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Betta fish derive their color from refraction within a layer of translucent guanine crystals.

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How do you sex betta fish?

Male betta's are larger, more colorful, and have much longer fins. Female betta's are small, less colorful, and have short stubby fins.


What if your betta fish get in a fight?

Betta fish get in fights with fish with colorful fins and bodies. If your betta gets in a fight while your away,the weaker fish may die. But if you see your betta fight with another fish you should try to split the two fish apart [or all the fish that are fighting].


How can you know males betta from female?

Male betta fish are really colorful and generally larger. Female betta fish are clear colored and small. Male betta fish are probably the easiest to find as well.


How do you tell fish bata apart as a boy or girl?

A girl Betta is dull and not as pretty as the male. But, a boy Betta is colorful and pretty to attract the female mate.


What are the differences between male and female betta fish?

Male betta fish are larger, more colorful, and have much longer fins. They also differ in their behavior, and they obviously have different sexual organ systems.


Are betta fish wild?

The betta fish that you buy at Walmart or a pet shop are raised in captivity and bred for their long fins and rich colors. The original betta(Betta spendens) came from Siam, now Thailand, where it lives in small ponds. The wild fish is smaller and not as colorful as its domestic counterpart, but just as feisty with others of its kind.


How can you tell between a male Betta and female Betta?

If you have a betta fish food, and have a picture on it, it's probabily male fish. They are prettier and have longer finns. (Kinda like gold fish with long finns exept different color) The female bettas has shorter finns and are uglier, and I don't know why...Well.. male beta fish are more colorful like red and blue.And female beta fish are more whitish pink maybe with a few black spotsall i can say is male betas are colorful and females are more dull


What preys on betta fish?

other Betta fish and the bigger fish.


How many fish can a betta eat?

Betta fish do not eat fish.


Are Betta Fish omnivores?

No betta fish are carnivores.


What Can kill a betta fish other than a betta fish?

Well, if you love your Betta fish, then it should live by itself. But if you add another Betta to your current Betta fish's tank, then they will start a fight because Betta Fish are Siamese fighting fish and if one Betta is in contact of another Betta, the possible reason would be a fight between them two.


What is a betta?

A betta is a fish of the species Betta, especially Betta splendens, commonly known as the Siamese fighting fish.