My First Betta(S)

[Comacchio]

So after having a 200L community cichlid tank for a while, my cousin gave me a smaller 30 litre tank that he wasnt using. I was torn between a Betta/Shrimp/Dwarf puffers...

The betta prevailed! Here's my first male:


Male by Allan.Jones, on Flickr

Then soon after, I bought another identical tank for the purposes of a shrimp tank.. which was a disaster as it seems my water isnt right for them (stats are fine, but they just died!).. So I decided on dwarf puffers.. But I couldn't find any local and I also wanted to mature the tank up first as they are messy brats! So I bought 4 female bettas to try my hand at breeding/while I wait for some puffers... Enjoy! (Excuse the unclean glass.. was soon after water change etc)


Female 1 by Allan.Jones, on Flickr


Female 2 by Allan.Jones, on Flickr


Female 3 by Allan.Jones, on Flickr


Female 4 by Allan.Jones, on Flickr

 

[mattyeatsmatts]

Lovely male there

 

[HannahBear77]

I love there colors The female with red green coloring has the same as my male

 

[LeiLana80]

OK, first off, gorgeous fish!
Secondly... absolutely amazing photography! You must have a kick-butt camera (jealous)

 

[lilfishie]

Lovely fish, however i think you may have a male or 2 in your females, there ventrals are awful long for females and they have the mark on there cheecks from flaring alot which IME females don't tend to get

 

[Comacchio]

I thought i did see one flare! Hmmm...

 

[lilfishie]

I thought i did see one flare! Hmmm...

Check the link in my signature, above the pic

Looking at them again all 4 look quite boyish

 

[Comacchio]

Ive not noticed much aggression between the 4, just the occasional fast movement at feeding time. The one I did see flare was flaring at the glass and its own reflection. I'll monitor the situation thanks!

 

[lilfishie]

Ive not noticed much aggression between the 4, just the occasional fast movement at feeding time. The one I did see flare was flaring at the glass and its own reflection. I'll monitor the situation thanks!

Definitely worth keeping an eye on, they look young so probably too early to tell 100%, either way you have some lovely Bettas there

 

[Oscar Betta]

Great photos and great bettas!

 

[bettaboy150]

wow, nice bettas, i want to see them flare though! i bet i'd been good.