The Veil Tail Betta
As per the interest I have seen online, I've decided to write a little something on the different types of tails betta fish can have. This is going to be a series, with the first fish being, of course, the ever-common veil tail.
Because the veil tail is so common, and the gene that creates them is dominant, they are less inbred than other betta breeds. Therefore, this often gives them a more pleasant demeanor; they will often be more out-going, and they do not tail-bite as often as their anxious Halfmoon cousins. They will often wiggle, swim, and flair more for their owners, which is keeping them popular among hobbyists.
In my experience, the veil tail makes a fabulously outgoing, beautiful pet, whose personality was the light of the room. Personally, my veil tail was also incredibly hardy, recovering from a few cases of fin rot with little to no trouble. I cannot, however, know or say with any certainty that every veil tail would be like that.
That being said, however, in the breeding and competition world, the veil tail is considered too common, and many breeders do not breed them because of that. In addition, there are no longer any sections to show veil tails in competitions.
Many see veil tails as inferior, as they're tails always droop down like, well, a veil--even when they flare. Not to mention, with their commonality and over-breeding has made them undesirable to many breeders--show and otherwise, as they cannot profit or win anything from them.
Still, regardless of the breeders' opinions on veil tails, they remain popular enough to continue to be sold to the general public--at least for now. As the more fancy tails grow in popularity, however, there could one day come a day where veil tails become a thing of the past. Which, in my opinion at least, would be a travesty indeed.
Because the veil tail is so common, and the gene that creates them is dominant, they are less inbred than other betta breeds. Therefore, this often gives them a more pleasant demeanor; they will often be more out-going, and they do not tail-bite as often as their anxious Halfmoon cousins. They will often wiggle, swim, and flair more for their owners, which is keeping them popular among hobbyists.
In my experience, the veil tail makes a fabulously outgoing, beautiful pet, whose personality was the light of the room. Personally, my veil tail was also incredibly hardy, recovering from a few cases of fin rot with little to no trouble. I cannot, however, know or say with any certainty that every veil tail would be like that.
That being said, however, in the breeding and competition world, the veil tail is considered too common, and many breeders do not breed them because of that. In addition, there are no longer any sections to show veil tails in competitions.
Many see veil tails as inferior, as they're tails always droop down like, well, a veil--even when they flare. Not to mention, with their commonality and over-breeding has made them undesirable to many breeders--show and otherwise, as they cannot profit or win anything from them.Still, regardless of the breeders' opinions on veil tails, they remain popular enough to continue to be sold to the general public--at least for now. As the more fancy tails grow in popularity, however, there could one day come a day where veil tails become a thing of the past. Which, in my opinion at least, would be a travesty indeed.
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