A dna sequence that can change its position within the genome.
Marble coloration betta.
Marble is a name for a transposon jumping gene.
The chocolate betta should look brown to the eye but there is a tendency for brown to have an orange hue to it.
Fins can show a marble like pattern or solid translucent coloration.
Marble betta their colors appear blotchy and irregular often with a light pale solid body color with rich reds and blues creating a pattern.
A crossbreeding of a marble stock betta of one color type may cause the marbling effect in the pattern of a betta of a non marble type.
But instead of having 3 colours in a marble effect there is only 2 colours on the body.
Also an interesting dilemma that many people face when they go shopping for betta fish is deciding which color of betta fish to choose.
The jumping gene recently a discovery was made in the science of genetics.
In fact they can thrive in large or small tanks and even small fish bowls which can only house one pet.
When the betta fish is about two years old it will gradually lose its luster and dull in appearance.
Betta fish names by color.
The jumping gene enables the marble betta fish to change color unusually.
Usually a cellophane based body with red and black spots of color.
Betta fish breeders have inserted a jumping gene also called transposons into the gene of a normal betta fish to create the marble betta fish variety.
The only time a betta fish would lose its coloration naturally is due to a marble gene.
A marble betta can change from plain color to display large irregular patterns on its body.
Fish with the gene may randomly change their entire color patterns.
Like a koi fish.
What is a marble betta color changing fish.
But of course when you take great care in proper feeding your betta fish may still maintain its full color.
So what s a marble betta.
Typically the body color is in the fins close to the body and betta colors patterns read more.
This page is a reference for common color types and variations of bettas.
A marble betta has irregular patterns throughout the body and fins that can change with age.
Chocolate bettas chocolate halfmoon dumbo ears betta chocolate halfmoon betta.
However if the loss of color is accompanied by symptoms such as lethargy a lack of appetite or bloating you should likely take immediate action.
These fish always seem to produce a few particolored offspring or marbles.
A koi betta is simply a commercial label strain name nickname for a specific coloration of a marble betta.
The marble betta is the pre runner of the koi betta.
Body can be any solid color and then the unpaired fins have two or sometimes three color bands.
It is a partially dominant gene meaning that if a solid betta is crossed with a marble it is likely to get many fries in solid colors that carry the marble gene.
