Mini spawn diary

[Synirr]

EDIT: After a rather confusing start, things are finally underway. Turns out mini boy was actually a mini girl, but luckily enough, Lil' Bit (now known as Lil' Boy) turned out to be a male instead of a female!!
Just pretend the genders are switched in the next couple of posts and you should be fine

This thread will be the log of my attempt to breed Wuv's mini boy with a lovely small female Kara is letting me... uh... "borrow"
I'm starting to condition them now, and hope to spawn them by the end of the week
Mini boy seems interested, but confused as to what he's supposed to be doing; the girl, on the other hand, is absolutely going NUTS over him! She's rubbing her little nose against her container and flaring at him like mad
A few pics of the pair before they spawn and tear one-another's gorgeous fins:

The blushing bride

What a little angel

The uh... blushing groom? You have to admit the red on his cheeks does make him look like he's blushing.

Love at first sight

Check out that flare

 

[Kara101584]

OOOOO!!!! I was thinking about her today and wondering how she was doing! She looks GREAT!

I can't wait to hear how it goes!!!!

Make Momma Proud Little Girl!

 

[Synirr]

OOOOO!!!! I was thinking about her today and wondering how she was doing! She looks GREAT!

I can't wait to hear how it goes!!!!

Make Momma Proud Little Girl!

I think Lil' Bit may be even more excited than I am
She's really going nuts over the guy

I'm gonna try to spawn them this weekend so I'll be home to monitor them... and hopefully get some video of the magic moment!

 

[Sorrell]

are they together?

 

[Synirr]

are they together?

No, the girly is in her 1 gallon tank that I sat down inside the 10 gallon so they can see one-another. They're both displaying like crazy now; lined up side-by-side, flaring, and doing a wiggly dance!
Mini boy has already managed to blow a fin, presumably from all the flaring

 

[Sorrell]

lol, i didn't figure they were together but my hats off to you for such clean glass that I couldn't tell the difference

That little mini is my buddy so take care of him! I adore that little guy

 

[Synirr]

That little mini is my buddy so take care of him! I adore that little guy

Oh he's king of his 5 gallon tank, hehe. He rules over the pair of dwarf pencilfish with an iron fin

 

[Sorrell]

He looks like a dictator

 

[Synirr]

Well, it looks like mini boy was a mini girl after all!
For a while there I thought I was seeing an ovipositor, but she just acts so male and has the male body shape, so I figured it was just a fluke... but no. After being placed next to Lil' Bit for a day, "he" has gotten quite a round belly and when he swims against the light, I swear I can see individual eggs!
It's a shame I won't be able to breed her with Lil' Bit, but her being female does make finding potential mates much easier. My CT Aamon might be small enough to breed with her... If not, I guess I'll have to begin a search for a small male

I'll switch then around and put Aamon in the breeding tank today and see how it goes.

Edit: I chose Malachi instead. He's half DT I believe (short-bodied,) and came from a breeder rather than the pet shop so I'm inclined to believe he's from better lines. He's about the same size as Aamon, and I think small enough to mate with mini girl... God only knows what kind of ugly pups this colour combination will produce

 

[Sorrell]

That's too funny because I was talking with someone earlier today about how Lil bit looks like a male

 

[Synirr]

That's too funny because I was talking with someone earlier today about how Lil bit looks like a male

Haha, I kind of thought so too, but I'm pretty sure I see an ovipositor on her... but then again, she IS really aggressive
Bettas are such confusing creatures, lol!

 

[FishyLoveBug]

LOL no wonder "he" rules the tank with an iron fin. All women rule their homes that way!

 

[wuvmybetta]

That's too funny because I was talking with someone earlier today about how Lil bit looks like a male 

And I was just saying to someone earlier that if mini boy IS a boy,he would be the only cambodian male from that entire spawn.

I guess he IS a she.
I'd love to see an eggy picture. I bet she's cute with a fat belly

 

[Synirr]

That's too funny because I was talking with someone earlier today about how Lil bit looks like a male 

And I was just saying to someone earlier that if mini boy IS a boy,he would be the only cambodian male from that entire spawn.

I guess he IS a she.
I'd love to see an eggy picture. I bet she's cute with a fat belly

I'll try to snag some shots later today... I can see individual eggs when she swims against the light
This makes me wish Lil' Bit were a male, because I'm not so sure how pretty black orchid and red cambodian mix bettas are going to be *roflol*
I decided to turn off the bubble stone in Lil's tank to see if a bubble nest appears, just incase. I mean hey, I don't see any eggs in her. This episode has completely crushed my confidence in my ability to sex bettas!

 

[Sorrell]

Hey you could always breed the two of them anyway