And the F2 begins....

[cation]

8 left. All look healthy. We've got ventrals!

6 are dark, 2 are very, very pale. I think they might end up with grandma's coloring.

 

[Joby]

Aww good to hear the babies are going strong

You got any pics yet?

 

[cation]

Nope, but I'll try to get BF to bring home the digi cam. They're definitely big enough to photograph now!

 

[cation]

We've got labyrinth organs...

They're little punks, too. Lots of facing off.

 

[Joby]

Good to hear it Cation

Hah, my guys are turning into little punks too

 

[cation]

One month old...

Light vs. Dark

 

[cation]

Light (orange):

 

[Texaswoman]

They are adorable. Hi there babies

 

[cation]

Dark (wild type or who knows?):

 

[cation]

Thanks TexasWoman!

A booty shot:

 

[cation]

And lastly, The only in-between. I think it's going to end up being dark, but it's a small one, so it might be a plakat...

 

[cutechic]

Oh cation they're precious.

 

[Bettaman]

cation just like my month old some have colour some still white and clear fins do have some just starting black fins.....hoping as grand parents were black orchid crown and female plakat with dark black body and redish fins......

 

[safc4ever]

how fab are they. I want some !!! I hoping to breed this year so i will put my pics on when i have mastered it. Had some problems last year but going to try again soon. Ive managed to get some almond leaves so hopefully this will work. I just hope my babies are as cute as yours

 

[cation]

cation just like my month old some have colour some still white and clear fins do have some just starting black fins.....hoping as grand parents were black orchid crown and female plakat with dark black body and redish fins......

Yep, yours are huge though!

These lights will stay light, though - you can tell from the lack of a dark line through the eye. I could tell from the time they were one week old who would be pale and who would be dark. The orangies are recessive, and have reemerged in the F2 (Grandma was a light orange superdelta girl, Grandpa was a wild type plakat.). Hopefully the plakat did too!

Thanks, safc 4ever- good luck with your venture! Make sure to research, invest in a quality pair, have lots of live foods, condition well, and water change water change water change!