54 Hours Later - All Fry Are Free Swimming (quick Count About 50)

[Thomas 2507]

Cool. Thanks for answering that - it's for when I attempt to breed my betta. Also, I heard that you shouldn't feed the male until you take him out of the fry tank because it might cause him to eat the fry. Is this true?

He's beautiful by the way!

 

[shaz3271]

Fantastic , , video is so cool

 

[Amunet]

His work is never done it seems lol.
I can just imagine the lil fry all going "WHEEEEEEE" as they go up and down into the bubbles and then out of the bubbles, and then the few who don't make it back up squealing for daddy to come to the rescue lol

 

[bradbury1982]

Is that polystyrene above the bubble nest??

 

[5teady_2012]

Cool. Thanks for answering that - it's for when I attempt to breed my betta. Also, I heard that you shouldn't feed the male until you take him out of the fry tank because it might cause him to eat the fry. Is this true?

He's beautiful by the way!

i have not fed mine and wont be feeding him until i take hjim out, which should be in next 48 hours

 

[phistar]

i can actually see the fry now without squinting

awesome

 

[5teady_2012]

UPDATE 4 - 21 hours after hatching - Fry seems to be doing very well (touch wood).

Click to watch - 21 hours after hatching, Doing very well

 

[Monty2451]

Looking good, keep the updates coming!

 

[ReMz]

Very cool. That is one devoted father!

 

[5teady_2012]

UPDATE 5 - 26 hours after hatching -Active and hanging on with ease.

Threshold mode on this one so you can see the fry in a diffrent mode, ones tat are scattered about dont really show up well, but ones bunched together show up great..

Click to watch - Active and hanging on with ease

 

[ReMz]

when was the last time you slept?

Looks like things are still going really well. That male betta must be exhausted by now.

 

[5teady_2012]

when was the last time you slept?

Looks like things are still going really well. That male betta must be exhausted by now.

Sleep? whata that lol (me and the betta have both been looking at the matches for our eyes )

I aint been sleeping much recently, i been spending a lot of time watching and caring for the tank.. i have had to do lots of water changes with air tubes so nothing is disturbed, also having to test water a lot, i had a nitirite problem, everytime i was putting new water in, 20 mins later, nitrite was back to 0.25..

After many changes and removing everything except the filter and heater , i have stablised the nitrite now...

Aint got a clue what was causing it, surely not the plants, extra filter, or 1 ornament for hiding (when female was in).. all out now though anyways...

On that note, il think il sleep now lol.. il post another update video later on

 

[Amunet]

Wow, you're gonna have a bunch of fry on your hands!! heh

 

[5teady_2012]

Wow, you're gonna have a bunch of fry on your hands!! heh

looks that way lol

 

[phistar]

that's awesome m8