How to Sex your Veiltail Betta - Male or Female?

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Somanaboina Lokesh Kumar Yadav - 7 years ago

Thanks,the way u explained was very nice

Black Thunder - 7 years ago

I have uploaded a video.
Can anyone tell me if my betta is male or female??
Please.....

Kim Dorn - 7 years ago

Draco look like my fish but my fish is black and the fin is brown im french btw

Jared Wehmeyer - 7 years ago

Thank you, this was a great video. I'm starting a sorority tank and I wanted more ways to tell because I don't want to buy a male that's labeled a female.

Beboping Bettas - 7 years ago

That's amazing! I have never seen a female with long fins before like Journey.

Sophia Volpe - 7 years ago

Thank you this helped a lot! My betta is a male

BetterBetta - 7 years ago

+Sophia Volpe I'm glad it helped you! :)

Jack Fogarty - 7 years ago

Thank you this was very help ful because I named my fish terrance and hoped it was a boy and it was yay

Trish - 7 years ago

Lol it just ended. Thanks

eman mubark - 7 years ago

I have three dogs and one male betta fish veiltail

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JaayLikeTheLetter - 7 years ago

I have two bettas and my first betta was from the county fair, so when I got "her" I knew nothing about bettas and my boyfriend and I just came to the conclusion that "she" was a girl due to "her" size... After watching your video, I am now 99.9% sure that our "Leia" is a male LOL. So thank you for helping me discover that "Leia" was actually our big boy "Appa" hahah!

Haris Abdulla - 7 years ago

awesome, very clear explanation, n video of best clarity

aaron123456 - 7 years ago

What tail variety is your female I like the long tail

Bettafish Aquariums - 7 years ago

I'm a tiny new channel for bettafish and this was useful for me when I chose my Bettafish which his name is Sushi

roceratoman jura - 7 years ago

But does size not matter?

Linda Hill - 7 years ago

What's that white spot on Journey's body?

1111aaa2222 - 7 years ago

i tell the sex of bettas by reading the cup they come in

omar serna garza - 7 years ago

1111aaa2222 sometimes the pet shops can be wrong, female and male bettas are very alike c:

Chocotaw - 7 years ago

Ok well now im so confused as to what gender the betta i adopted is now, its cool, ill wait them out... got them sick so maybe when they get a little more healthy I can tell...

Kelli Dalton - 7 years ago

This was very helpful. My gf and I rescued some Bettas from Walmart and were doubting the labeling that they were actually female because they are all long finned and most descriptions online are vague about the fin shape, so all we could rely on was the hope that the egg spots weren't ich spots considering how poor their water was.

BE A MAVRICK - 7 years ago

This is super helpful and the video quality was on piont i love your videos and i think you are going big places so keep making videos!!!

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Animal life - 7 years ago

One of my males has a dog head, also my female is bright pink, she is female tho

whale lover - 7 years ago

my male doesent have a beard but everthing else is true on my male

Zoe T - 7 years ago

I have a young Betta, my local pet shop had them labeled as females, i sent a photo to them on their facebook page just to confirm.... They told me male.... But looking at it, i still think female..... im not sure how old... 2 months maybe? can i email you photos to try and find out?

Crystal Rose AJ - 7 years ago

I won a betta fish at the spring fling at my school, but I still cannot quite tell if it is male of female. All of it's fins all seem to be a bunch of tiny fins that seem to make one big fin, almost none of them connect until they're at the top. Please reply, I am finding your video very helpful, thank you.

kayxx - 7 years ago

Can I send you a picture of my betta on instagram cause I just can't figure it out

Takeaway Aquarium - 7 years ago

Great video!

Alyssa The Alyssum Vlogs - 7 years ago

my veiltail male betta has medium size fins

Sam - 7 years ago

which one is better to keep with others fishes male or female

Sarah Lavoie - 7 years ago

hi I have a question my betta fish's colours are fading what does that mean? and he also is a male but he used to flare but now he doesn't and he also used to look like a male but now he looks like a female do you know why

Sarah Lavoie - 7 years ago

oh okay I don't know how old he was when my resource teacher bought him

Lygoholic - 7 years ago

Also when they get old they don't flare as much as before

Lygoholic - 7 years ago

I think your betta is getting old, usually when their colors fade means they're getting old

Patrick Alesing - 7 years ago

bugo

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Lexi Yost - 7 years ago

Plz say it right one

Olivia's Life - 7 years ago

thank you that helped a lot now I know what to name my fish

BetterBetta - 7 years ago

Glad I could help! :)

Stephanie Wells - 7 years ago

This was very very helpful, thank you! Brought home three female veil tail bettas but because they look a lot different than most of the other female bettas I've seen, I was worried I had males by mistake. But after watching your video and pausing after each aspect and checking my fish in between (including my male!) I feel pretty confident that they are in fact female.

