i did it!!

[cutecotton]

well it's more like THEy did it finally, after two days of struggling with them, thinking that i must have messed up somewhere..thinking that maybe my betats were infertle after 2 longggg days theyare finally embracing!!!

it's not a very big spawn, the female is only releasing about 5 eggs per wrap, but they are both diligently picking them up (and hoepuflly spitting them back out inot the nest) speical thanks to all the ppl that helped me out the last 2 days ( u know how you are) it's been quite the ride for me

wish me luck on the rest of the way, this is my VERY first spawn i still gotta have the eggs hatch...raise em...*sigh* but never give up on them! i was JUST about to go and remove the feamle, adn then i saw htem embracing!! i almost freaked and started screaming

now i see what all the talk is about ^^ good luck on everyone else's spawn

 

[rykitten]

Good job Cotton (and Cotton's fish!)

Keep us posted!

 

[cutecotton]

i got a pic of the pair for anyone that's interested tell me hwat you think the babies will look like :

daddy: (very good at picking up eggs!)

mommy (she was good at picking up eggs too until dad stole the job from her )

tehse are old pics, some of you guys have porbably seen it before (i posted it in the pictures section )) they are adorable, i hope i get babies!

 

[RattleSnake]

Congratz.

 

[Grams]

wow that awsome news and good luck with your eggs

 

[cutecotton]

thanks guys i think theyr'e done embracing now (after 3 hours), i removed the feamle, boy is she tattered or WHAT ripped fins..lets just say she looks bad lol. Sadly i don't have another tank around, i plan to put her in a container in the 25G (where her sisters are) and let her recover for a few days with melafix and all that stuff.

Wish me luck with daddy and the fry, i ruined a smlal small part of his nest while trying to scoop the feamle out hopeuflly he will tend to that properly.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi cutecotton

Congratulations and best of luck raising the fry. The parents are a very handsome pair indeed.

 

[stewartsthebest]

congradulations this deserves a celebration good luck and i hope momma feels better

 

[coconutman39]

good job, and just a question is that male a veiltail?

 

[cutecotton]

hi htanks for teh congrats guys mommy is now sepereate and she is nursing all her torn fins, i owe her a nice big meal of forzen bloodworms and all sorts of other goodies

dad is still guarding the nest i'm too scared to approach him, so i'm only checking on him every few hours, i don't think he'll eat any of the eggs though. If you have any tips on what to feed the fry, tell me any suggestions are more than welcome !

coconut: yes he is a veitail but has the loveliest colors!

 

[shrks1fan]

Congratulations!!! I know how exciting it is The eggs that dropped when you took the female out should be fine, he should recollect them and continue to work on the bubblenest.

I imagine you'll have a mix of white and red babies, going with what the parents look like, but with Betta Genetics, you never really know, especially since you don't know their backgrounds.

I hope you have those baby food cultures going (Microworms, Vinegar Eels, BBS).

I hope they hatch and grow up to be happy healthy adults

Linda
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[wuvmybetta]

Congrats again,cc

 

[cutecotton]

thanks guys i knowlive food would be the best for hte babies, but i can't get a hold of anything here , none of my lfs has htem, and i don't like to order things online )

i can, however get my own BBS hatchery going, so i think that will be good. I plan to use liquidfry for the first week and then swtich to live BBS near the end of the first week. Then i will mix in some frozen stuff (got some frozen bloodworms) and go on from there if anyone has like a feeding schedule of when to feed what to betta fry i would be very thankful ie..something that can tell me what they eat in the first week, 2nd week, 3rd week..etc? maybe someone else that has bred betats will know

thanks again

 

[Dane]

Congrats!! I can only imagine how exciting that must be

The female is gorgeous The male's markings are great as well.

 

[rollntider]

way to go