Re: Betta Pics here!

BallardFishGuy 2013-10-03, 23:09

Looking good Poke! cheers

BallardFishGuy 2013-10-03, 23:19

Do you guys need any b. splendens at the shop, I have 5 juveniles that are ready to go!

Here they are:

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**MRTom** 2013-10-04, 01:10

Poke, that female crowntail is gorgeous. I am green with envy. alien

**PokeSephiroth** 2013-10-04, 01:41

BallardFishGuy wrote:Looking good Poke!

MRTom wrote:Poke, that female crowntail is gorgeous. I am green with envy.

Thanks you two! Tom, your female crowntail looks really nice too! Smile

I kinda want to set up a sorority of female bettas, perhaps that can be a possibility, once I set up the breeder tanks. Very Happy

**MRTom** 2013-10-04, 02:41

I hear ya, I want a betta sorority so bad in my cube tank. Problem is I want a bunch of other species too. I keep telling ya that 8 foot tank would be a GREAT sorority! Twisted Evil

cichlid-gal 2013-10-04, 07:20

I have 5 females in my 20G sorority tank. It is working out really well. All the girls were added at the same time except for one of them. Most readings say put everyone in at once to curb aggression. My granddaughters love this tank because its really colorful...1 red, 1 blue, 2 bicolor (silver/red and white/red like Angelos), and 1 white female.

BallardFishGuy 2013-10-04, 13:34

binbin9 - did you see my PM?

**PokeSephiroth** 2013-10-04, 13:36

That 8 foot tank would be nice to have a sorority going, if it didn't have any dividers so that they could swim the entire length of the tank. Hehehehe. I would totally do that if I could! :-)

**MRTom** 2013-10-04, 16:19

PokeSephiroth wrote:That 8 foot tank would be nice to have a sorority going, if it didn't have any dividers so that they could swim the entire length of the tank. Hehehehe. I would totally do that if I could! :-)

Why be reasonable and responsible? geek

On that note, I need to come by to pick up a few more bettas soon bounce

**PokeSephiroth** 2013-10-04, 18:27

Doooo eeeet! Doo eet naaaaowww hahaha

**MRTom** 2013-10-04, 18:47

I'm waiting for you guys to get some of those amazing koi bettas like the ones that started this thread!

**PokeSephiroth** 2013-10-04, 23:37

We will definitely let you know if and when we get those in. Very Happy

KaraWolf 2013-10-06, 21:53

Kinda really considering getting into breeding Koi Betta splendins 0.o XD though it would be after tax return so I can set up a breeding "wall" before I have males and nowhere to put them. And of course I'd have to find a pair I really like to start it up with......Refrains from posting a few aquabid pictures of awesome

Finally!!! Remembered and took the time to take pictures of my CURRENT betta. And Man do I love our new camera. Bonus points though because they were cooperating today cheers

First up is Halo XD
Oddly enough his pectoral fin on the other side is about half the length and almost completely transparent 0.o and sadly, his tail will probably always kind of look like a B because it doesn't want to recover very well from finrot

:(The last time it DID but if you look closely you can see it grew back wave-y 0.o at the base of his tail fin

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This is Sargent Flames. I think he's depressed :(he used to flair all the time and was the fiesty-est fish ever taking bites out of Troubles tail (oops >.< ) but he quit flaring at every little thing and starting hanging out at the bottom/not eating *He did start eating again a few days ago XDDD so maybe he'll get his spunk back?
*Trouble and Flames share a tank and the original divider was no deterrent to Trouble >.<
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Last but not least Private(?) Trouble (his rank is still iffy idk maybe it should be "Specialist Trouble" LOL) who is the biggest non-king betta I have ever seen for sale. Happy go lucky would love to be a father kind of man. Also the biggest trouble maker I've ever seen. he has: rammed a divider on multiple occasions, jumped (put a hat on his tank for a while to keep him in resulting in a wet hat) landed on the floor and survived(he was sticky, had carpet/hair stuck to him and his fins wouldn't unclamp), been oblivious to Flame's attacks and ended up with fin holes, and most recently swam OVER a divider when I put <1/4 inch water over it to stir the surface. Would LOVE to see him bred but no set-up yet, and never seen a female with anywhere near his kind of coloring.
....he's too awesome I couldn't just pick 2....

