betta fish genetics

Introduction to lineage bettas You may have heard about the types of bloodline bettas, or what bloodlines are in bettas, if not what lineages of bettas are. Surely you are a betta breeder. Consider that the handling of bettas is always the same with regard to the results of the bettas in terms of their aesthetic beauty. In this article we will introduce you to bloodline bettas.   What are bloodline bettas? Bloodline bettas are… Read More »Introduction to lineage bettas

What is a lineage betta? We understand that the central concept of lineage betta corresponds to: "Lineage betta is that specimen that transmits a set of visual characteristics (colors, arrangement of colors and formats) that is perpetuated in subsequent generations". Fix this concept well! It will be important to understand what we bring in thisRead More »Lineage bettas – do you really know what they are?

It presents the benefits and obstacles in order to implement the bettas online registration and research philosophy. [33min55s]

Certainly you must have seen on the web or in person bettas called KOI, Fancy, Galaxy, Black Mamba, Black Samurai, Monster and others. And yet, questioned how to obtain them. Bettas with these phenotypes are classified as unstable multicolored. In other words, its visual characteristics (colors and color arrangement, specifically) change spontaneously throughout the lifeRead More »The unstable multicolored: Betta KOI, Fancy, Monster, Galaxy, Black Mamba, Black Samurai and others

Gaps in the genetic modeling of non-reds The globally accepted model for red pigmentation in Bettas is ineffective to explain the issue that we will deal with here: the blood red pigment existing in the color of current Bettas. In this article (and through our Course on Betta Genetics) we present the evidence that pointsRead More »Blood red color in Bettas: a new pigment