Baby fish

[Stav'sBetta]

After many attempts with the manual zoom on my mum's digital camera, I finally got a picture of one of my three week old baby bettas! B)

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Doesn't look like a betta does it? Only in time.

 

[maui]

AWH!! what a sweetie! love the pic, great job!

 

[Stav'sBetta]

Not really, it looks like virtually every other baby fish I've ever seen. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they'll actually grow up to be adults this time. Last time I bred my fighters, I put them in a breeding trap in my main tank whilst cleaning out the fry tank, and a female minnow jumped in and ate all 10 of my babies!

 

[Tempestuousfury]

to the forum. It seems as though you haven't introduced yourself in the newbie section.

How big was the bacth this time?

 

[wuvmybetta]

very cute What kind are they?

 

[Stav'sBetta]

Er...you probably won't agree with what I'm about to say, but rest assured, I'm not saying it for shock value, especially after I read your pinned message about betta breeding.
After about two days after spawning, I take the male out, and remove any eggs that haven't hatched. Usually I have about 50 fry swimming below the nest, and around the tank. After a couple more days, I remove some more of the fry, which must seem exceedingly harsh to everyone, but I simply don't have enough room for more than 20 fish when they grow up, and I believe in quality over quantity, which I think can be achieved if there are fewer fish to concentrate on. I think there are about 15-20 in the tank at the moment.

As for wuv's question, the dad is a bluish green veiltail, as I can guess from your tail variety pinned post, and the mum is a pretty standard dark blue female.

 

[Tempestuousfury]

Acceptable as long as quick death...

Most prize-fish breeders probably follow what you did.

 

[wuvmybetta]

I only ask because that's the first time I've seen a VT fry. I assumed it was because of the pointed caudal fin. He's very cute just the same I've always wondered what VT 3 week olds look like

 

[Stav'sBetta]

Thanks for putting my mind at rest about that, I feel pretty bad when I do it, but I like to think I'm doing their brothers and sisters a favour.

I don't think I'm quite prize-fish breeding material, but I'll post more pics of them when they grow up, to see if anyone thinks I should breed a particular strain of them.

I'm not immensely surprised you haven't seen a veiltail fry, or at least don't remember one, wuv. You always seem to be breeding something a little more elaborate than a boring pet-store-esque fish!

I'm eagerly anticipating photos of your triple tail as well!

 

[AlexsDaddy]

TRIPLE TAIL!!!?? NO WAY!! THAT'S AWESOME! I wanna see that!