idk cool pic XD
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Look at those spots 0.o like a little bit of purple leopard in there.
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BAM black and purple and red!
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**MRTom** 2013-10-06, 22:08

Private trouble!!! What an awesome fish! I do hope someday you get to breed him!

cichlid-gal 2013-10-06, 22:40

Awesome Betta's Kara...I'm setting these two up this week (probably Weds)...we'll see what transpires...

Midas (most of you have seen him)
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and Snow White
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MorganEA 2013-10-06, 22:51

have you tried adding a little aquarium salt to your bettas water? sometimes if our bettas get a little to much to eat they get bloated and stop eating, the salt fixes it every time.

KaraWolf 2013-10-07, 00:13

Thanks guys XDD Love watching their antics!

>> not this time. I do have epsom salt and table salt on hand but originally I was going to try and feed him a pea but kept forgetting Sad

But he ate freeze dried bloodworms and dug up an old pellet that had swollen and sank. Gobbled it whole 0.o I've never seen betta's dig up old food before it was kinda cool! so we'll see if he's doing much better XD

pretty bettas cichlid-gal!! Good luck getting babies! If you've ever bred before, what do you do about taking care of the fry when they're still small but need food? can they go extended hours of no food ie 6ish hours during the day? Or are you stuck in the house the first few days feeding every other hour?

fishNAbowl 2013-10-07, 00:21

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stunning, love the purple!

cichlid-gal 2013-10-07, 00:32

I have no idea Kara..this will be my first attempt. I have read that you feed every 4 hours and I have read that you feed 2x a day ... not sure .. I will keep reading... LOL... and hopefully find the right method or at least one that works but I HAVE prepared myself for failure in this effort as there are quite a few things necessary to make it work (all of which I am new to... like live foods)

BallardFishGuy 2013-10-07, 00:54

Considering nobody in the US is doing a KOI betta i'm going to go out on a limb and say if you get some nice looking ones your going to have no problem selling them... Spot On

**MRTom** 2013-10-07, 01:47

cichlid-gal wrote:Awesome Betta's Kara...I'm setting these two up this week (probably Weds)...we'll see what transpires...

With parted lips and bated breath we hang upon your words! Looking forward to a happy ending to the tale of Midas and Snow White. study

KaraWolf 2013-10-07, 13:04

Thanks FishNAbowl Pretty sure I mentally drool whenever I take the time to stare at him lol

cichlid-gal: LOL sounds better then what all the articles I was reading "felt" like: sit at home, feed baby fish every 2 hours. Which means no job no school. BUT they probably don't actually require that kind of feeding.
I think the live foods will definatly be interesting 0.o and I wonder if the vinegar-eel things I saw at the last swap meet would work? seems like there are a ton of them and easy to propogate. But there are so many option 0.o I'd want to start seeing what I can keep alive on an ongoing breeding basis rather then needing to buy multiple cultures of brine shrimp eggs and the like.

BallardFishGuy: Exactly!! XD and because I'm a weirdo when it comes to doing stuff I'm going on a hunt to find the perfect pair lol lots of oranges blacks and whites on both male AND female so I don't get many washed out fish(=big bucks spending on the first pair). My problem will probably end up being having no idea about HOW to go about selling them to more then just here/fb friends 0.o

cichlid-gal 2013-10-07, 13:16

KaraWolf wrote:Thanks FishNAbowl Pretty sure I mentally drool whenever I take the time to stare at him lol

cichlid-gal: LOL sounds better then what all the articles I was reading "felt" like: sit at home, feed baby fish every 2 hours. Which means no job no school. BUT they probably don't actually require that kind of feeding.
I think the live foods will definatly be interesting 0.o and I wonder if the vinegar-eel things I saw at the last swap meet would work? seems like there are a ton of them and easy to propogate. But there are so many option 0.o I'd want to start seeing what I can keep alive on an ongoing breeding basis rather then needing to buy multiple cultures of brine shrimp eggs and the like.

