B. coccina male or female? - Concerning all species

RE: B. coccina male or female?

DominickHenderson — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 03:30:59 +0000

looking at the video I thought it might be a man with blue stripes

RE: B. coccina male or female?

hermanwoodward — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:24:17 +0000

Looking at the video, I'm not sure whether this is a girl or a man. I would search for the white "egg spot" myself (that seems to be a common english term for this). It seems like the fish in the video is concealing one between the fins, however I'm not sure whether this is true or simply an illusion.

Re: B. coccina male or female?

sig11 — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 15:37:26 +0000

Hi, when looking at the video, I would not want to say for certain if this is a female or not. I, myself, would look for the white "egg spot" (that seems to be a common english term for this). It sort of looks like the fish in the video is hiding one between the fins, but I'm not certain if it is real or just an illusion. Furthermore, even the males tend to have a whitish spot in this region. But only the females have it "3D" and egg-shaped. Cheers, Andreas

B. coccina male or female?

MaestroCygni — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:46:42 +0000

Saturday I bought what I believed to be a male and female Betta coccina, however, while the "female" is striped and has shorter fins, she's aggressive towards the male, and has blue coloration on the side. Is she really a female, or is it a male? I'm confused to the point that I've even thought it might not be a B. coccina... Here is a short video I made, not very clear but hopefully clear enough. https://youtu.be/v0RTvi5kbFs