Meet my boys!

[straitjacket]

Hello fellow fish geeks and betta fanatics! I thought I'd share some pics of my boys with you all.

Calvin, a Red Marble Butterfly CT (the BF pattern is incomplete).

Clancy, a "Pineapple" Delta Tail.

Rasputin, a Lavender/Red Cambodian CT.

Rufus, a Turquoise Multi PK Giant.

Rusty, an Opaque/Red BF HM.

and last but not least, Tokyo, a Blue/White Grizzle CT.

I hope you all like!

 

[Katie217]

Wow!
Those are some kick arse bettas! Rusty is my fav!!

 

[TheFighterFish]

Wow, great pictures.

I like Rufus myself.

 

[Helena21]

Beautiful pics!! You have probably been asked this about a thousand times, but what camera are you using?

My fav would have to be Calvin

 

[IDunnoWhy]

Those are some great pics, of some beautiful fish. I would have to say, my favorite is Rasputin.

 

[straitjacket]

Wow! Thanks everybody!

Wow, great pictures.

I like Rufus myself.

Yay! Finally one for Rufus!
Apparently he's my pretty ugly boy. No one seems to be a big fan of him but he's got these really big kissable lips

lol

Beautiful pics!! You have probably been asked this about a thousand times, but what camera are you using?

My fav would have to be Calvin

Thank you Helena! I'm using a Sony DSC-W30. I fiddle around with the settings but never remember them. I'm certainly not a photographer by any stretch of the imagination but every once in a while I surprise myself with halfway decent one. *laughingc

Those are some great pics, of some beautiful fish. I would have to say, my favorite is Rasputin.

*yay* Rasputin's the latest addition to the betta family. I saw him and swooned. Just couldn't walk out the store leaving such a cute boy behind so I brought him home. I'm hoping to spawn him with Cassy.

 

[ram man]

I like rufus the best. I always go for the plakats before any kind of long tailed strain. I just like that short finned natural look I guess. How big is he? Iv'e heard the giants are unbelievably big, but have never seen one IRL.

 

[straitjacket]

Rufus is about 3"TL and growing fast.
I've read that "real" giants get to 7" but no one is ever really clear about this. Any male betta that doesn't get to at least 4" immediately gets discredited as a "giant" and is labeled a "half giant". I've never heard of a 7" PK, much less seen proof of one. I have heard claims of 7" long-finned strains however and that makes sense. 4" body leaves room for 3" of finnage or 3" of body and 4" of finnage. If that's how giants are determined then I would say there was no such think as a "giant" PK . lol
IMO a giant PK grows to a max of 5" (including caudal).
I'm expecting Rufus to reach about 4", give or take a few mm. I've had a giant PK before him (same source) and he grew to 3.75" by the time he 8 months old.

 

[Brinny-chan]

Wow! NICE bettas! Absolutely gorgeous

I like the plakat Rufus as well, but I have a soft spot for the little buggers <3

 

[Big Vine]

I'm certainly not a photographer by any stretch of the imagination but every once in a while I surprise myself with halfway decent one. *laughingc

Always so modest.
Your pics are always amongst my favorites around here---especially this latest batch of them! Fantastic shots, and awesome bettas.

BV

 

[drake53]

Rufus is my fav. how do you tell the difference in butterflys and reg species

 

[Unexpected]

Butterflies are regular. Buttetfly just refers to the pattern of the colors. example...
http://www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/gallery/pix/cambodian-butterfly.jpg
http://www.freewebs.com/grandbetta/D143 marble BF HM 20 usd.jpg
http://www.thebettabubble.com/imgs/care/color/patterns/Butterfly.jpg
http://watershed3.tripod.com/but1.JPG
Notice how all of these have matching body and fin colors, but the color changes twoard the last half or last two thirds of the fins.

This really doesn't pertain to your question, but here are some of the different tail types.
Betta Junkies: Betta Tails & Types

Another one of my favorite bettas is the cambodian. Which is just another color variation of the betta.
http://www.geocities.com/dynarb/mediagen/ice.jpg
http://www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/gallery/pix/cambodian.jpg
http://www.bettatalk.com/images/my_traditional_cambodian_flaring_1_web.gif

Then here are just some more beautiful bettas.
Betta Splendens Gallery from Aquarist Classifieds
betta colors

Hope I helped. *thumbsups

 

[straitjacket]

Thanks a lot BV, you make me blush!

Rufus is my fav. how do you tell the difference in butterflys and reg species

Butterfly is applied when a betta has color on the fins but the color is closest to the body. A reverse butterfly would be where the color is on the ends of the fins and away from the body.