BallardFishGuy: Exactly!! XD and because I'm a weirdo when it comes to doing stuff I'm going on a hunt to find the perfect pair lol lots of oranges blacks and whites on both male AND female so I don't get many washed out fish(=big bucks spending on the first pair). My problem will probably end up being having no idea about HOW to go about selling them to more then just here/fb friends 0.o

Kara...I've figured out BBS and am working on white worms and infusoria. I also have live black worms. As for the betta colors...I saw a blue marble koi like fish yesterday on aquabid...it had yellow in it too. I thought it was stunning. Yellow lips also. Mmmm....Mmmmm. But the black and orange are incredible. Good luck with your searches and purchases.

cichlid-gal 2013-11-23, 09:12

Some beautiful betta pics here....

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I don't think the 3rd pic in this series is betta though...maybe a goldfish type?

MorganEA 2013-11-23, 12:50

finally got a better picture of Paarthurnax's colors, hes so pretty!
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**MRTom** 2013-12-21, 00:30

I just found this little guy in the ID in a cup full of yellow water for a couple of bucks. I know I would have paid 15 times more than I did for him... but the yellow water was worth the discount. He is very active now in his new tank!
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fishyladdy 2013-12-21, 00:36

hes sooo cute !

Livebearer 2014-01-06, 03:30

Mr Tom,
Looks like a fighting Plaket. I just got 9 juvinal blue C.T. from a California breeder they are of very good quality. Also found a breeder here in Seattle via E-bay, He has invited us to see/buy his Thai-vietnam fighting plakets. What do you mean by yellow water? what is I.D.?

**MRTom** 2014-01-06, 03:55

I got him from Liem's in the international district (ID) a few days before the fire! This guy is one lucky fish! By yellow water, I mean that the water in the cup tested off the scale for ammonia and TDS was over 600ppm.

If you get to take pics from the fish at that breeder, please share! I would do almost anything for a sorority of these plakats!

fishNAbowl 2014-01-06, 09:16

MorganEA wrote:finally got a better picture of Paarthurnax's colors, hes so pretty!
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cichlid-gal 2014-01-06, 10:19

Every time I go to a ANY fish store...I look at the bettas. I love them I just hate the fact that the males have to have seperate tanks. If they didn't I'd have a tank full of these guys...all different colors and styles...they are so beautiful and have so much personality.

The female sorority tanks are fun as you get lots of color but the females just are not as stunning as the males.

And here's one of those aquabid koi's...wow...stunning fish truly
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Look at the caudal fin ... love it!

KaraWolf 2014-01-06, 16:17

Not as stunning unless you want to shell out the cash!

cichlid-gal 2014-01-06, 19:50

I still think he's gorgeous but by the time you do the shipping you would pay over $100 for that betta...too much for my taste. Some day maybe we will get them in our neck of the woods.

cichlid-gal 2014-01-11, 20:39

Here's my boy Midas...chasing the cory cats in his tank...what a dufus

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fishyladdy 2014-01-12, 22:56

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here is one of my favorites i own wish he would build a nest no luck yet though :/

Missgrumpygills 2014-01-14, 16:30

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here's my favorite boy Smile

fishyladdy 2014-01-14, 21:17

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scorred this fella for 4 bucks yesturday!! love him already

fishNAbowl 2014-01-14, 21:44

All 4 fish look awesome. That red male though, POW - I like that solid red.

fishyladdy 2014-01-15, 01:38

thanks!! i love him!!1 next to breed im telling u

KaraWolf 2014-01-15, 12:15

hey

I saw you post that red on Facebook Razz

he is still stunning!!!! Especially for only 4$ wow!

cichlid-gal 2014-03-10, 10:13

And one of those beautiful koi bettas...selling for almost $270 on aquabid...yikes

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fishyladdy 2014-03-10, 18:06

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here are some baby bettas Wink

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my new breeder :)tails a little beaten up but hoping it grows back

Azel 2014-03-12, 17:57

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