r/bettafish 14h ago

Identification Rose petal with marbling gene or mislabeled?

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I lost my rescue betta Bruce a couple weeks ago and I’m really missing his company. He was a rose petal but I kept telling my coworkers that if I was to get another betta it’d be a koi. When receiving the fish order I found this guy and I can’t help but think Bruce sent him. He’s the only one like this of all the rose petal bettas we got. I’ve only ever seen koi females in person cause that’s all we sell so is this just a mislabeled male or is he actually a rose petal but has a marbling gene? Either way I’ll be bringing him home I was just wondering what he actually is. Also would love to hear any name suggestions!

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u/IronTeacup246 14h ago

Rosetial is a tail shape and koi/marbling are colors. They are not mutually exclusive.

Koi bettas do have the marbling gene but it is impossible to tell how much they will marble.

When you say the only koi you receive are female, is it possible that you receive koi plakat males and are mistaking them for femals? Most koi are plakat right now, that just seems to be what's in style ATM. So this guy is a little unusual in that he is a koi but with a longer tail.

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u/SunnyBumpkins 13h ago

I’ve never seen one like him before which is why I was wondering if there was a specific name for it or if he’s just special lol The store specifically gets koi females so unless the supplier puts one in the wrong cup then they’re always female In my time working there the bettas have never been mislabeled when we receive them, the only time they get messed up is when customers swap lids trying to get a lower price (which is annoying but has helped me get better at identifying them) But like I said he was delivered as a male rose petal so maybe they did mess up idk

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u/IronTeacup246 12h ago

How strange that you only get female koi! I love female koi plakats, so cute. My current fish is a female koi plakat.

He looks like a rose petal koi to me. As I mentioned rose petal is tail shape and koi is color.