First Spawn Log!

[Fishy friend2]

Hi. I thought I would keep a spawn log of my first (successful) spawn fry development,

Male

Female

NEST

DAY ONE . July 5, 2012

The male and female have spawned while I was visiting a friend. They were very gentle in the spawning process and are very gentle in the spawning tank. There are eggs in the nest. It is a relatively small spawn but is a good start.... The female is healing as of now in heavy tannin, clean water and the male is constantly tending, sitting under the nest

 

[DanTheFishMan11]

well done i wish i was brave enough to breed my betta and good luck on your fry.

 

[Fishy friend2]

Thank you! I have another import pair that I'm going to spawn aswell. And another pair is in the spawning tank right now


DAY TWO

The male is tending to the nest making sure that all of the eggs are safe. So far none of them have dissapeared....though he's moved them around quite alot

 

[DanTheFishMan11]

any updates ?

 

[Fishy friend2]

I have wrigglers! The dad is running himself crazy trying to keep them in the nest

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Congrats! Are those Dubo or Big Ear bettas?

 

[Fishy friend2]

They are big ears

 

[Paradise3]

Ooh, wow!

I've got another spawn planned, Dragon Scale pair if I can get away with it without causing to much Dragon scaling that it blinds the betta's.

 

[Fishy friend2]

The fry are free swimming. They are all over the tank now....... Also, I have a dragon pair too ! I'm planning on breeding them tonight

 

[Paradise3]

Can you get a clearer picture of your male? He doesn't look dragon scale to me... Also be careful because if you breed 2 dragons together you run the risk of producing babies that have too many scales and the excess scales blind the fish because they grow over the eyes.

This happens to them...
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And
http/www.bettafish.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39115&d=1317937755

 

[Fishy friend2]

I know how to breed fish. Dragonscalexdragonscale won't result in dragon scaling over the eye.only breeding dragon scales with this trait will result in fish with excessive scaling over there eye

 

[Paradise3]

That's not true. Most of the fish with Dragon Scaling over the eye is caused by breeding 2 dragon scales together with or without the trait in either parent.
It's the excess dragon scales which can be caused by breeding 2 dragon scales, especially with your female having so much dragon scaling all ready...

I'm sorry but I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't risk the babies being blind.

 

[Fishy friend2]

I just wanted to say that both fish don't even have full scaling. Breeding two dragon scales usually won't end up with fish that have scaling over the eye. I dnt know where you get this information from. Maybe breeding two FULL dragon masked bettas would but not regular dragons. Mine both don't have. The full dragon scaling. This is something I won't worry about at the moment

 

[Paradise3]

I just wanted to say that both fish don't even have full scaling. Breeding two dragon scales usually won't end up with fish that have scaling over the eye. I dnt know where you get this information from. Maybe breeding two FULL dragon masked bettas would but not regular dragons. Mine both don't have. The full dragon scaling. This is something I won't worry about at the moment

Your female does.

 

[Fishy friend2]

Obviously you don't know what I mean by a full dragon. Her dragon scaling isn't all over her body. It's only on half of her body.