forever_and_a_day Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 Hello! I've been lurking on these forums for a while oggling at people's Bettas and feeling very envious. And ever since my 5 gallon tank's been empty I've been shopping around for a Betta. There was a very nice purple/dark blue + yellow/orange crowntail at Pets Paradise, but I missed my chance to get it and I was beating myself up over it for a while... and it also heightened my want to get my own betta. And so two days ago I went all the way to Upmarket Aquariums in the city and bought my first Betta <3 I was after a HM, but the ones there didn't look all that appealing O_o so I came home with a crowntail after a long winded and agonizing decision process ). I was quite worried about it because the journey home was pretty long (filled with annoying detours)and bumpy ,but he seemed pretty unfazed after the initial shock of it ^-^ and I woke up this morning to find him building a bubble nest I'll stop rambling now. I'll share some photos instead. (... if tinypic and photobucket will stop freezing on me >:[ flaring flaring in a different light asleep? just woken up? can anyone tell me why his eyes have suddenly lightened? and oh, what colour variation is he exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel031 Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 Hi, Welcome to the forums X D He is very handsome. I just started with betta's myself so I cant answer your questions...But the eye question is intreging. The people on this forum are lovely and will soon start posting Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Welcome to the forum! You have a very beautiful boy there. I would call him a yellow/turquoise marble. The marble gene is an amazing thing to watch while at work. Basically it will move around switching the genes for colour and pigment on and off. You can read more about it here: http://bettysplendens.com/articles/page.imp?articleid=1114 I would say that it has "turned off" the colour pigment in his eye. As long as he can still see, you have nothing to worry about :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted January 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 aw, thank you! and thanks for that article! it's really informative and lol, that fish started to look like a tricolor in the end I can't wait to see what happens to my marble ^-^ but I don't think it's the marble gene turning off the colour in his eyes it's back again this morning. Does it have something to do with the light? Because that picture was taken immediately after I turned the light on at night... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Rather than the marble gene temporarily affecting the pigment in his eye, it's far more likely that you caught him napping. These guys tend to go very pale and their pupils constrict while they are asleep. It takes them a while to come back to "normal" if you suddenly turn the lights on while they are sleeping. He's a beautifully coloured fish, and his tank setup looks very homely for him. Nice buy, and welcome to the forum. Paul Ps, does he have a name yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted January 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 thanks paul! that sounds about right. I think he's just sleeping namewise I'm still debating. I'm tempted to call him "Rising Sun" because it's the name of a painting that the contrast of his red gills against his white body reminds me of. And it was that colour combination that convinced me to buy him XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 Welcome! I hope you enjoy AusAqua! Your boy is very beautiful, I love the colours! Great find! Rising Sun is a lovely name, very unique too. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 thank you! I'll probably just call him Sunnie for short XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Cute. Hey Sunny Boy... :betta: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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