Wild for Wilds!

[MAM]

I've been waiting for a week for these guys to arrive and I found them on my desk this afternoon when I got back from a meeting. My first pairs of wild type bettas. I got a pair of B. burdigala and a pair of B. falx (bubblenester, mouthbrooder, respectively), from Yohan Fernando. I am just so excited to get started working with wilds!!

Since I literally just opened the box, I dont' have pictures of my own yet, but here are two I pulled off the IBC-SMP page species profiles:

B. burdigala

B. falx

I'll try to get some pictures of my own after they have had a chance to settle in and calm down a bit. I'm so excited, I'm even leaving work a bit early so I can get them home and into their tanks.

 

[bettaboi]

wow i love wild types too good luck

 

[slamster17]

awesome mam
good luck

 

[yeeviabetta]

OLALA!!!!! Breed them!!!

 

[Styx]

They're fantastic!

 

[Synirr]

OLALA!!!!! Breed them!!!

Yes, and give me some!!

 

[MAM]

Shots of my falx babies:
Female

Male:

The happy couple:

And now the burdigala (the female was a bit camera shy):

"No, don't take my picture now, I don't have my face on yet!"

 

[OrkyBetta]

Oh they are gorgeous! Where did you get them?

 

[wuvmybetta]

Gorgeous! Congrats,MAM

 

[Elisabeth83]

Wow stunning fish I love wild bettas..I'd love to get a pair the burdigala they have such lovely colors

 

[Auratus]

So tiny

 

[clover]

me love

 

[Andie]

They're simply stunning- I love that splash of turquoise on the first male. It sort of gives him a dashing look Absolutely gorgeous fish!

 

[slamster17]

they look awesome mam
i need to take pics of my kapuas juvies. i think i lucked out and got 2 pairs.
hurry up and breed the burdigalas!

awesome!

 

[MAM]

Thanks for the comments everyone. I can't wait to try spawning them. Will have to wait a bit though, the falx are still wittle juvies.

Orky, I got them via a breeder in the IBC's SMP program (if you go to the IBC webpage you'll find a link to the SMP-Species Maintenance Program webpage, and you'll find species profiles as well as some possible breeders to contact).