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Metallic CTPK form 020815

Spawn PE26182013 (by Jamie King)
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Sire copper CTPK
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Dam CTPK

Spawn CTPK form 042014
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Marble CTPK male, brother to the sire of Spawn 031814
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Gorgeous CTPK female by Jamie King, mother of the female that I brought home! Photo from spawn log PE26082013 on the Bettas4All forum: http://www.bettas4all.nl/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=10936&start=30

Spawn CTPK form 020815
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This male was impossible to photograph! He has an odd, opaque like color due to marbling, and no red wash. I really like his webbing reduction and pretty level anal. Like the female, he does not have a perfect caudal or a very strong body, and it looks like he does not have DT, but his webbing reduction is really what I want.
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Female has a broad dorsal that I really hope she passes on to her offspring! Her webbing reduction and level anal is also very good. Her body is a little weak, especially in the peduncle, and the caudal spread isn't quite there. Her color could be improved upon - there is some red wash and uneven metallic coverage. Nevertheless, I love this female! She is a spitfire!
Jamie had told me that his fish carried DT, and I am really hoping that I can get the offspring with nice broad dorsals. I have high hopes because the female has a pretty broad dorsal. I was less than happy with the caudal spread, red wash/marble/uneven metallic coverage in both of these fish, and their bodies are a little weak, but the webbing reduction is excellent. Fingers crossed!

These guys were really hard to photograph, so forgive the odd angles.
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Update 072015
I have learned that I should NEVER make any snap judgements on my fish until they are at least 6 months or older! Especially since my fish have a tendency to turn from female to male...100% of the jarred fish from this spawn are male so far. I am really crossing my fingers that I get females in the 5 that are left in the grow out! I also gave the parents to Dan Young, and hopefully he can get some nice offspring as well.

I am very surprised at the wide variety of forms in this spawn! I have a lot of different things to choose from. I will have to think about what priorities I need to focus on in the next generation. Some of these did not have ventral fins because I neglected them a little bit when they were younger. However it is not genetic.
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Babies are always so cute when they fight in the grow out! I was really hoping the chubby one was female, but alas, turned male when I jarred him
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Rawr!
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One of my favorites. Look at that caudal spread!! I had no idea I would see this!! Also the forward pointing dorsal and level anal and good body! Webbing reduction can be improved, but if there is a good sister, then we are set! Unfortunately does not look like he has DT though.
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Could only get the back end of this guy. Decent webbing reduction and looks like he carries DT.
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Biggest dorsal and body out of the bunch. Unfortunately his caudal is oddly rounded and proportionately too small for his body. Although he has extensive webbing reduction, the fins are too long, especially the anal.
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Another one with the odd rounded caudal. Less webbing reduction on the caudal than I would like, but I like the dorsal and the anal.
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My favorite so far! (Same as the chubby one in the grow out above). Incredible temper, lovely webbing reduction, good body, level anal, awesome caudal. Notice the lack of branching that gives such a clean looking caudal! My only gripe is that he has clear rays, which in my experience tend to bend. You can see that a few of the rays are already damaged on the anal already. I don't know what causes rays lacking pigment to be weaker, but it does happen.
Update 100715
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I love love his copper butterfly pattern! Also the primary ray branching and wide dorsal. He does have some funky rays in the caudal though, and webbing reduction could be better
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The best webbing reduction out of the bunch, although his anal is a little long. Attitude for DAYS
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Best caudal. D-shaped with relatively straight outer rays. He almost looks like a shortfin HMPK because he is so symmetrical! I wish that he had better webbing reduction though
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Huge dorsal on this guy! Also good webbing reduction. Unfortunately his caudal is less than 180.
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It is going to be extremely difficult to figure out who to spawn - I could go in almost any direction now. Broad dorsals? Better caudals? Webbing reduction? Symmetry? This is the beauty of spawning bettas though! The choices you make can really change the outcome of your lines!

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