Before And After Marble Betta Color Change

In our last article we spoke about bettas that naturally change color over time.

Before and after marble betta color change.

Bettas before and after the bettas you might see in their little plastic prisons at the pet store might not look so great but with proper care they can transform into stunningly beautiful fish. Consider purchasing a ph kit to keep it in a healthy range if necessary. If he she is sick his her color may look paler or the color may be lighter than the original. Unless you have a marble betta fish no they cannot change colors.

This thread is meant for people to post pictures of bettas when they re first brought home and another after receiving proper care and attention. When i got him he was all white and almost tra. Marble bettas are just as healthy as fish without the jumping gene but may experience a variety of color changes throughout their lives. The betta also can change colors when they mature.

Here is his before and after photos. By lenscapkid 5 years ago on tropical fish. A nippyfish reader wrote in concerned about some pretty serous color changes. Originally uploaded by prismaviolet.

Maybe a picture would help before and after maybe what his species is. Marble is used to. They do best in the ph range of 6 5 to 7 5 7 is neutral. Marble coloration in bettas is a result of a mutation known as a jumping gene this gene is able to move between the fish s chromosomes resulting in an ever changing color pattern.

Betta fish prefer their water s ph to be slightly acidic. My betta is changing colors.