My Betta's

[joepythons]

Finally! Jeesh!

They are beautiful! I especially love the red on that male. When are you thinking of breeding them? Man, as soon as my husband and I get our own house, I am getting some bettas! You've made me catch the betta bug all over again.

Something that is really good for them, especially during breeding is almond leaf. You can get it on aquabid for really cheap and it makes the water a kind of brownish color but it is supposed to imitate their natural habitat (leaves falling in the water) The leaf not only helps condition the water but it provides a place for the male to make his nest.

So with the babies last time. Did they just disappear? Are you using a filter on the breeding tank? Oh and those two definitely need a bigger tank. I recommend no smaller than a 1g tank for a betta. I personally always try and use 2-5g per betta.

I have babies from them right now .I lost the babies last time because i tried feeding them fry fish food.Well i now have 3 differant worm cultures that were recommended from a betta breeder.No filtration on the tank as it wears out the babies.I cut a styrofoam cup in half for him to build his nest in(also recommended by breeders).

[Jay_Bunny]

Pictures as soon as you can get a decent pic of them! How many babies are you estimating? I know they can have tons.

[joepythons]

Pictures as soon as you can get a decent pic of them! How many babies are you estimating? I know they can have tons.

Well i see lots of little fleas swimming lol.My guess ALOT

[accidental777]

Congrats!!!!!! Those guys are very tiny, should be like 500-800 maybe. To give some of you a good idea of the size, they are smaller than a spec of dust. They are truly amazing.

[joepythons]

Congrats!!!!!! Those guys are very tiny, should be like 500-800 maybe. To give some of you a good idea of the size, they are smaller than a spec of dust. They are truly amazing.

Yep that would be close .So far they are 3 days old and looking like they might make it this time .The walter worms i am feeding them are even smaller then they are lol.Thank god i have a magnifying glass to be able to see them lol

[accidental777]

Using a flashlight helps too lol. It was pretty cool the first time I saw babies like that darting across the water. They are just soooo tiny in comparison to cichlid fry.

[joepythons]

Well the babies are 10 days old now .I was able to actually watch one eat several walter worms of course through a magnifying glass .My god i thought the babies were tiny

[Ladydragon]

okay.. I know you got a new camera.. so where are the pics? hhmmm?!! either way, congrats on seeing the babies eating. Must be a great feeling.

[joepythons]

okay.. I know you got a new camera.. so where are the pics? hhmmm?!! either way, congrats on seeing the babies eating. Must be a great feeling.

Well its really hard to even see them without a magnifying glass.So it makes pics right now hard