SPAWN TODAY

did not plan the spawn or pair,but she was so ready.

she was only imported 2 weeks ago,great spawn both male and female were collecting eggs.

Congrats! Wish them well!

congratulations! But how are you going to remove the female later without damaging the bubble nest?

Plakat Morh wrote:congratulations! But how are you going to remove the female later without damaging the bubble nest?

got her out easy.waited till she was the other end of the tank and got her out with a small net smoothly = no damage.

2tall wrote:Congrats! Wish them well!

thankyou.

Wow , that is one bubble blowing Betta. That must have really impressed the female.

Chard56 wrote:Wow , that is one bubble blowing Betta. That must have really impressed the female.

left the light on last nite,woke up to that massive nest this morn. so i had to let her go

he's definately a winning nest builder!

btw.. is that a filter in the background?
If it is then you'll probably need to remove it for the fry.

Great pictures there keep us updated, and good luck with the spawn

kel wrote:he's definately a winning nest builder!

btw.. is that a filter in the background?
If it is then you'll probably need to remove it for the fry.

I could not believe my eyes Kel:-)the nest more or less covered all the tank in just one night.

As for the filter.yes it is a filter.this spawn was not planned fo this pair,I was aborting a spawn with the female and another HM male,as all he wanted to do was eat her.eggs were falling from her while she was trying to avaide the male,so I removed her in a jar and placed her in another males tank.dropped the water level,internal filter off,light on all night.woke up to a MASSIVE nest :-)
just did no want to mess around yesterday so not to disturb them or the nest.I think I may be able to slide it up with the suckers without disturbing the nest.the eggs are only 12hrs old ish so I have time to do it laters :-)

Storm wrote:Great pictures there keep us updated, and good luck with the spawn

gonna give my new HD camera that arrived yesterday a blast out laters.BUT it's off eBay for £27 so HD might be black and White,or VHS lol we will see :-)

the fry and the male are well.the male has done a tireless job,and he still looks in great shape.when they first hatched he was none stop for 24hrs,slowed down alot now as the fry are able to stay near the nest,not free swimming just yet.

p.s the camera was rubbish,back to the old one for now

How many fry do you estimate?

2tall wrote:How many fry do you estimate?

30-50.although sometimes there looks like none until you get really close up to the glass.the nest is still massive..

removed the male yesterday..he is now in his tank mid water staring at the top looking for his much loved fry..lol.he did a great job and now its over to me.let the work begin
last count was 30 that were visible.....

the male





female

They both look in good shape.

the fry are 1week 4days now.

1st feeding of micro-worm this morning.feeding them 3 times a day 2xBBS and one micro-worm.changing 20% of the water each day,still relying on my apple snails to clean the bottom.

aswell as going to work full time and keeping up duties with my 17 other bettas.....i need a fishroom
post pics at the weekend when iv more time.

2tall wrote:They both look in good shape.

thanks.the pics were before the spawn.the male is still really quiet low,just cant seem to snap him out of it.ive tried a pinch of salt,daily water changes about 30%,various foods live frozen,put other males near his tank to flare at.

but he is still really slow and just stares at the top of his tank of some time??

2 weeks now.

The fry are looking good Just to compare notes, what are you feeding them at the moment? I have a spawn on the same day as yours and they are on BBS and microworms now. Mainly microworms. I'm still having die offs at about 5 a day.

Looking great parents are stunning, i can't wait to watch these fry grow

Storm wrote:Looking great parents are stunning, i can't wait to watch these fry grow

me to........and ther growing fast

Milngavie wrote:The fry are looking good Just to compare notes, what are you feeding them at the moment? I have a spawn on the same day as yours and they are on BBS and microworms now. Mainly microworms. I'm still having die offs at about 5 a day.

im feeding them 3 times a day..BBS in the morning microworms dinner and night.changing 20% of the water each day.ill still keep feeding bbs as there are still some small ones.goind to try them on some frozen daphina next week at the 3 week mark and some white worms..

hope it all turns out well for you.