My Bettas Just Spawned!

[pretty betta]

Hey if I got this far I can make it to the end.

 

[BrookeLea]

Not necessarily. Raising fry isn't as easy as throwing a male and female into the same tank and letting them do their thing. It's a lot of hard work. Good luck to you and the potential fry!

 

[pretty betta]

Yay, I know, but I kinda got that planned.

 

[BrookeLea]

Well, again, good luck! And keep us updated. We're here to help.

 

[pretty betta]

Ok I will.

 

[Andie]

The last betta I didn't mean that veil tail bettas were ugly I meant the babys would be ugly because they will be all dull colors since they were lfs fish.

That's not the case at all. If the parents are brightly coloured then it follows that at least the majority of the babies will be too. What they will NOT be is a uniform/predictable colour; because of all the genes (those related to colour, of course but also those related to health issues, genetic defects and a whole whack of nasty surprises) swirling together in there, you're going to have a very interesting assortment of colours, usually predominantly those of the parents but also quite possibly those of the grandparents, whom of course you would not ghave seen before.

People at big chain stores don't know squat they just hire people that are willing to scoop a fish out of a tank and feed it. So I would advise you to never follow any advice from a chain store.

Also not necessarily true At our local chain store they have one young man in the fish room who is an excellent and accurate source of information concerning every type of cichlid they carry. He has kept cichlids for over ten years and I would trust his judgment on any matter concerning my convicts implicitly. Likewise, he is ready and willing to listen to me when it comes to discussions regarding their bettas because they are NOT his area of expertise, and while I am far from an expert I've kept them for over four years now, and he's kept them for, well, none

However, that said, it is wise to take everything said to you by the teenage kid behind the checkout counter with a large grain of salt because you are just as likely to encounter somebody who's only working a part time job as you are likely to encounter someone who really knows what he's talking about. Couple your questions at the pet store with thorough research elsewhere, and please do NOT discount everything you learn online (from people who have been breeding for years) just because the guy standing in front of the tanks tells you something different.

Hey if I got this far I can make it to the end.

While I certainly admire your optimism, that's what my professor would call a non sequiteur; it's a logical fallacy, and the term means "it does not follow" Just because you succeeded in the first half of the spawning process, it does not follow that you will succeed in the second (and entirely different) half.

However, your enthusiasm over the spawn suggests you're really wanting to do your best by your fish, and while I emphatically urge you NOT to try it again with these particular fish, since you have no idea what lovely genetic problems might be popping up in your babies, I also urge you to deal with this spawn as responsibly as possible.

Yes, get the supplies BrookeLea recomended. Maybe you won't need them, but most likely you will, and better safe than sorry where your fish are concerned, right? Also, in the entirely likely event that you have more fry than you can deal with, try going back to your PetSmart or a local fish store and seeing if they will agree to take them off your hands for you. You could theoretically end up with as many as 300 babies (though if you only have a 10 gallon tank for growout, you'll probably lose the majority if not the entirety of them before they mature) and you're going to want some sort of contingency plan in the event that you do.

I really hope that this turns out as well for you as it possibly can

 

[Durbkat]

Well I was referring to petsmart and superpetz and stupid places like that. For example I saw a betta their in a tank with bala sharks and I wanted to see how stupid they were and I asked if bettas can go with black tetras and they said yes.

 

[Synirr]

Hey if I got this far I can make it to the end.

While I certainly admire your optimism...

Sorry, that just struck me as funny.

You've been given good advice in this thread pretty betta, so all I can do is wish you good luck! Hopefully at least some of the fry will make it to adulthood for you

 

[splashluff]

wow, what a scary situation. I cannot believe your parents even allowed you to spawn, with sooo little research! First of all, you were supposed to get your fry food weeks before the spawn ~ I had my cultures going 2 weeks before I even put the male and female together. If you use hard-boiled egg yolk, that IS doable but its a huge mess! You'll be syphoning constantly.

You also need a much larger grow-out. You can get a 30-40gal tupperware grow-out at Wal*Mart for about $10-15! Aghh, please do not spawn again. It sounds like just a ginormous mess ... good luck with the babies, you NEED to research like crazy right now to give them a chance at living.

 

[Synirr]

First of all, you were supposed to get your fry food weeks before the spawn

True, but all is not lost. Someone might have already posted this, but you can usually find packets of brine shrimp eggs at your LFS, Petsmart, Petco, etc. Set up a brine hatchery as soon as you can and hatch out some yummy baby brine shrimp for the fry! You should begin feeding them once they are two or three days old and free swimming, so if they're still eggs that gives you time to set up your hatchery and hatch a batch of BBS

 

[Andie]

First of all, you were supposed to get your fry food weeks before the spawn

True, but all is not lost.

Optimism abounds tonight; that cracked me up, for some reason

<--seconds the motion for a quest to find brine shrimp eggs

 

[Betta*b*Happy!]

Well,

I for one wish you luck on this.

You can't change what is already done and I'm sure many people on here have made mistakes at some point that they regret.

You came to this forum for advice, and while you got that you probalbly now feel like you wish you hadn't. Well stick around and we'll help you from now on no questions asked.


Durkbat - M8, I'm not trying to upset you here, just giving out advice like I've seen you do on many occasions. I seem to remember when you were just starting out on this forum, please give other people the courtesy we gave you and do not jump down their throats as soon as you can, and please don't give out advice sounding all knowlegable when you are hardly a seasoned betta keeper. Do you know what fry types he may expect from a genetic mix he has? Why would you act so responsably at giving advice on keeping bettas and yet give the impression to all browsing newbies that 1/2g is ok?


OK vent over *sorry all* )

 

[pretty betta]

I just read this. Can you just crush tropical flakes and put it on a toothpick and stick it in the water? (I didn't do that I'm just asking.)

 

[Durbkat]

Betta*b*happy a 1/2 gallon bowl is FINE! Their is abosoulty no reason why it isn't good. Also I do know quite alot about bettas for your information. and whats wrong with the CORRECT advice I give on here. You all are saying that "oh a betta needs this a betta needs that" when its not true, they don't need a heater, they don't need a filter, and they don't need a 10g tank or a 5 gallon tank they can live on the bare minimum of a 1/2g tank with a fake plant for shelter. So either all of you stop breathing down my neck or I'll put on my sig that bettas LOVE 1/2g bowls and they don't need but a 50% water change once every 2 weeks.

 

[BrookeLea]

I just read this. Can you just crush tropical flakes and put it on a toothpick and stick it in the water? (I didn't do that I'm just asking.)

I suppose you could do that, but they really need meatier, heavier food with more protein to help them grow strong. I'm not sure if they would even eat the flakes. In any case, if you're crushing flake, you dont' need to stick it in with a toothpick. Just crumble it and drop it in. You should really look into getting some brine shrimp eggs as advised. I've seen them at wal mart, I think.

Also I do know quite alot about bettas for your information. and whats wrong with the CORRECT advice I give on here.

Not all the advice you give on here is correct... For example..
"You know all veil tails are already at least a year old and the fry are usually ugly since their from a lfs."

"The last betta I didn't mean that veil tail bettas were ugly I meant the babys would be ugly because they will be all dull colors since they were lfs fish."

"People at big chain stores don't know squat they just hire people that are willing to scoop a fish out of a tank and feed it."

So either all of you stop breathing down my neck or I'll put on my sig that bettas LOVE 1/2g bowls and they don't need but a 50% water change once every 2 weeks.

Your threats are unnecessary and uncalled for.