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HELLLPPP i can't tell the gender of my betta!!

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#1 ·
i went to a store earlier and asked for female bettas but I'm not too sure if they are female or not. When i did research on bettas gender they all say the same thing like body shape, fin size, and the white dot under the belly but I'm still too sure. I tried to look for the white dot and couldn't find it so i put him/her into a glass container and put it next to a male Betta...... confusingly it did not flare. Much help appreciated :-D
 

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the body shape, long ventrals and pointed anal fin all read as male to me.
 
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male plakats have short fins.
 
#11 ·
I've finally determined that mine is a female. I bought a male, and it turns out she's a girl. It's not always super easy to tell. Some females have long flowing fins, but not plakats, there's are always short both male and female. If you ever see a white spot (egg spot) between the ventral fins and anal fins, she is most likely a female, but not necessarily, some young males get it too.
 
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i put the purplish color betta next to a male for a couple of days and it started to make a bubble nest, i'm pretty sure its a bubble nest since it's all over the bowl
OH and he/she doesn't flare at all, is that bad or good?
And since she/he doesnt flare i cant get a pic of her ventral fin in a down position without hurting the fish
 
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