Before And After Marble Betta Color Change

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.

Before and after marble betta color change.

Maybe a picture would help before and after maybe what his species is. Marble is used to. 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. Some tap water and spring water may be significantly higher than 7 5 which means you should always test your water before adding it to your betta s tank.

Well she sent in some photos of her betta fish and it became immediately obvious that she has a marble betta. Interestingly if he gets really stressed he will return to the almost white color. Originally uploaded by prismaviolet. 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.

Here is his before and after photos. By lenscapkid 5 years ago on tropical fish. If he she is sick his her color may look paler or the color may be lighter than the original. Betta fish prefer their water s ph to be slightly acidic.

The betta also can change colors when they mature. A nippyfish reader wrote in concerned about some pretty serous color changes. They do best in the ph range of 6 5 to 7 5 7 is neutral. Marble bettas are just as healthy as fish without the jumping gene but may experience a variety of color changes throughout their lives.

My betta is changing colors. In our last article we spoke about bettas that naturally change color over time.