| Pet Store Bettas |
Unfortunately for the many breeders who start out
breeding these, there is no way to answer this
question. Pet Store bettas, as beautiful as they
are, are genetically mutts. There is no way to know
what genes they carry unless a local breeder
supplies your pet store and they leave genetic
information for the pet store owner to pass along.
Please don't expect anyone to be able to give you
an accurate answer to this question. |
| Yellow x Opaque White |
You will get a dirty opaque in F2. I believe one
breeder characterizes these as 'Ivories', what they
come down to is that they are opaque whites with
dirty, antique looking finnage. If you are breeding
for opaque whites, this will take you a step
backwards. As a matter of fact, first generation will
probably produce many opaque whites with LOTS
red wash. |
| Opaque White x Opaque White |
Even though this may seem obvious, I wanted to
point out the red wash factor in this. Many
breeders want very clean opaque whites when
looking to purchase their first stock. Even when
breeding two clean opaque whites together, does
not guarantee you will get a spawn of all clean
opaque whites. You will still get some with red or
cream wash. If you breed an opaque white with red
wash, you will still get some clean offspring. What
you want to keep in mind is when choosing your
breeding stock, the female is the most important
when it comes to cleanliness. A clean female will
make more clean babies. So don't shy away from
opaque whites with wash, they are usually cheaper
and are an inexpensive way to start your opaque
white line. |
| Yellow (nr) x Extended Red |
The first generation you will get all reds, UNLESS
the extended red also carries the yellow (nr) gene.
If your red does not carry the yellow (nr) gene,
then the entire spawn will be reds that carry yellow
(nr). You may get a few traditional Cambodians, as
well. |
Extended Red (nr geno) x Yellow
(nr) |
You will get about half and half, extended reds and
yellows (nr). They will all carry yellow (nr). |
| Blue x Red |
You will
probably get a mess. Red and Blues are not two colors you should mix. Breeders have spent
generations upon generations trying to separate these two colors. There are special cases where
these two can be mixed, but by the time you get to that stage in breeding, you
wouldn't need this page anymore |
| Green/Turquoise x Royal Blue |
The Blue gene is a very odd gene. By mixing a Royal
Blue (B1b1) with a Turquoise/green(B1B1) you will get about half and half, Royal Blue and
Turquoise/Green. |
| Royal Blue x Royal Blue |
You may think this is obvious, that you will get
Royal Blues. The way the Blue gene works, this is
not the case. You will get about 50% Royal Blues,
25% Turquoise/Green & 25% Steel Blues. |
| Steel Blue x Royal Blue |
You will get approximately 50% Royal Blues and
50% Steel Blues. |
| Steel Blue x Turquoise/Green |
You should get 100% Royal Blues. |
| Yellow (nr) x Turquoise/Green |
You should get first generation turquoise/green with
red wash. The yellow (nr) gene will only show as
yellow when it is paired in twos, it is recessive. So
unless the Turquoise/Green carries the yellow (nr)
gene, then you will get turquoise/green with red
wash. Breeding a pair of that spawn together
should result in turquoise/green with yellow wash. |
| Black Lace x Melano Black |
Unfortunately you will not get blacks unless each of
them carries the gene for the other black. These
two genes do not work together as the same gene.
They would make a good matching if you had a
black lace female that carried melano and a Melano
male that carried black lace. |
| Melano Black x Melano Black |
You will not get any fry unless you have a melano
black female that is 1 in a million. I have seen
advertised black melano females, but I have not
actually bought or bred a fertile melano female. I
have seen the quality of the 'fertile' line and it is
extremely less than ideal. There are major color
faults in the line which leads me to believe that the
only reason the females may be fertile is that they
are not full Melanos. I will applaud anyone who
creates true black melano females that will produce
viable young. |