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MOM she is in the cup. the male in the bg was a veil tail i had tried to breed her with initially. previous failed spawn embrace.

Together in the tank
Daddy under the nest-ashame he never did his daddy duty of caring for the eggs. in the end that was MY job.
i put the eggs in a separate 3 gallon tank on top of a styrofoam plate that had part of it weighed down so there was always enough warm water over them. Had to eventually chuck a bunch of the eggs. I am convinced the father's job is only to keep the eggs clean and free of fungus.

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i am thinking the fry became free swimming july 3rd or july 4th. i came back home on the 4th for a bbq and saw them darting around.


Great picture guide of betta life cycle from egg to adult
Betta genetics info
Great betta site. this link leads specifically to the tail types page

i gave some eggs back and he ate them all up. ah well. just giving him another female and keeping an eye on the other eggs

this is the male

his first female had the same color body and white and purple fins.

this new female has the same color body with blue fins

this will be a crowntail/crowntail mix

i dont have any baby betta sadly sweatdrop we'll have to see

if i ever DO end up with some i will probably keep most of the females and a male or two, give males away to people i know will care for them, then sell the rest. no way i can keep them all

i have one halfmoon and he looks shabby. he had clamped fins and is recovering.

i have LOTS of plakats (my faves) and veil tails (they are older though)

for females i have lots of plakats and crowntails

I would love to see some affordable HM's on the market. I've only ever seen VT's for sale, and a few crowntails. Most breeds I know just from pictures on the net.
Good luck with the eggs smile

guess what
I HAVE FRY! a lot of the eggs had to be take out (fungus)

i am convinced the eggs do not need to be at the surface for air (hell the baby fish dont develop a labyrinth until much later)
the father betta must keep them clean and free of fungus and bad eggs.

i am still not 100% excited. they are still extremely small and could still not make it. i think whatever makes it after a week should be ok. we'll see

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I've had fish overnighted for $15 and up. I got my BN pleco overnight $15 for the shipping, the first one didn't make it so the person I bought it from sent me another one free of charge (mind you, this was winter). My crays were overnighted to me for $22. I don't usually overnight when I ship fish unless the buyers requests it. I ship priority in a well insulated flat rate box (until I get scale then I won't bother with a flat rate) and I've never had a loss yet.

I don't buy my fish from the big places like liveaquaria and such specifically because of the pricing and because you can't choose the sex. If my lfs doesn't have it/can't get it, I'll scour internet forums until I can find a breeder, and the prices are usually much better. This is true with just about any fish except bettas, I cannot find a quality breeder that doesn't have high prices. That's why when I move out I'm gonna shell out the dough for a few pairs, maybe $100 worth or so, set up a few breeding and fry tanks, and sell the babies for affordable prices. I just hope it doesn't ruffle any feathers of the other breeders out there.

That said, congrats on the fry! Do you have anything to feed them or are you gonna stick with the microorganisms that live in the tank? That must be so exciting, little baby bettas. I hope they do well!

I always confuse VTs with Plakats, thanks for clarifying that for me.
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took out all the left over undeveloped eggs. dont want them ruining the water. also adding more water so the volume is greater. i MIGHT add some kind of water movement but im not sure. they are so tiny. maybe if i can find something extremely gentle.