I don't think it's solid (fine) orange- there are lots of those at my Petsmart. White isn't that hard to find, really. I got lucky with my white boy. Green, and albino and true purple, as mentioned in this thread.
Black melanos with no iridescence, true purple, as far as green I guess you all are talking about an emerald sort of color because green is a natural color in bettas.. most people would call it blue/turquoise.
Albinos yes but they aren't a color.. its a genetic deformity. Albinism by definition is a lack of pigmentation which means no color. The fact that you don't see albino bettas is a good thing because they are usually rife with genetic issues.
I'm no good with this betta coloration thing xD In snakes, albino is considered a morph, so I simply assumed they were in fish, too. I bow down before your might, 1f2f ^_^ And yeah, we had a member on here before with an albino betta that was blind. Don't know if he made it or not, as she stopped frequenting.
Science Dictionary albino (āl-bī'nō) Pronunciation Key
An organism lacking normal pigmentation or coloration. Animals that are albinos lack pigmentation due to a congenital absence of melanin. In humans and other mammals, albinos have white hair, pale skin, and usually pinkish eyes. Plants that are albinos lack normal amounts of chlorophyll or other pigments.
I'm still fairly new to genetics so I can't really explain how they are different from bettas who are white in color and those who are ablinos. They are most easily set apart from each other by the fact that Albinos have red eyes. Maybe someone else with better genetics knowledge will know.
Here is a great article by Bettysplendens on purples and what constitutes a "real" purple. I think a fish like the one in the second picture of the article would fetch high dollar (well over $100) if put on aquabid. http://www.bettysplendens.com/articles/page.imp?articleid=757
I have a multi guy who has very purple looking fins. I've only had him a few weeks, so I'm hoping he will intensify in color (especially near the head and body). In the pic he looks more blue than in person. He's the most purple one I've seen in person, but no where near show quality. Haha.
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