D
DangerousLove
Guest
Hi
My name is Alexis. [male Russian name]
I've just moved to Canada, I have always known English since my mother is American.
I live in British Columbia, near Victoria, and I can't believe the beauty of this place.
Anyways, when I was in Russia. I used to breed a very long narrow finned type of Betta [not pictures yet, but it has very VERY long fins about twice the size of the regular betta fins] outdoors in a heated greenhouse.
I hear that BC has better winters than the rest of Canada, and I was wondering if it would be possible to breed them outdoors in a medium sized outdoor tank of my own design.
It is A shaped kind of, in that there is a small upper layer, a larger middle layer, and the largest is the bottom layer. It comes apart [therefore easy to move], since it is just held together by simple supports. The bottom layer would house heater, filter, and airstones.
Between each layer is a closed off section, and a grated section where circulated air as well as heat and anything else can pass through.
It is on average, 4-ft-high and about 6-ft-long. Made of hard plastic, which can be layered [1-inch plastic was needed in Russian to retain heat] depending on weather.
It is not the typical tank, but do you think it would work?
My name is Alexis. [male Russian name]
I've just moved to Canada, I have always known English since my mother is American.
I live in British Columbia, near Victoria, and I can't believe the beauty of this place.
Anyways, when I was in Russia. I used to breed a very long narrow finned type of Betta [not pictures yet, but it has very VERY long fins about twice the size of the regular betta fins] outdoors in a heated greenhouse.
I hear that BC has better winters than the rest of Canada, and I was wondering if it would be possible to breed them outdoors in a medium sized outdoor tank of my own design.
It is A shaped kind of, in that there is a small upper layer, a larger middle layer, and the largest is the bottom layer. It comes apart [therefore easy to move], since it is just held together by simple supports. The bottom layer would house heater, filter, and airstones.
Between each layer is a closed off section, and a grated section where circulated air as well as heat and anything else can pass through.
It is on average, 4-ft-high and about 6-ft-long. Made of hard plastic, which can be layered [1-inch plastic was needed in Russian to retain heat] depending on weather.
It is not the typical tank, but do you think it would work?
Dana 
I can't really visualise your setup, but if your heater is sufficient to keep the entire tank at a constant heat throughout the winter, I suppose you could keep bettas outdoors during winter. I personally wouldn't risk it, and I would definitely wait until summer if you are trying to breed them.
