Calcifer

Iv named my new betta Calcifer, as he's very colourful and he's one of my favourite characters from the film in 'Howls moving castle' although not same colours.
This is Calcifer my new betta:
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His colours are so shimmery and gorgeous iv looked closely and his body looks white and silver/grey, then his fins and tail look silver/grey then pink and on the tips coppery. What do you guys think?
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Calcifers flare in the mirror:
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Flared at my females and chased them all over the tank, but i knew there was a chance he could be a boy as i bought as a possibility could be female but was also told could be a juvenile male. In a divided tank now so my females can de-stress themselves! He's been flaring at Ragga-muffin on the other side of the divide too.

He's a pretty 4 ray CT. Looks like some Copper going on there as well as Marble.

Cant wait to see him once he is fully healed up and looking rather stunning

Nice looking boy you have there

So everyone agrees he is a boy? What is that big white thing under his body?

Hmmmmmmmmm well spotted!!!!

I know in the ebay auction it said possible female or juvenile male but the thing is his flare looks round under his chin and he's been flaring in the mirror and at poor ragga-muffin through the mesh! Iv put him in the divided tank as he was seriously stressing out my girlsand they where all hiding away from him.

Anyone know what that is? or is it where he has a poo?

I heard that young males can have what looks like an ovipositor which disappears when they mature. Judging from the fins hes looks like a young male to me but Im far from great at identifying lol

Would be good if we could see a head on pic of him/her flaring, if he/she has the extensions to his/her beard then you could be sure its a male

I know I know...
Its the fishes ermmmmmmmmmmmmm tiddler!!!!! lol

Well he's been with the seller for a few weeks now and doesn't seem to have changed much. Could be a cross male hence shorter fins, but I've always said female and Im sticking to it LOL

But saying that it's a pretty impressive flare, bit too much for a female. Oh I dont know ignore me LOL

another case of a gender confusion.

Nat, Chard and now you lol

Wow i want one so jealous. he lovely and unsual colours though. and nice name haha

Thanks guys, i went to look at him before and i had a face to face encounter with his flare its so big and flarey (if that makes sense!) and how could he flare at me...his mummy!

I think im going to have to but a sheet of black plastic or something in there, he keeps looking at ragga-muffin and really going for it, dont want him to hurt himself either.

@ Mandy ~ before i bought him i thought defo female has to be just look at the size of that white spot! But now just from behavour i most certainly think boy!

Defo male, and why flare at you, a little unfair as you his mummy.
He is different eyes as well, they all black instead of having two different colours in them. A good buy. Was it LFS may i ask ?

CTlovesKS wrote:Defo male, and why flare at you, a little unfair as you his mummy.
He is different eyes as well, they all black instead of having two different colours in them. A good buy. Was it LFS may i ask ?

No i bought him from ebay from 'Mr Mayhem' on here. There's no way id find a stunning betta like that in my lfs, i wish i could tho...

I know very unfair but i forgive him as he has the cutest face ever! lol!

Fair enough, sometimes you are lucky to snatch one up lovely like him in a lfs

CTlovesKS wrote:Fair enough, sometimes you are lucky to snatch one up lovely like him in a lfs

I wish i could as postage is quite a lot for one fish, my lfs generally sells VT's nothing dead fancy like a CT or HM

I can get CT or HM males but can't find a HM female for the life of me! Somebody is holding out.

Iv been looking at the white spot thing and it looks like 2 thin white strips stuck together. Im going to google on web see what it is as its not where he has a poo!

I cant believe how much he flares too, flared at me again this morning and when i was making the babies bottles!

Enjoyed his pea this morning though

Hehe he sounds like a cheeky little sod, none of my males flare at me, if I want to see a flare Ive got to get the mirror out lol

magzmoir wrote:Hehe he sounds like a cheeky little sod, none of my males flare at me, if I want to see a flare Ive got to get the mirror out lol

He is cheeky...i think he's been pretending to be a female and now iv got him letting me know he's a boy! Iv just never got my camera ready to snap a photo!