Dagnabbit! Still Having Breeding Probs With The Cts

[fawnmodel]

This is about the 5th (5th? 6th? I am losing track!) time I have tried to breed my CT male!

My naughty male, he just has his head on backward. With all the correct conditioning of pairs, all the right water conditions, and very willing females, he's officially a dud once again

I have gotten him to at least embrace the females twice, but he ate eggs immediately. I tried a different female, no spawnings.
Now, he just beats the sheet outa the female this round, even though she is responsive and begging for the embrace. I tried them for 5 days, penning her when it would get too nasty. He would flirt, court and play, then go killer on her. Thankfully, she could fend for herself and he is now also missing about 1/5 of his extensions

So, removed both again, back to square one. I need a new male, sad as it seems, he is already 8 months now and still a dud

Soo...I am looking for a DR or DDR CT male, good balance in finnage, nice thick rays with no curls. Lavendar/purple, marbles are cool. Let me know if there are any about, even those who hve been spawned are ok.

Thanks, and thanks for letting me gripe, lol.

 

[lljdma06]

I'm sorry things didn't work out with your male. Better luck next time. Have you tried aquabid to look for a CT?

 

[fawnmodel]

I'm sorry things didn't work out with your male. Better luck next time. Have you tried aquabid to look for a CT?

Hi, thanks

I sell on aquabid, but I never buy fish from there simply becuase if the time and price shipping them to Canada. I do use alot of very high-quality regional breeders, but none have stock I want at this time Actually that just gave me an idea since one of mine is a transhipper - hmmm - perhaps there is a way to get a decent price for me after all!

 

[Joby]

I'm having similar problems with my cts, they're driving me crazy

My HM's spawn at the drop of a hat it seems

Good luck, we'll get there one day I hope

 

[fawnmodel]

Shoot, I think he actually ended up taking the brunt of it, seeing as he had longer fins to tear at
She is quite pleased with herself now back in her own 7 gal )

I just bought another pair, so I hope this round works. Good luck Joby! I am also new to CT, my standard spawns are always blue hm lines.

 

[l.michelle]

Hi, I know this is far-fetched, but where abouts in Canada are you?

See, here is the far-fetched part, in the town i live in, there is a petstore that sells CTs, HMs and many other types of bettas that you don't normally find in petstores. I think there is a breeder in my town that sells to the petstore.

I live in Bolton, Ontario, our great one main road town.

If you are near there or so, i can give you directions (again, one road ) to how to get there. They keep all their fish tanks spotlessly clean, as well as their betta cups they clean them probably at least everyday, and are a lot bigger than what you normall see.

 

[fawnmodel]

Hi there, and thanks for the offer. I am located in BC though, and since I do sell my bettasalmost solely to other breeders, I really have to be sure of their lineage and health issues so we can keep those lines correct

I did purchase a replacement pair tho, he will work with all my CT ladies so it should be great. I posted his pics in the other post today, New CT's

You are lucky to have CT in your petstore if you are just looking for pet quality. Around here there are only veils and combs, though I have two friends who run petstores who want to carry some of my culled, not-so-show-quality crowns from my lines As with my HM, the rest will go mainly to breeders.