Bre_B
Fish Fanatic
Hello, figured I'd post on here and say hello...
after writing this up, and then rereading and realizing its an essay, i decided i'd break it down into groups with bold titles.... just to make it easier for ya
so yeah, here it is! My essay!!
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Basics
Just joined due to some strange markings on my betta fry, and I figure this could be very helpful to me, plus fun to read through when i have spare time
My name is Bre, I'm 18 - but please dont tell me that just because I'm "so young" that I dont know what I'm doing (youd be surprised how many people tell me that without even first getting to know me) I find that ignorance in the online community tends to be much higher than with people who actually know you. Perhaps its misinterpretation, perhaps people just hold 0 tolerance more often online - I dont know, but i'll let you know now, i don't really tolerate it. Well, I suppose I do I guess, but I won't just "let it slide".
I live in Rhode Island, which is a state in the US between Connecticut and Massachusetts (so many people dont know where it is..)
My Animals
I am completely animal obsessed. I have a bird (lovebird, she's evil and bites
) named Houdini (Hoey/Houey), I have a black lab named Izzy who is 10 but youd never guess it, I had an iguana, but he died recently 
and I've had fish for most of my life... i also love bunnies, but my parents wont get me new ones. I had one when i was like 5 but my mom says they stink so we wont get any more.
My Fish
I enjoy actually breeding veiltails (i know, strange... but just keep reading, i have reasons!)
I'm sick of seeing these strange looking mutts in stores, and people getting the idea that these are all that veiltails are. I have a beautiful cellophane male VT and he is lovely, with a little DT and very rounded fins, no jagged edges. He's just beautiful! I want to breed BEAUTIFUL veiltails, because I assure you, they can be just as beautiful as a crowntail or doubletail or deltatail or whatevertail! So that's my mission.
but, i must say, i LOVE crowntails and doubletails, too. They're very pretty.
Anyway, I have three tanks, one 29, one 10, and one 55. I also have individual containers (dont worry! theyre kept heated and i clean them, too) for males and juveniles. I currently have 5 females, 2 of which are crowntails, and 3 males. Unfortunately, i just lost my only crowntail male So i have to be finding a new one! So now I only have my 3 veiltails. I also just lost the most beautiful crowntail female. She was a very pretty green, but was too small to breed, so i thought i would keep her and wait for her to grow. unfortunately, she died, most likely because of stress.
I have just bred one of my crowntail females and I am very excited about this one, mostly because in the past few they were either eaten by dear ol' daddy, or their daddy completely neglected them and i only got 3 or 4 fish out of it.
But! This same daddy that neglected his earlier batch has pulled through and is taking GREAT care of his new batch, which is my largest so far with (from what i can see) about 50 fry.
How I got into fish breeding
My parents used to breed guppies (it was an accident at first, but then they started selling them ) And they were the ones to get me into this, along with my boyfriend (who has an unhealthy obsession with sealife) Also, the local pet store (critterhut) helped me into it by being so very accepting even though i was only 17 when i started. They didnt give me the usual "How do you plan on doing this... that... blah" I know It's necesary, but I'm not like that. I did all my research first, and it definately got on my nerves. I loved how the people at that store were so supportive, and they actually knew what they were talking about (one of the few pet shops that takes CARE of their bettas...) and they loved to hear updates and hear what i learned about bettas.
Yaknow, I think thats pretty much all I have! Okay, Hope i get to meet some fellow betta fanatics, and perhaps some other fish fans, too!
-Bre
after writing this up, and then rereading and realizing its an essay, i decided i'd break it down into groups with bold titles.... just to make it easier for ya
so yeah, here it is! My essay!!--
Basics
Just joined due to some strange markings on my betta fry, and I figure this could be very helpful to me, plus fun to read through when i have spare time
My name is Bre, I'm 18 - but please dont tell me that just because I'm "so young" that I dont know what I'm doing (youd be surprised how many people tell me that without even first getting to know me) I find that ignorance in the online community tends to be much higher than with people who actually know you. Perhaps its misinterpretation, perhaps people just hold 0 tolerance more often online - I dont know, but i'll let you know now, i don't really tolerate it. Well, I suppose I do I guess, but I won't just "let it slide".
I live in Rhode Island, which is a state in the US between Connecticut and Massachusetts (so many people dont know where it is..)
My Animals
I am completely animal obsessed. I have a bird (lovebird, she's evil and bites
) named Houdini (Hoey/Houey), I have a black lab named Izzy who is 10 but youd never guess it, I had an iguana, but he died recently and I've had fish for most of my life... i also love bunnies, but my parents wont get me new ones. I had one when i was like 5 but my mom says they stink so we wont get any more. My Fish
I enjoy actually breeding veiltails (i know, strange... but just keep reading, i have reasons!)
I'm sick of seeing these strange looking mutts in stores, and people getting the idea that these are all that veiltails are. I have a beautiful cellophane male VT and he is lovely, with a little DT and very rounded fins, no jagged edges. He's just beautiful! I want to breed BEAUTIFUL veiltails, because I assure you, they can be just as beautiful as a crowntail or doubletail or deltatail or whatevertail! So that's my mission.
but, i must say, i LOVE crowntails and doubletails, too. They're very pretty.
Anyway, I have three tanks, one 29, one 10, and one 55. I also have individual containers (dont worry! theyre kept heated and i clean them, too) for males and juveniles. I currently have 5 females, 2 of which are crowntails, and 3 males. Unfortunately, i just lost my only crowntail male
So i have to be finding a new one! So now I only have my 3 veiltails. I also just lost the most beautiful crowntail female. She was a very pretty green, but was too small to breed, so i thought i would keep her and wait for her to grow. unfortunately, she died, most likely because of stress. I have just bred one of my crowntail females and I am very excited about this one, mostly because in the past few they were either eaten by dear ol' daddy, or their daddy completely neglected them and i only got 3 or 4 fish out of it.
But! This same daddy that neglected his earlier batch has pulled through and is taking GREAT care of his new batch, which is my largest so far with (from what i can see) about 50 fry.How I got into fish breeding
My parents used to breed guppies (it was an accident at first, but then they started selling them
) And they were the ones to get me into this, along with my boyfriend (who has an unhealthy obsession with sealife) Also, the local pet store (critterhut) helped me into it by being so very accepting even though i was only 17 when i started. They didnt give me the usual "How do you plan on doing this... that... blah" I know It's necesary, but I'm not like that. I did all my research first, and it definately got on my nerves. I loved how the people at that store were so supportive, and they actually knew what they were talking about (one of the few pet shops that takes CARE of their bettas...) and they loved to hear updates and hear what i learned about bettas.Yaknow, I think thats pretty much all I have! Okay, Hope i get to meet some fellow betta fanatics, and perhaps some other fish fans, too!
-Bre
To TFF!!!
I had hoped that in a big, planted tank there wouldn't be any problems with territory because there's always somewhere else to go...seemed to work until now. Do you know the name of the medicine I should treat him with? There seems to be a kind of white webbing growing where his fins are ripped - either they're growing back or it is, as you say, fin rot (eeek).
