Just wanted to share pics with y'all of my crazy combtail kiddos! They the only two fry from my first DTPK x CT cross.

First, is Greenie:
4/26/07:


6/2:




6/4:


(Missed a phase here where the green on the fins went away and the blue covered almost all of the body... didn't have a chance to get pics. :( )

Today (6/12):






THEN... there's Ebil, Greenie's brother.
6/4:




Today (6/12):












I can't believe these both marbled so drastically... since they were the only two fry, and both of their parents are solid. O_o I'm DEFINITELY not complaining though!! :D Especially since I have ~15 of their full siblings from a second spawn... yay!

Got to love that marble gene.

Very nice color combinations Elise. I can't wait to see what you get with their siblings..
I agree with LaBella...

there great Nice marbleing to, I think thats the fun part of marbles its like getting new fish all the time i like that there colors change.

Wow! I love them Elise.
marbles marbles marbles

WOW they are beautiful.I love marbles and really hope to have a marble girl in my future sororotiy(sp?)tank

I know that out of two spawns where both parents were solid colored, in each spawn I have one marble male out of each spawn. When I jarred both of them, they were cute little solid bettas. Now, here's what one of them looks like:



He paled for a little bit and now he's darkening back up in the grey blue spots, and his fins and spread have improved. He also has a matching cousin that I'm keeping to show (I like his pattern better, bettwe 50/50). It's been recomended that if you are interested in marbles to cross a marbled fish to a solid one that carries the trait, so it looks like you have the beginings of a really nice matble line!

Ooh, and don't feel bad. Out of two solid dark bodied pairs, I have gotten marbles, light bodied, and dark bodied fish. It's all what the parents carry, and alot of times, it's a who knows what situation!

they really turned out so pretty i love watching the marbles change so kewl ***congrats ** on some fine looking young ones :T

One nice thing about marbles is they're always changing. One bad thing about marbles is they're always changing................ :blink:

You are exactly right, lol.

I have no idea how i missed this post but wow!!! Great looking fish!

This is now what he looks like (I shipped him out and the new owner took the pic):




He has colored up more, and I refuse to attempt to predict what he will do next!

Awesome looking fish E! As for marbles, they are unpredictable until someone breeds them to be fixed. lol