Siamese Fighting Fish - Finnage and Scale Variations

Finnage and Scale Variations

Breeders have developed several different finnage and scale variations:

  • VeilTail (extended finnage length and non-symmetrical tail; caudal fin rays usually only split once) the most common tail type seen in pet stores.
  • CrownTail (fin rays are extended well beyond the membrane and consequently the tail can take on the appearance of a crown; also called fringetail)
  • CombTail (less extended version of the crown tail, derived from breeding crown and another finnage type)
  • Half-Moon ("D" shaped caudal fin that forms a 180 degree angle) The edges of the tail are crisp and straight.
  • Over-Half-Moon (caudal fin that is in excess of the 180 degree angle) by product of trying to breed half-moons; can sometimes cause problems because the fins are too big for the fish to swim properly. OHM's are sought after to breed with Super Deltas to try to get Half-Moons.
  • RoseTail (halfmoon variation with so much finnage that it overlaps and looks like a rose)
  • Short-Finned fighting style (sometimes called "plakat")
  • Half-moon plakat (Short finned half-moon, plakat and half-moon cross)
  • Double-Tail (the tail fin is duplicated into two lobes and the dorsal fin is significantly elongated; the two tails can show different levels of bifurcation depending on the individual)
  • Delta Tail (tail spread less than that of a half-moon with sharp edges)
  • HalfSun (Combtail with caudal fin going 180 degrees, like a halfmoon)

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