Critique this boy?

[AFishTale]

Having never considered purchasing a HMDbT, I'm not really sure what to look for. How does this guy look all-around?

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=HvZlWIqfWgk

[Mo]

Sorry. Im bad wirh form of fishm, but. Oooooo. If you get him are you going to her house to pick it up? If so, you'll love it there, for fish keepers Bettascapes house is like heaven

[AFishTale]

Originally Posted by Mo

Sorry. Im bad wirh form of fishm, but. Oooooo. If you get him are you going to her house to pick it up? If so, you'll love it there, for fish keepers Bettascapes house is like heaven

Yeah, I'll pick him up if I end up buying him. ~I love seeing other people's fish rooms and stuff. Makes me want my own!

[Yaoilover12397]

Jealous. No one lives by me and I wan to see a masterfully set up fishroom ;A;

[AFishTale]

Originally Posted by Yaoilover12397

Jealous. No one lives by me and I wan to see a masterfully set up fishroom ;A;

I'm just luckily passing through where she lives this weekend, I'm not normally close enough for pickup. x]

Anyone have opinions on his form? Also, I have no idea what I should breed him to, if anyone has suggestions on what to look for in a female.

[tpocicat]

He's lovely, however his anal is a bit long, IMO.

[Sincerely]

A double tail still follows the general outline of a HM and with this boy there are two things I would improve on in the next generation if I were to breed him. His caudal edges are not straight, I would pair him with a female that has very crisp edges. Like tpocicat said his anal is long so find a girlie with a short one. I'm not too worried about the top line because that's a DT thing but improving it in future generations would make him look much slicker. I like his color and his length of body (a big plus) and he has a really nice, wide dorsal which will look great in ST offspring. I'm guessing this is a young boy who is still growing out, overall he is a nice DT

-Sincerely

[DazedBetta]

I agree with sincerely. Very nice fish

[AFishTale]

Should I look for a HM or HMPK to pair him with?

[Sincerely]

I would look for a HM girl first. He looks like some variant of a red/green marble or multicolor.

Here is the short list of keypoints in the female:
-Very Crisp Caudal Edges
-Smooth Topline
-Short Anal Fin

If you want to get DTs with this breeding ask the breeder prior if she carries the DT geno.

Hope this helps,
Sincerely