Betta Imbellis - 6.4 Gallon
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I doubt you will find them in your ordinary fish store. I live in London and obtained them from someone in Scotland. Who in turn imported them from Asia. I think in a couple a couple of weeks they should be showing greater colour in their fins and I can then take more photo's and post them.
Finally a good pic (atleast by my standards). 3 fish, female top with vertical lines, male bottom and identified third head in the pic possibly female.
BettaFishMommy
finkids make me happy :-)
i would move them to a larger tank now, as keeping them in a small tank will cause aggression and stress, which could ultimately make the fish ill or worse. i personally would set up a 20 gallon long with two sponge filters on a gentle flow for these lil big bettas.
the tank they are currently in is the perfect size for spawning a single pair, but for growing out the babies i would have something bigger, say a 10 gallon minimum, to keep the dilution of wastes between water changes at acceptable levels. as you probably know, baby fish need to be fed more often than adults, and that creates more waste in a tank.
that is a very nice little tank, i'm sure they appreciate the tannins coming from the bogwood, and tannins, blackwater, etc do help to induce breeding in bettas.
a tip on taking photos, do it with the tank light on, you'll get much better pics!
good luck with your breeding! your lil big fish are very cute!
the tank they are currently in is the perfect size for spawning a single pair, but for growing out the babies i would have something bigger, say a 10 gallon minimum, to keep the dilution of wastes between water changes at acceptable levels. as you probably know, baby fish need to be fed more often than adults, and that creates more waste in a tank.
that is a very nice little tank, i'm sure they appreciate the tannins coming from the bogwood, and tannins, blackwater, etc do help to induce breeding in bettas.
a tip on taking photos, do it with the tank light on, you'll get much better pics!
good luck with your breeding! your lil big fish are very cute!
Thanks for the advice.
hmm, so that is roughly about 75litres right? Well based on the advice I've been getting, I decided to place a bid on ebay for this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....Category=20755&_trkparms=algo=LVI&its=I&otn=2 , I inted on using the smaller one, which is a 60 litre tank for the 6 Imbellis, do you think this will be fine? that would be just over three gallons per fish if my math is any good, a pitty about the photo's, the light gave in a few days after buying it, whilst it was cycling, i figured it would be silly to stop the cycling process and take it back. Light fittings are simple equipment and if I cant fix it myself then I will shoot myself in the foot, however I will try changing the bulb first.
BettaFishMommy
finkids make me happy :-)
the two tanks in that advert are about perfect for your setup. the smaller of the two, being as there is no lid, would be ideal for a grow out tank. just cover two thirds to three quarters of the top with saran wrap to keep the humidity in for the fry. the large tank is more than ample enough to hold your adults in between spawnings and also has room for larger fry once they have grown enough to join the parents without being harmed/eaten. i wish you luck in the bidding!
the way i equate litres to gallons is figure there is roughly 4 litres per gallon. your calculation this way may end up being a little off the exact gallons, but it gives you a rough approximation of how many gallons a tank is if you only have the litre capacity info available. there is also a converter here on AC that will give you the volume of the tank if you plug in the dimensions. just click "Conversions" at the top of the screen, where you would find "New Posts", "Community", "Chat Room", "Search", etc.
the light that doesn't work may have been sold to you with a faulty ballast. if changing the bulb doesn't work, i would look into that next.
the way i equate litres to gallons is figure there is roughly 4 litres per gallon. your calculation this way may end up being a little off the exact gallons, but it gives you a rough approximation of how many gallons a tank is if you only have the litre capacity info available. there is also a converter here on AC that will give you the volume of the tank if you plug in the dimensions. just click "Conversions" at the top of the screen, where you would find "New Posts", "Community", "Chat Room", "Search", etc.
the light that doesn't work may have been sold to you with a faulty ballast. if changing the bulb doesn't work, i would look into that next.
Ok, so the big one for all six it is then, I think I will probably stick four female crown tails in the smaller one or one of my male crown tails, i prefer small cheap plastic tubs for spawning and the bigger plastic ones for grow out tanks, they're very affordable and when you done you can stack them in one another saving lots of space or you can even throw them away when you're done with them. Thanks for that, I think I need to remember bigger is better!
BettaFishMommy
finkids make me happy :-)
bigger is always better!
when i started out fishkeeping i had one lil veiltail betta in a half gallon cube. found out two months later that he needed much more space than that to thrive. when i stopped keeping bettas, all my males had a 10 gallon each, filtered and heated. spoiled finkids? naaaaah! lol.
if you plan on using the smaller of the two tanks you are bidding on for a young fry tank at all i wouldn't put female crowntails in there. your fry would end up as snacks, i think.
if i had to choose between imbellis and 'normal' bettas, i would definitely concentrate on imbellis.
when i started out fishkeeping i had one lil veiltail betta in a half gallon cube. found out two months later that he needed much more space than that to thrive. when i stopped keeping bettas, all my males had a 10 gallon each, filtered and heated. spoiled finkids? naaaaah! lol.
if you plan on using the smaller of the two tanks you are bidding on for a young fry tank at all i wouldn't put female crowntails in there. your fry would end up as snacks, i think.
if i had to choose between imbellis and 'normal' bettas, i would definitely concentrate on imbellis.
I bet they were in great condition with all that space. Do you have any pics of them? Didnt we all start with the unfortunate veil tail. I am in love with crown tails and enjoy breeding them.
Nope I will use the smaller of the two for the females only. They have been together for a very long time and are quite content with one another. I must admit, having kept splendens, simplex and imbellis,it is imbellis that comes accross as the most interesting. I cant wait to start the breeding process. I already have green water on the go, I am going to take full advantage of the short english summer.
