First pic from a 1995 book on Betta husbandry. Things have changed massively since then, and I was reflecting on a tiny, sickly female I purchased around 1998 that was this color because she was the only one of that color I could find. She didn’t live long.
And I was thinking about how Abby (second pic) was developing similar colors but not quite, when I realized in all my pets tore visits and all my time on this sub, I haven’t seen one. Did we stop breeding this for quality? Is this stress colors and now that we care for them better they don’t display them anymore?
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1sncrii
Posted by jayellkay84
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I wouldn’t say they’re exactly the same but this is the closest one I can find. It’s from a LFS near me.
https://preview.redd.it/i3xsqn5iqlvg1.png?width=1174&format=png&auto=webp&s=f8e635fc89b6cee3a327547622d4dd21e5b871e0
Given the timeframe, the base color and fin shape would be Cambodian veiltail. That degree of cellophane on the fins may have been selected for.