My betta decided to change colors?!?!

[jeanclaudeasher]

I have had my youngest betta for about a year now and he has decided to change colors! When I got him his body was a metallic green/black color and over a period of about 3 weeks his body color changed to yellow! The first picture is the first week when I first started noticing the color changes, the second picture is from the second week of his color change and the last two pictures I took today!

[Spazzfish]

Wow! I've heard of marbles doing this, maybe he has a similar gene that made him change color. That is a cool color of yellow he kind looks like a goldfish now. Lol

[jeanclaudeasher]

Yea when he first started to change colors I figured he was going to turn into a marble but the yellow just kept coming and the green kept shrinking.

[Luimeril]

ya gotta love marbles! one of mine went from mostly white, to mostly blue. :B

Sniper before:


Sniper now:

[Timberland]

Ive had fish do that too! very pretty fish!

[Bombalurina]

Keep an eye on his behaviour. Typically, bettas change to a darker or more vivid colour - paler colours can be a sign of sickness. It's quite possible it isn't, but do keep an eye out. :)

[jeanclaudeasher]

Thanks for the tip Bombalurina =) He has been eating just fine and teasing our cats as always so far. ;)

[Shadyr]

Wow! Gotta say, I like his current color, though he was certainly pretty to start with.

My boy is going the more usual marble route...

3 months ago:



Today:

[Pogthefish]

luckyyyyyy, u my friend, have a marble! ENVY

[xShainax]

Originally Posted by jeanclaudeasher

I have had my youngest betta for about a year now and he has decided to change colors! When I got him his body was a metallic green/black color and over a period of about 3 weeks his body color changed to yellow! The first picture is the first week when I first started noticing the color changes, the second picture is from the second week of his color change and the last two pictures I took today!

Romeo did the same thing. When I first got him he was pure white with his beard only being maroon but after a few weeks he turned into pink and maroon