Question on Color?

[Akuinnen]

I bought a betta about a week ago and have been scouring the internet to try and figure out what color he is. He is a double tail half moon from PetCo, but there are so many varieties that look like him, I can't figure out which one he is! It doesn't help that his color is constantly changing with the light. Here is a picture of him in some different kinds of lighting:

(Top left is lit from above/front, bottom left is backlit, bottom right is with a camera flash)


Here are some similar looking colorations I've found so far:

Cellophane Marble


Cellophane Green Pastel


Pastel Grizzled


Blue Cambodian Butterfly


Green Cambodian



I'd appreciate any kind of help in figuring out what color this guy is! Plus, I'm a little confused in general in what the difference between Pastel, Cambodian, and Cellophane is. Thanks again for any help!

[KevinPham123]

Golly, this is actually pretty hard to judge haha.

I would say its something like the Cellophane Green Pastel.

[CandiceMM]

I also would love to know what he is I am still learning colors. Good luck, wish I had an answer for you.

[vilmarisv]

All of the above are marbles... breeders just use fancy names to explain different patterns but they all carry the gene.
A pastel is a solid light colored betta
A cambodian will have all fins one color and a light colored body
A cellophane is a betta with no color

[Akuinnen]

Originally Posted by vilmarisv

All of the above are marbles... breeders just use fancy names to explain different patterns but they all carry the gene.
A pastel is a solid light colored betta
A cambodian will have all fins one color and a light colored body
A cellophane is a betta with no color

Thank you so much! That clears up so much confusion, so would he be a cellophane-type marble then? He's fairly transparent, but he still has turquoise speckles so I'm not sure if it's enough to be considered cellophane?

[LebronTheBetta]

He's a Cellophane Marble.

[Thrifty Bee]

Sorry, wrong thread. Beautiful Bettas though.

[TuckerLove]

Id say Cellophane Marble. He looks just like my boy Loki in a way. I have been told numerous times he is that color :)
He is also a DTHM :)

[Akuinnen]

Originally Posted by TuckerLove

Id say Cellophane Marble. He looks just like my boy Loki in a way. I have been told numerous times he is that color :)
He is also a DTHM :)

Wow, they look like siblings! That's really cool that your Loki is even a DTHM, he's very beautiful. :)

Thanks everyone for clearing up my confusion over Yue's color! I also have another question: are Cellophane Marbles good to breed? I've read that they are "unstable" and produce a lot of albinos, but I've also read that you could get a butterfly?

[MrVampire181]

You cannot have a cellophane marble. Its a contradiction.