Want to get my bettas "officially classified"

[jeremywadejunior]

Hi! I'm not very knowledgable on betta colors/ tail types besideds the basics (plakat, crowntail, halfmoon, etc.). I was hoping some would could officially classify my boys for me. Thanks a bunch!!

This is Junior (one of the best pictures I have taken of him as far as representing his colors):



This is Zen (photo was taken with flash, but he's more of a blue in natural lighting) :


And lastly, Shaka:

[SinX7]

Beautiful betta's! :D Great job!

[homegrown terror]

difficult to tell on the last two without a flare shot, but i'll do my best.

junior is a bicolor dragonscale halfmoon plakat.
zen is a red-green bicolor super delta with some rosetail branching.
shaka is a red copper halfmoon with an imperfect butterfly pattern ( imperfect because he has no banding on the dorsal)

[jeremywadejunior]

Originally Posted by homegrown terror

difficult to tell on the last two without a flare shot, but i'll do my best.

junior is a bicolor dragonscale halfmoon plakat.
zen is a red-green bicolor super delta with some rosetail branching.
shaka is a red copper halfmoon with an imperfect butterfly pattern ( imperfect because he has no banding on the dorsal)

Thank you so much! What is the difference between a super delta and a halfmoon? And how can butterfly pattern be identified?

[homegrown terror]

Originally Posted by jeremywadejunior

Thank you so much! What is the difference between a super delta and a halfmoon? And how can butterfly pattern be identified?

a super delta is the same variety of betta as a halfmoon, but whereas a HM's tail will spread a full 180 degrees or more when flared, a SDeT will fall somewhere between 150-179. anything less would be considered a delta tail.

butterflying is when the fins are one solid color near the body, but a lighter color (usually white, off-white or clear) on the outer half of their length. yours is an imperfect butterfly because his dorsal is a solid color from base to tip, while the rest of his fins exhibit butterfly patterning.

[jeremywadejunior]

Originally Posted by homegrown terror

a super delta is the same variety of betta as a halfmoon, but whereas a HM's tail will spread a full 180 degrees or more when flared, a SDeT will fall somewhere between 150-179. anything less would be considered a delta tail.

butterflying is when the fins are one solid color near the body, but a lighter color (usually white, off-white or clear) on the outer half of their length. yours is an imperfect butterfly because his dorsal is a solid color from base to tip, while the rest of his fins exhibit butterfly patterning.

Awesome! Thanks for your insight! :)

[emeraldmaster]

I have decide that i LOVE your last beta pic, i don't care if it ain't perfect. I LOVE IT!!!

[jeremywadejunior]

Originally Posted by emeraldmaster

I have decide that i LOVE your last beta pic, i don't care if it ain't perfect. I LOVE IT!!!

Haha thank you!!