Betta's color transformation

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opaline
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Betta's color transformation

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Here's my boy, I picked him up at 4 months old and he was labeled as opal. Got a couple pics to show the progress - first one's from April, second's from today. Marble might be a better fit, haha.
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opaline's delta is indeed carrying the marble gene, and possibly even the grizzle gene. Fluxx's young age at sale often means their colors and patterns transform significantly between 8-12 months old.
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Just learned about the grizzle gene, thanks velvet8. Now I'm curious about other genes too, gonna do some reading tonight.
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I just found out about the grizzle gene myself, I guess it's pretty new - apparently wasn't widely known till 2019
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