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one of my female betta looks like it might be a male. How can I tell for sure?


KittenFishMom
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I have 16 female bettas in a sorority in a 55 gallon well planted tank. One of them is starting to push the other around more and has longer fins than the other females. Is she a he? Any sure way to tell if it is a male or a female? I will work on getting photos to post. Note: I bought these "baby girl bettas" in mid September. they didn't have much color, they were either light or dark. They have gotten a lot of color, but are still very young. I've had them 6 or 7 weeks.

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Shorter fins for their specific fin type (like a halfmoon female may still have longer fins than a plakat male. But a halfmoon female have much shorter fins compared to a halfmoon male), egg spot, rounder/bigger belly, beards. 

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Females of long fin varieties can still have longer fins compared to plakats, whether males or females.

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My halfmoon male vs halfmoon female. She still has pretty long fins:

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