Thong Yang - 7 years ago

Stephanie Wells ohhhhhhhhhhh

BetterBetta - 7 years ago

+Stephanie Wells Thank you! I'm glad my female betta and I could clear things up! :)

dbachelor's Planted Aquarium - 7 years ago

Very informative! Lovely Bettats! I subbed!

Arun kumar - 7 years ago

reply to my comment

BetterBetta - 7 years ago

+dbachelor's Planted Aquarium Thank you so much! :)

Arun kumar - 7 years ago

can you identify the sex of my bettas, if i send you pics of it?? i have four of them, one is the male alpha i'm sure, but the other three are quite difficult to guess. they are small too, they may be around 6 months of age and are about an inch in size.....

Ryan Cassarino - 7 years ago

stop justifying yourself because you know you're wrong

BetterBetta - 7 years ago

+Ryan Cassarino For someone who really seems to dislike my videos, you've stuck around for a long time. We are allowed to disagree, but perhaps in the future, take disagreement a little more lightly. The 'my way or the highway' attitude won't get you far in life. People don't like people like that.

Osvaldo Saurez - 8 years ago

Draco is a different betta than Journey. Draco is a vailtail betta and Journey is spade tail betta that's why the caudal fins are different.

francis coronel - 8 years ago

how can you tell if your baby betta is male or female? because i have a baby betta!

francis coronel - 8 years ago

ok thanks

BetterBetta - 8 years ago

I've never dealt with baby bettas before, but I've heard it's extremely difficult- almost impossible- to determine a betta's sex before around 6 months, if I remember correctly.

Queen Viper - 8 years ago

is there a diffrence between angle bettas and just plane betta

Es_Art-Heart - 8 years ago

It's funny cause when I got my male double tail Anubis he had absolutely no tail whatsoever bouyancy issues could swim to the bottom unles he really tried and would float back to top then to his side we saved him cause I think he was dying but how did they know what tail he had.......when he didn't have one

Mr. Guilty reads - 8 years ago

I don't know if I have a male it has the 3 back fins but not the to belly fins that point it's very fin and small

eman mubark - 7 years ago

Mr. Guilty reads if it have long tail so it's a male if it have short tail it's a female

Mr. Guilty reads - 8 years ago

+BetterBetta ok I'll go and look

BetterBetta - 8 years ago

It's hard to tell for sure without a picture, but the best one to look for is the egg spot, and also the gills. The egg spot is only ever present on a female, unless your betta is a baby :) Female bettas also lack a large 'beard-like" gill membrane, so you can watch for that too.

TheAnimalChannel - 8 years ago

Your bettas are so beautiful, I love them so much. Your such a great mother to them

BetterBetta - 8 years ago

Thank you so much!! :)

Puppypop 101 - 8 years ago

Amazing video! I've never seen a long send finned female before! She is beautiful!!! ( now I want a female like that

BetterBetta - 8 years ago

Thanks! Yep- long finned females are becoming more common however they still are kinda rare in the big picture. Look at this video (not mine) of another long finned female - she's gorgeous :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybznvazlIpw Oh, and this breeding pair - imagine how pretty the fry must be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFtnq_EDDV0 I honestly thought Journey was male and that the pet store labeled her wrong when I first got her because of her fins - I did so much research on her and found out she was actually definitely female due to all the characteristics here - that's what inspired this video because I had done so much research on it! :)

Puppypop 101 - 8 years ago

Idk when auto correct put the word send

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JacobChunioo Jacob chunis - 8 years ago

I have a Betta and I'm moving him to a 3 gallon . do you think he'll like it ? how often do I feed him ? is every 2 days ok ? what food do you use ? I remember the day you moved them in the bigger tanks first second looks like there thriving !

