Betta Colors
Single Colors
| Cellophane |
- Skin has no pigmentation
- The fins are translucent
- The organs are flesh-colored/give the body its color
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| Albino |
- Lacks all pigmentation, including the eyes,
which appear to be red
- Very rare
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| White Opaque |
- Pure white when young
- Develop varying degrees of reds as they age
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| Yellow |
- Referred to as “non-red”
- Also carries one of the three iridescent colors
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| Apricot or Peach |
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| Orange |
- Varies in hue
- Dark tangerine
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| Red |
- Intense red
- Normal red, with some black pigments
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| Steel Blue |
- Metallic blue
- One of the three iridescent colors
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| Royal Blue |
- Another of the three iridescent colors
- Darker, with a purple tint
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| Cornflower Blue |
- Darker head with cornflower blue body
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| Lavender, Purple, Violet |
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| Green |
- Another of the three iridescent colors
- Least fixed single color
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| Turquoise |
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| Black |
- Resulting from two different genes Melano or Fertile (aka Lace)
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Bi Colors
| Cambodian |
- Flesh-colored body
- Fins are usually red
- Can also be blue and black
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| Chocolate |
- Body is dark, black or dark blue
- Fins are yellow
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| Pastel |
- Different Variations
- White body
- Fins are green or blue
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Patterned
| Butterfly |
- One half of the fin is one color and the other half is another.
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| Marble |
- Body and fins have blotches of color over a light colored background
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| Piebald |
- Face is flesh-colored
- Body can be any color
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Multi Colored
This is the type that most pet stores carry. There is no predicting the colors of their offspring.
