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TheMightyQueenPixie
11-30-2002, 12:39 PM
Here are a couple of my youngsters.
http://tmqp.tripod.ca/bb1.jpg
http://tmqp.tripod.ca/bb3.jpg
http://tmqp.tripod.ca/bb5.jpg
http://tmqp.tripod.ca/bb7.jpg
Lets hope it works this time..Stupid tripod site!
125gJoe
11-30-2002, 1:02 PM
I like the green and blue colors... :)
MQP, Very nice looking fishies. :)
Joe, just copy and paste the links into a browser.
Very nice MQP... How hard is it to breed bettas? I've heard you're the master of em. ;)
Richer
11-30-2002, 1:56 PM
Very nice indeed! How big are the little guys?
-Richer
TheMightyQueenPixie
11-30-2002, 2:00 PM
Thank you all for the compliments :)
Panzer: I'm hardly a master, but I do enjoy doing it...Bettas are a little harder then most fish, because so much can go wrong and frequently does :(
Richer: They are around 1.5 inches long end to end. The second fish is a bit bigger...Maybe 1" 3/4 pushing 2 inches...Still too small to sell...
wetmanNY
11-30-2002, 2:02 PM
good sequence MQP: as you scroll down each youngster is more beautiful than the last!
TJcanada
11-30-2002, 2:45 PM
:D
got any pics of dad and mom?
bettaman
11-30-2002, 2:47 PM
Queen Pixie: can you give me some detailed steps in regards to breeding bettas? Would you advise breeding my pet store betta? I've heard these fish are pretty "mixed" already.
TheMightyQueenPixie
11-30-2002, 2:59 PM
TJ I don't have any current pics of the parents yet...If I can snap a couple of decent ones i'll post them.
Betta man: These babies are the product of two common veil tails that came from Big ALs...Almost all the babies have atleast single crown tails, some double crowns. Atleast one of the parents carries this trait somewhere in their genes...I have just spawned their father to another unrealted female...I'll keep you posted as to wether those babies also display those traits also. I have no idea if they are going to stay compact and "crowny" or develop into veils...
Pootspete
11-30-2002, 4:00 PM
How nice. I have never seen baby Bettas. They are gorgeous! :)
TheMightyQueenPixie
11-30-2002, 4:01 PM
Thanks Poots! They are really starting to show their colours now...They are almost 4 months old
kveeti
11-30-2002, 4:59 PM
I LOVE the colour on the last one! I also love his little puggy nose. Bettas are such lovely fish.
How many babies in total do you have? And how in the world will you bear to part with any of them???
rjl420
11-30-2002, 5:14 PM
nice brood MQP!
I have just taken up breeding bettas. I currently have 3 males and 2 females (one of which is very nice! all white with a red and blue tail). the females are all still somewhat young though, but one of them has the little "white spot" that means she is ready to spawn right? should I add the male to the females tank or vice versa?
on a side note, you have any thoughts about treating a fungus? it just appeared overnight and spread over one whole side of his body. currently I'm just giving him a salt bath every 2 hours and changing his water 3 times a day (I've placed him back in the little jar for now).
thanks for sharing the pics!
TheMightyQueenPixie
11-30-2002, 5:49 PM
KVEEI: Ugh, I don't know...I hate to sell them..You get so attached to them when they are little...I feed them 4 times a day and change their water every other day so I spend alot of time with them...I know i'm gonna be like one of those "cat women" Jars EVERYWHERE!
TheMightyQueenPixie
11-30-2002, 5:54 PM
RJL: The white spot just means she is a female...If you condition her like crazy for 2 weeks and place her near a mail (not in the tank) she will get some strong vertical stripes if she is ready...There are some other things that the females do, but that is the most obvious. Check out www.bettatalk.com for a ton of info on breeding. Re the fungus thing, I have never had it, but I have heard that the "jungle fungas cure" is good...Maintaining excellent water quality is very important in avoiding alot health problems with these fish.
Slappy*McFish
11-30-2002, 5:56 PM
nice fish queen...that 1st one is going to be a real beauty!..they all look great.:)
rjl420
11-30-2002, 6:09 PM
thanks for the info and link MQP.
TheMightyQueenPixie
11-30-2002, 6:14 PM
Thank you slapy!!! I love tht little cambo too...I've got a couple just like him...
RJ :You are welcome :)
Onna Shinigami
11-30-2002, 7:56 PM
Congrats on the babies! they're cute, still can't see the one's I have yet. Have any luck with the other two yet?
TheMightyQueenPixie
11-30-2002, 8:13 PM
ONNA: "The Dork" and the "Fat Lady?" Well, they spawned like crazy and as usual Dork ate the eggs! I think i'm gonna try a "surrogate daddy" the next time around
Onna Shinigami
11-30-2002, 8:21 PM
lol figures he's be an idiot and do that, mine wasn't to happy coming out of there, but I've got 5 out of them.
Finzzup
12-02-2002, 11:25 AM
MQP - WOW! I'm so impressed and the little babies are adorable!
How long do you keep them before they are ready to go to a new home? And speaking of, how could you let them go???
You'll just have to keep them all! :D
125gJoe
12-02-2002, 1:50 PM
They do look good!
Very nice! :)
TheMightyQueenPixie
12-02-2002, 2:36 PM
Finnzup: They will be ready at 6-8 months...I'm power feeding them so I hope they will be gone by january...Hard to let them go though...I love their little puggy faces :(
Thanks 80gal Joe!
NJ Devils Fan
12-02-2002, 2:48 PM
There nice, very cool colors.