Es_Art-Heart - 8 years ago

JacobChunioo at PETSMART I believe it was or petco I got my 2.5 for 15 dollars but only tank and top

Es_Art-Heart - 8 years ago

JacobChunioo yeah please don't put a betta in there cause that is too small at least a 2.5

BetterBetta - 8 years ago

Unfortunately a 1/2 is too small for a betta, or any fish. The likelihood of illness is much too high in a tank that small, and your betta will not be able to receive the exercise and mental stimulation it needs. The accepted minimum among most betta owners is 2.5, and although some may say a 1gallon is fine, as someone who has had my bettas in a 1 gallon before, I saw a noticeable difference in the health and happiness in my bettas when they received bigger tanks. I would never recommend using a 1/2 gallon, even though I hate to be 'that person' telling someone about too small a tank. Especially in one with most of the water being in height, it does not leave alot of room for plants and hideaways. Perhaps talking to your dad about the misconceptions in betta tank sizes may allow you to get the three gallon. May I ask what your betta is in now? Or do you not have your betta yet? Hope this answers your question, as disappointing as it is :(

JacobChunioo Jacob chunis - 8 years ago

+BetterBetta how would a betta do in a 1\2 gallon ?my dad cut down on a smaller tank and bought me this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N9Y799Y/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_10?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AH4CXKHLAK0P0 Do you have any ideas ?

BetterBetta - 8 years ago

He should love his new tank :) Mine certainly do. I feed my betta every day, I use Omega One Micro color pellets. You only need to fast/feed every other day if using lower quality food (more meals and glutens than fish and proteins) so it depends what food you use. My bettas are happier than ever in their tanks - I hope yours is too! :)

Animals Are Awesome - 8 years ago

Hey love your videos there amazing there are great I use to make Betta videos but I don't know more but I will start soon again

Animals Are Awesome - 8 years ago

+BetterBetta yes I will

BetterBetta - 8 years ago

Thank you! Betta videos are certainly fun to make and will provide great memories- they can be stressful at times but overall fun to make! You definitely should start back up if it is something that interests you :)

Gold Chemical - 8 years ago

Journey is Gorgeous

BetterBetta - 8 years ago

Thanks :)

Gold Chemical - 8 years ago

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Gold Chemical - 8 years ago

+BetterBetta np i LOVE YOUR CHANNEL

BetterBetta - 8 years ago

Thank you for your support! :)

lushy essentials - 8 years ago

A subscribe from me

lushy essentials - 8 years ago

Your bettas are amazing

BetterBetta - 8 years ago

Thank you so much! :)

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Mr.Rookie Aquarist - 8 years ago

nice video keep it up !!! ;)

BetterBetta - 8 years ago

Thanks!

Dolphincutie World - 8 years ago

I'm doing a top 10 things for betta fish anything I should put in there. I got most of the things you need to have?

Dolphincutie World - 8 years ago

+BetterBetta Okay thanks that's what I wrote down.

BetterBetta - 8 years ago

Filters and Heaters and places to hide, plus food and water conditioner for care and stuff are some of the most important things I can think of right now :)

lushy essentials - 8 years ago

Would you like to collab

lushy essentials - 8 years ago

Amazong

BetterBetta - 8 years ago

Thanks!

Dolphincutie World - 8 years ago

Great Video! Can you tell how old they are?

BetterBetta - 8 years ago

You're welcome :)

Dolphincutie World - 8 years ago

+BetterBetta Oh Okay Thanks. I was wondering what Milo age was. That would be great to know there real age. I will just keep up with I long I have him. Thanks for answering.

Dolphincutie World - 8 years ago

+BetterBetta Oh Okay Thanks. I was wondering what Milo age was. That would be great to know there real age. I will just keep up with I long I have him. Thanks for answering.

BetterBetta - 8 years ago

Unfortunately it's near impossible to identify the exact age of a betta- even experts have extreme difficulty with that. The best way to determine the age is to get a betta from a breeder who knows their exact birthdate. I know that most adult bettas sold in stores are usually between 6 months and 1 year, and I've had my bettas between 7 and 14 months , depending which betta I'm referencing to. So I'd say mine are all around a year and a half - 2 years old, but that's just a educated guess.