Albimarginata Pics

[Synirr]

They were lookin' good today, so here are a few pics:

Mrs. Albi, looking cute

She's the mother of all my juvies

Mr. Albi... poor Mr. Albi, who only gets to eat one week out of three. The rest are spent holding eggs/fry in his mouth. Hold eggs for two weeks, take a break for one week, rinse and repeat

And if anyone can tell me what the weird green mossy stuff is growing out of the sand, I'd be grateful. It only grows out of the sand, not on anything else... it's mostly around this one certain plant, but has started to spread out some.

Almost forgot the juvies! Yes, I'm aware that the one on the left has a dumb look on his face

 

[happyannie]

Cute, cute and double cute.
Hmm.. it will be interesting to see if anyone knows what the moss-like plants is..
Dad and Mom are so amazing and got good-lookin kids too!

 

[BWBettas]

Wow nice!! wouldnt mind a pair for myself but bettas are a low priority for me at the moment oh, is it just runners of its leaves to create a new plant? maybe it prefers sand and is thriving

Bret

 

[catxx]

so adorable!!

do albi's need low PH?

 

[furryrabbit]

lovely pics! id say the "moss" is either runners from the leaves or ( if you have a shallow sandbed ) roots from the plant itself

 

[ilovejack]

I'm in love with the goofy faced fry... I wish I had the time and energy to breed, but since I'll be in school for the next decade I wont be anytime soon. Adorable to say the least!!!

-E

 

[Synirr]

so adorable!!

do albi's need low PH?

Yeah, they prefer something slightly lower than 7. I keep mine in 6.8, that's what my water is right out of the tap.

lovely pics! id say the "moss" is either runners from the leaves or ( if you have a shallow sandbed ) roots from the plant itself

Hmm, could be from the leaves I guess. It has never turned into an actual plant though, you can see the stalks of the plant it grows around in that pic. Never noticed anything on the leaves of that plant either, but that doesn't mean it's not doing anything I guess. I just dug some up and it doesn't appear to be attached to the roots, but it does have a small root system of its own. Here's a pics that shows the plant's leaves:

 

[lljdma06]

The mossy-looking root doesn't look like any root that would be on a cryptocoryne, the plant featured in the picture above. If it is a root, then it is most likely covered in a green algae of some type. Otherwise, it looks more like a string of thread or hair algae to me. Watch it carefully to see if it spreads more. I wouldn't worry too much if it is algae

 

[willtang3000]

wow

Almost forgot the juvies! Yes, I'm aware that the one on the left has a dumb look on his face

haha his eyes are bigger than his head