Breeding Bettas

[David]

Venice?

 

[David]

If not I give up lol. My Italian geography is a bit rusty lol. Or is it Roma? I have a friend called Roma.

 

[David]

Hurry up I'm burning with curiosity hehe

 

[cutecotton]

haha nope, not roma or venice. i guess you can just call me...the girl that has a city in italy named after her

 

[David]

awww I look to my right and I see Charlie constantly patrolling his tank and systematically flaring at himself heh. He's so beautiful when he flares. Since I don't have a digital camera I'll describe him. He is a short finned bluish crimson male with gorgeous indigo fins that have a tint of red and violet. I like him soo much. I didn't realize I'd get so attached after buying him, I only wanted to cycle my tank hehe.

 

[David]

Enjoy it while you can my little friend mwhahaha . Soon your home will be one ninth the size...

 

[cutecotton]

ooo trust me bettas are very very addictive They are always so fulll of personality that's why i have 9 and still can't stop buying them

anyways, if you want to cycle your tank, why not look into fishless cycling? there is a pinned article under beginner's question that is a step by step walkthrough of how to do it. It gets the job done faster, and you wont' be stuck with the fish you chose for cycling after your done

p.s. forgot to mention how lovely Charlie is is he a plakat? sounds like it if he is short finned

 

[David]

Unless of course he gets along with the Gouramis... we shall see

 

[David]

Trust me I don't mind being stuck with Charlie at all I adore him hehe I wouldn't trade him for anything... well maybe a nice 120 gallon marine setup hehe. Don't tell him I said that

 

[David]

sorry since I am new to bettas I have no idea what a plakat is.. what is it?

 

[Sandusky]

A short finned betta, as opposed to the fancy, longer tails you so very often see.

 

[David]

well yes I said he is a short-finned didn't I?

 

[cutecotton]

well, male bettas are usually long finned, but short finned bettas are what bettas look like in the wild...here is a pic:

http/www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auc...aswt&1092461489

there is a link to a pic of a plakat, off the almight aquabid
they are beatiful fish, but hard to find in an lfs unless charlies' a plakat, if he has really short fins he's either very young, or he's really a charlotte

 

[Sandusky]

Yes, but you asked, so i answered.

EDIT: Oh ya, cutecotton could be right, he could indeed be a she!

 

[David]

It strikes me as weird that the plakats are more expensive than the long finned ones... you'd expect those ones to be more costly wouldn't you? As in many fish where the veiltail varieties are much more expensive. Although in Bettas I find the plakats much more attractive... they don't have that raggedy look that the veiltails have. Sorry if I offended anyone I am sure many of you worship the long-finned variety )