User:Malzees/BettaTails
This is a draft for a rewrite of Siamese fighting fish#Tail shapes
Tail shapes[edit]
In the wild, all bettas have short fins, and the long fin gene is a mutation that is genetically dominant.[1] This dominant trait has allowed many different tail, or caudal fin, shapes to be developed and established through selective breeding.
Veiltail[edit]
This is the most common tail shape found in pet stores, and are available in the largest variety of colors due to being genetic mutts.[2] Veiltails droop behind the fish and are asymmetrical because their rays are curved, not straight like the other tail shapes. The veil genes are extremely dominant,[3] and mostly veiltails will be produced from a cross with other types. Veiltails are generally not a desired type by show breeders because they are no longer allowed to compete.[2]
Delta Tail[edit]
A symmetrical tail that is much broader at the edges than the base, similar to the capital Greek letter delta (a triangle).
Fan Tail[edit]
a rounded delta tail
Halfmoon[edit]
large tail fin that forms a 180-degree, or larger, half circle
Comb Tail[edit]
less extended version of the crown tail
Crowntail[edit]
highly frilled, extended spiny rays
Plakat (Short-tail)[edit]
Short-finned fighting style (sometimes called "plakat")
Double Tail[edit]
the tail fin is split into two lobes and the dorsal fin is significantly elongated)
- ^ Goldstein, Robert. (1996a). Bettas: Everything About History, Care, Nutrition, Handling, and Behavior. New York: Barron's Educational Series. ISBN 0-764-11653-3
- ^ a b Betty Splendens: Bettas for Beginners
- ^ Overview of Betta Fish Tail Types and Varieties