New Boy

[bettawen]

i got this lad a c ouple of weeks back from modaz, up until today he was very quiet and shy and id given up hope of ever getting him to spawn

tried a couple of tricks and moved him to a diff tank, hoping that a change of scenary would help and hey presto

bless hes blowing a nest and him and his girlie are flirting like mad

 

[modaz]

ARHHHH thats my boy, well your boy now, i want some bf fry if you get any , didnt have the time or patience to get him to spawn, just wasnt fitting in well with my set up bless him, ohhhhhh cant wait to see them little-ens, i'll stick with copper rosetail who seems to build on command, its a shame at times for me as because of the quick turn over of bettas and the spawnings to have juvi ready by feb/march time i need quick builders for my females.

 

[bettawen]

well he's now covered the poly in bubbles and ive released the girl tonight so wish me luck, shes an all red female from h/m stock, im hoping that if i do get fry that some of the b/f pattern will carry over but will get a better idea with an f2 spawn, but first things first lol ive got to see if this pair are successful for the 1st time, shes been spawned b4 but he hasnt

 

[I Love my fishies]

He is a gorgeous boy cant wait to see his offspring

 

[bettawen]

ooh modaz, u could be a grandaddy in a couple of days time lol , we have eggs but wont know how succesful the spawn was till friday, wish me luck

 

[modaz]

ohhhhh great news, tell me how many hatch and i'll have a pint of bitter for every one, sounds like a good night for me then in a couple of days, lets hope about 100

 

[bettawen]

um knock a 0 off of that lmao mods i mite get that many, but whoever many i get i will be happy and as long as i can get a pair its a start, and u are welcome to some fry, well if i do get any,he could get the munchies between now and then

 

[modaz]

um knock a 0 off of that lmao mods i mite get that many, but whoever many i get i will be happy and as long as i can get a pair its a start, and u are welcome to some fry, well if i do get any,he could get the munchies between now and then

well its better that what ive had this week with my munching little devils, wouldve been nice fry too but now working on some others, going for the copper HM, violet metalic CT, black and blue HM, HMPK orange and blacks HOPEFULLY, Black orchids AGAIN and the wild dwarf blacks, the black BF is looking good as well, ive got a BF female if you need her later on, not much of a BF but its obvious that she has the gene, shes also a red genetic

 

[bettawen]

well we have fry, but not sure how many as hes moved them right to the back of the tank and into the weed, i dont think theres any more than 10 to be honest and that may well be generous lol, still better than none and now hes had a bit of experience if i try him again it should be a lot better, now its upto me to keep em well fed and clean

 

[modaz]

well we have fry, but not sure how many as hes moved them right to the back of the tank and into the weed, i dont think theres any more than 10 to be honest and that may well be generous lol, still better than none and now hes had a bit of experience if i try him again it should be a lot better, now its upto me to keep em well fed and clean

yippppeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!! great news, i'll have all 10 please

 

[tucan]

if you do have any left, can i have some? i have a tank ready, but just waiting for the right fish.

 

[bettawen]

if you do have any left, can i have some? i have a tank ready, but just waiting for the right fish.

lol off course u can, its about a 3/4month wait for them to grow up, mind u il have fun takin and posting pics as they grow
(we can sneak a couple out when modaz isnt looking )

 

[tucan]

(we can sneak a couple out when modaz isnt looking )

i'm sure he can count.....

 

[StaniFish]

i take it the dads don't eat the babies then?

 

[bettawen]

i take it the dads don't eat the babies then?

well thats does depend on the dads, as a generally the male will care for the fry, ive left males in for upto a month with the fry after spawning and had no probs, other males develop a taste for eggs or fry, you dont know till you spawn them, most of the males ive had pretty much follow the 'rules' but i have had the odd one or 2 that will eat eggs and fry.