My son has a female betta. He did have a male before and they are quite different in looks. When we first got her she was brown and had regular size fin. Just in the last couple days she's turned more blue (especially on her fins) and seems to have "sprouted" two thin fins or whatnot close to her mouth. Is she developing? Or going through a stage? Did I get her when she was a baby and she's now "maturing"?
I think you are referring to her pectoral fins, look at this picture: (its a male but same idea)
When you looked at her before she was probably just nervous and holding them close to her body or you just werent paying that close of attention because they are rather small. They are normal and they might have grown bigger or became larger since she was in clean water but Im sure they have always been there.
Hello and welcome to FishForum. The two thin fins in the front are called pectoral fins. She must have been tiny when you got her.Bettas often change colors as they mature. How long have you had her?
Here's some pictures. Here she is when he first got her.
And here she is today
We've only had her a couple of weeks. That first pic was taken on the 6th, when we got her. I see she did have those fins, but they were kind of tucked under her.
Here's some pictures. Here she is when he first got her.
And here she is today
We've only had her a couple of weeks. That first pic was taken on the 6th, when we got her. I see she did have those fins, but they were kind of tucked under her.
Most people feed their bettas 2 -3 pellets twice a day. They may look hungry but be careful not to overfeed. They will beg and act like they are starved to death. lol
I don't believe in stress marks in younger bettas, they have not colored up yet.
In older bettas (3+ months) if they show these then they are stress marks.
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