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Marble betta fish changing colors.
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A nippyfish reader wrote in concerned about some pretty serous color changes.
These fish have a mutation in their genes which causes them to change colors often but they are just as healthy as.
Well she sent in some photos of her betta fish and it became immediately obvious that she has a marble betta.
Sometimes changing betta colors many different times throughout their life.
In our last article we spoke about bettas that naturally change color over time.
What about marble betta color change.
Marble betta color change is also a possible reason for your bettas to change colors.
These marbled bettas have a really interesting gene mutation known as the jumping gene.
As long as you re sure that it s not being caused by any of the problems above then don t worry.
There is a particular type of betta fish called marble betta fish.
It is a natural occurrence that fish lose color when they are injured.
Marble bettas are just as healthy as fish without the jumping gene but may experience a variety of color changes throughout their lives.
A marble betta can change from plain color to display large irregular patterns on its body.
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.
Here are some of the pictures of a marble betta fish.
This a condition of a mutation called as jumping gene.
Some betta fish have what is known a marble coloration to them.
This gene is able to move the fish s chromosomes which will always have different kind of colors.
The jumping gene enables the marble betta fish to change color unusually.
Marble coloration in bettas is a result of a mutation known as a jumping gene this gene is able to move between the fish s chromosomes resulting in an ever changing color pattern.
The color change can.
Marble bettas rarely stay the same color their whole lives and they often end up changing colors multiple times throughout.
If you have a marble betta then you may notice that their color is changing too.
These types of betta fish are notorious for changing colors.
Marble betta fish as they re called in the industry have a type of jumping gene that can cause a natural change in the color of the fish.