very cute..looked like he was wearing a tuxedo....

Has any of his other coloring lightened up at all that you can notice ? If so I would be concerned that his colors are fading and that could be a sign of illness. But if not and he is acting fine otherwise..I would just keep an extra eye on him for awhile for any other signs of something not quite right.

I would also loose the plastic plant. Bettas can tear up thier fins on those...silk are much better for bettas since they often like to swim through and rest on the plants in their tanks. Of course..lol..I have 2 betta who do fine with the plastic plant they have in their tanks...but the rest of them I had to take out....always an exception or two in the mix...lol...
 
I have a betta meeting the exact description of tinkerbell - just that he is a mix of light lilac, light pink and light blue - too girlish for a male :D He is doing fine and flaring too - He's a FMT btw.
 
Emg said:
He sounds like a beauty Ems ! I wish you did have a digital camera so I could see him ! :D

Hmm..could it be that the white has been there and you just noticed it ? I had a dark blue piebald betta who had a white bib under his chin..very cute..looked like he was wearing a tuxedo....

Has any of his other coloring lightened up at all that you can notice ? If so I would be concerned that his colors are fading and that could be a sign of illness. But if not and he is acting fine otherwise..I would just keep an extra eye on him for awhile for any other signs of something not quite right.

I would also loose the plastic plant. Bettas can tear up thier fins on those...silk are much better for bettas since they often like to swim through and rest on the plants in their tanks. Of course..lol..I have 2 betta who do fine with the plastic plant they have in their tanks...but the rest of them I had to take out....always an exception or two in the mix...lol...
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It's not my fish :p
 
he sounds to me like a 'cambodia' betta. This is the name used in the betta trade to describe a fighter that has a white, or very light body, with coloured fins. You can obviously obtain this trait by just breeding two bettas with the so called 'cambodia' coloration, but sometimes a spawn between two apparently normal bettas will produce cambodia offspring. Do a google search on 'betta' and 'cambodia'. Hope this helps.
 
I remember that movie!! :D

Is it young? My angel fish "change" color as they grow. They are koi angel fish so they are white with black and orange splashes of color. As they get bigger, these sort of open up and they semingly get more orange markings. Many fish develope more color as they get older, some change appearance completely. I know that bettas do not display their true colors when you buy them until they are safely at home and feel secure and adjusted.
 
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