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#1 ·
*sigh* Right . . .

Okay so, I've been watching Nessa for the past few days and it's just become clearer and clearer to me that "she" is in fact, a "he". Not that it matters but he's A)flared constantly B) No egginess in belly, fake ovi and C) BUBBLENESTS!

So I'm just putting my feelers out there to see if you agree. I've got pics of the little guy - gathering evidence, so to speak ^__^

Friday night I came home to a little surprise . . . .



So I decided to try a mirror and got this . . . .
 
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#5 ·
Okay, definitely 100% male. I placed him beside one of my other males, and an epic flarathon ensued. They're still at it an hour later :)

Belly eggs ... usually a girl is more rotund than a guy, and you can see their ovaries through their skin. I haven't seen this with Nessa.
 
#8 ·
i've had females that flared at males and bubblenested. my newest female surprised me with a bubblenest this morning. i've even had a female that built a bubblenest and put her eggs in it. :I she tended to it for a few days.

your betta's ventrals are stubby. that often screams 'female' to me. :V
 
#10 ·
I think your betta is a female. I thought my female was a male. She's still a she. She blows bubblenests, hates other bettas, and she flares constantly. Plus, she's a plakat and I see no ovipostor ever. Unless ... What if she IS a male?! *dun fun dunnnn* xD




Plus, this was when I first got her. (I'm not trying to hijack the thread, I'm just showing examples)
 
#14 ·
yours is DEFINITELY a male plakat. couldn't be more male if he was dipping snuff and chopping down oak trees while reading a porno mag.
 
#11 ·
I agree with plakat male, look at that beard!
 
#12 ·
My female is large for her size - I bought her as a dragon scale male, however, it turns out she's a veiltail female. That being said, she makes lots of random bubble nests when she is eggy (she's very eggy right now and making tons of nests), but as soon as she loses the egginess, bye, bye bubble nests. She also flares quite often, but her beard is no where near as big as my male's beard. The one time she and my male saw each other, it was very apparent that she is MUCH more aggressive than he is and would probably eat him for breakfast if they ever wound up in the same tank together.
My male on the other hand, hardly ever flares, in fact the only time I ever saw him flare is when he saw my female for a short period of time. He runs and hides from his reflection, or occasionally plays dead, and he only builds bubble nests if there is a storm coming. The bigger the nest, the bigger the storm.
 
#13 ·
Is your female still a dragon scale? It's unsual to see a dragons scale veiltail (especially a female) in the US. That's interesting about the storm and bubblenests.
 
#21 ·
No, she's not a dragonscale. I was told very rudely at the pet store that the reason "he" had a short tail is because dragonscale was a short tail type, and that "he" was most certainly not a female as I insisted. I've since learned that it has nothing to do with tail length. I've also realized that I was right about "he" being a she.
 
#15 ·
Great explanation, but bad mental image. xD still, I've asked around and everyone is confused, so am I. Course ... I say something and my boyfriend is just like "Owl is a FEMALE!" *eeps* xD I'm just gonna ask on this forum too, I guess.
 
#16 ·
You know what, after looking and comparing and researching ... I think Nessa really is a female. I feel so derpy right now, lol. I've just come home with two definite male PKs and comparing them side by side with Nessa it's obvious that she's a she.

Bettas are confusing little creatures!
 
#17 ·
They are, aren't they?! Still, yay ... I get stuck with a male that I have no room for. xD still, post pics of your new little boys!
 
#22 · (Edited)
Oh wow ... I dislike those people. :/

Plus, you probably had to pay more for her due to the mislabeling, correct?
 
#24 ·
This annoys me so badly. At the petsmart I go to they've had a female in a dragonscale crowntail cup for two weeks. Not only does she have a visible egg spot, but she is not even a crown tail... There's no way to fool even a beginner. Either someone pays roughly 10$ too much to save a veiltail or she'll die of bad water conditions.
 
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