SD X HM hatched 9/2/11*updated pics*

Thanks Dawn

Drrr.... i posted that comment thinking i had read the whole thread.... sorry i hadnt....

They are gorgeous how they have turned out specially the coppers WOW

Dont worry, i just got more fry from the same male with what was thought to be a possible pure melano thankfully she's not and i now have fry they hatched yesterday

Thats alright then, that is always the worry with the females and melanos. Do you sell your homebred stock or just keep them?

dawn_bettas wrote:Thats alright then, that is always the worry with the females and melanos. Do you sell your homebred stock or just keep them?

I will be selling them, this is my first successful spawn iv got this far...very pleased with them.

You should be pleased with them if they are your first sucessfull spawn. My first spawn wasnt as good as that, most of mine unfortunatley had no ventrals, but since had several spawns and the ventrals have been fine so have worked out were i was going wrong.

dawn_bettas wrote:You should be pleased with them if they are your first sucessfull spawn. My first spawn wasnt as good as that, most of mine unfortunatley had no ventrals, but since had several spawns and the ventrals have been fine so have worked out were i was going wrong.

I did have a spawn upto the age of around 3 months CT fry but sadly they all had no ventrals apart from 1 but they all died as they where way under their growth sizes...i used micro worms to feed those so i put it down to the bottom feeding as to why they had no ventrals but this spawn i used banana worms and things turned out different dont know why as the worms still fell to the bottom.

Yes see thats exactley what happen with ours, they fed micro worm for quite a while. I thought that maybe the fry mistaked the ventrals for micro worms an they were pecked off and just never grew back. I still fed them micro worm but only for the first 2 weeks then move onto BBS. I still have the odd one who has no ventrals but the rate with is alot higher. My partner has spoke about trying banana worms. Is the culture and harvesting the same as microworm?

dawn_bettas wrote:Yes see thats exactley what happen with ours, they fed micro worm for quite a while. I thought that maybe the fry mistaked the ventrals for micro worms an they were pecked off and just never grew back. I still fed them micro worm but only for the first 2 weeks then move onto BBS. I still have the odd one who has no ventrals but the rate with is alot higher. My partner has spoke about trying banana worms. Is the culture and harvesting the same as microworm?

I bought a banana worm culture kit from ebay from a lady who i get most of my bettas from (Roxy) i had everything i needed and they grew up the side of the icecream tub, i prefered them to the microworms.

Iv not atempted the BBS but think i should try with my next fry.

Pictures of my new jarring system, iv used the Penn plax betta bow fronted tanks they cost £10, i have some other small tanks like these already and will be using them rather than the bottles.



These are some photos of the recently jarred fry:

How do you keep the temperature up for those jars? They look fantastic!

Mazza101 wrote:How do you keep the temperature up for those jars? They look fantastic!

My house always has the heating on and is kept warm because kids always say they are cold! Also at the moment i dont have my heaters on in any of my tanks as they are keeping to the right temperature anyway...when it gets closer to winter il be turning heaters back on.

Yeah see I think those tanks are fantastic and exactly what I'm looking for but I am trying to come up with a good way of heating them.

Those bettas are truely looking amazing

You do have a nice variety going there.

i think you should just sell them all to me i love them all

Lilfishie wrote:i think you should just sell them all to me i love them all

LOL!! i think the others will have something to say about that...

Nataliey wrote:

Lilfishie wrote:i think you should just sell them all to me i love them all

LOL!! i think the others will have something to say about that...

I think so too Nat Siobhan you have to share

fuzzynicki wrote:

Nataliey wrote:

Lilfishie wrote:i think you should just sell them all to me i love them all

LOL!! i think the others will have something to say about that...

I think so too Nat Siobhan you have to share

but there all too nice lol

How bout... we have one each lol

dawn_bettas wrote:How bout... we have one each lol

I think thats fair...

i wouldn't be able to choose 1 theres 3 i am certainly liking currently lol

Lilfishie wrote:i wouldn't be able to choose 1 theres 3 i am certainly liking currently lol

Nicki likes 2 too, Siobhan you'll have to tell me which ones you like i know of one but not sure which of the others...

These are my fry that i will be selling in around 2 months time...the runt unless it has a growth spurt between now and then i will keep a little longer unless someone really wants it.

I think they are all female if anyone thinks other wise please tell me which one by number:

NUMBER 1


NUMBER 2


NUMBER 3


NUMBER 4 (RUNT) (Reserved for Nicki)


NUMBER 5 (reserved for Lilfishie)


NUMBER 6


NUMBER 7


NUMBER 8 (reserved for Lilfishie)


NUMBER 9


NUMBER 10 (Reserved for Nicki)


NUMBER 12


NUMBER 14


If anyone is serious about buying any of the above bettas please tell me and il put a reserved note beside the number as i have for Siobhans baby she's had her eye on for a while!

Numbers 11 and 13 removed due to being kept

Nat there all gorgeous. still love number 8! the runt is a stunner too, the rest i can't choose from lol there just all too nice!