[xShainax]

I am seriously wondering if Romeo is still young or if he is a female. How can I tell the difference of the sexes? He is a small delta tail

 

[BeckyFish97]

Do you have a pic?We would be able to tell you better with a picture!!!

 

[xShainax]

Do you have a pic?We would be able to tell you better with a picture!!!

These are the best pics I have

 

[betta lover1507]

he appears to look male, female has eggspots, it is the white dot on there belly. and the male's "beards" show even without flaring, a beard is the black area in the gills. and males tend to have a bigger span at flaring then females do. and males build bubble nest, some females do to though

 

[BeckyFish97]

To me he looks like a boy, his fins seem too long to be a girl!!!Also his ventral fins are really really long, which would suggest he is a boy.This thread may help you:
http://www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?t=101518

 

[MollyJean]

I see a male. How old is he, and does he have an egg spot?

 

[xShainax]

To me he looks like a boy, his fins seem too long to be a girl!!!Also his ventral fins are really really long, which would suggest he is a boy.This thread may help you:
http://www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?t=101518

I thought he a boy but it is good to check. He is very how would you say? a scardy cat? He swims away from his reflection all the time and never flares

 

[xShainax]

I see a male. How old is he, and does he have an egg spot?

I have no idea how old. He was smaller when I got him, so I am thinking 6 months old maybe?

 

[betta lover1507]

he could be young my female in my avi is 6 months and she ain't afraid of nothing, she flares at everyone XP i would say 4 but idk

 

[teeneythebetta]

If he is a she, she should have an ovipistor...

His fins are fairly short.. Here is my female veiltail... Really not much different than yours, only older...

 

[xShainax]

If he is a she, she should have an ovipistor...

His fins are fairly short.. Here is my female veiltail... Really not much different than yours, only older...

Maybe he is just a sweet little guy?

 

[Bombalurina]

Juvenile males sometimes have oviposters too.

OP: he looks male to me. The anal fin is really pointy, not rectangular the way a female's is.

 

[xShainax]

Juvenile males sometimes have oviposters too.

OP: he looks male to me. The anal fin is really pointy, not rectangular the way a female's is.

I just worry since he never flares and is TERRIFIED of everything.

 

[Sheldon31]

Seems he's just a shy little boy. Some are, not all males flare while others constantly flare.

 

[xShainax]

Seems he's just a shy little boy. Some are, not all males flare while others constantly flare.

He chases his refection thats about it lol

 

[Bombalurina]

I have a male who won't even do that.

 

[betta lover1507]

this is my pass female, EXTREME long finned female i miss her:

she jumped over a divider and got beat up by Phantom once :

 

[Bombalurina]

You can see there that she still has a nice rectangular anal fin - what a lovely female! Males tend to have fins that slope down to a point below the tail.

 

[betta lover1507]

her name was "Lady Amaya" i thought of something really nice because she was my first AB betta