Fluffy

[inuudo]

My first fish! Fluffy, the Crowntail Betta:

[LittleWatty]

Well, I'm pretty sure he's not a crowntail, but he sure is pretty!

[inuudo]

Why do you say that he's not a Crowntail?

[Olympia]

http://www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?t=29868

Not a crowntail. Probably a halfmoon or a delta tail.
I love his colours though.

[inuudo]

I'm still not sure why you're saying he's not a crowntail. It might be hard to see in the photos because the ends of his fins are almost clear, but he does have significantly reduced webbing, particularly on his tail fin.

[LittleWatty]

His anal fin is what tells me he's not a crowntail. He might be a combtail or a halfsun, but he's not a full blooded CT. Sonas, my avatar, is a CT. Maybe if you got a picture of him flaring? If we could see all of his fins clearly, then we could say whether he was or was not a CT. From what I can see in the photos you have, he's not a true CT

[inuudo]

So is the nomenclature similar to dog/cat breeds, i.e. you call it a Ragdoll or Maine Coon only if it's a purebred animal? What does one call "mutt" bettas? I got him at Petsmart so I'm under no illusions that his parents were carefully or selectively bred

I tried getting another shot, but only have my phone on me right now and he's much too quick for that.

[Olympia]

His fins might just be growing in still. Sometimes their fins grow back funny after they've had rot.

[LittleWatty]

There are some names for "mutt" breeds. A combtail can be a mix of a crowntail and just about any other "full" finned betta. There's just slightly reduced webbing, not nearly to the extent of a CT. Halfsuns are a cross between halfmoons and CT's. That link Olympia left shows all of those. No matter what he is, my comment still stands that he is beautiful :D

[registereduser]

I'm no expert but he looks like my delta tail. His tail has been stunted somehow through biting or fin rot, it will grow in! He's a beauty