I'm back! With another halfmoon betta pair.

Flaringshutter

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Oct 17, 2006
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Hello all,
It's been awhile since I've been here. We moved, and that really took up a lot of time. Bought our own townhouse!
The copper HM (Odin) I put up photos of the last time I was here unfortunately died shortly after I took those photos. I wasn't as careful about keeping his tank clean as I should have been and he was already stressed from the shipping, so I think that's what did him in.
However, the female (Sitara) is still doing quite well, growing quickly and developing a fantastic personality.
So I've bought another pair from aquabid, thinking I may breed Sitara to the new male. It would be a shame to let a female with such brilliant genetics go to waste. I looked on aquabid forever to find a copper male with the genes I wanted - HM or near to it, dragon or lace markings, good finnage, clean body, good branching.
The new guy is actually a super delta. I compromised - because even Aquastar didn't have what I was looking for this time. Gorgeous fish, but not what I wanted. This pair is from elegantbetta. More photos when they arrive next week.

male.jpg female.jpg
 
can't say im much of a betta fan, but that first one has some insane finnage

wish these guys got 12"+
 
Thanks. I'm going to try to encourage some more of those lace markings in the line, if I do end up breeding them. I think with such a nice broodstock, between this pair and the copper female from before, I shouldn't have any problem coming up with some highly marketable offspring. My only concern with breeding is that I'll have to cull a bunch of the kids, but I think these are pretty enough that I can sell most of them instead.
I haven't seen a copper line with such intense lace markings. I'd like to develop those much more.

and kingofthedeep, I agree! I really wish they grew much larger. Though, being so small, they're like little jewels.
 
That is amazing!

good luck
 
those are truly incredible fish. good luck with the breeding!
 
HOLY CRAP!! :thud: :eek3:
 
Spectacular!!!!!
 
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