Fred sounds lovely and we look forward to seeing him someday. He is not unlike a lot of bettas. I once had a "green" betta that I paid a lot for that I named Alexander the Green and he was green as grass when I got him at the age of 3 months. When he grew up he was as lovely a shade of deep royal blue as I had ever seen. A gorgeous rosetail betta but could no longer qualify for the Green part of his name so he simply had to be Alexander. It is amazing what a good home and good food and lots of love will do to enhance these lovely fish. So do remember when you shop that the dullest looking betta may hold a big surprise when you treat them well and feed them good quality food and show them care in a cycled and heated tank. They may become quite beautiful.

Rose