Mini Spawn Diary; version 2.0

[Kiarra]

It's really a personal choice, though I think it's much harder on the father when you leave them in there. My Delta male from not the last spawn, but the one before it, was left in with his fry for about a week before I took him out at the first water change. He COULD NOT handle being separated at all. He stopped eating, and he just got so depressed that he caught something, even though I was keeping his water very clean. He died quickly after that.

But, then again, I left the Doubletail from my most recent spawn in for just shy of a week, and he came out and did fine. Didn't get sick, and didn't mope at all.

I've also pulled fathers right after the fry were free-swimming, and the fry did fine. But I've left the fathers in with other spawns, and they did fine, too. So it really does come down to a matter of your preference, and what you're comfortable with.

 

[yeeviabetta]

My latest frys that was from the BOS male all dead in my hand. I don't think raising frys after they learned how to swim will work for me at all. Actually the father was sick so I have to take him out. He is getting better now I hope after soaking the indian almond solution. Anyway, everyday the babies keep dying until today, all gone.
Synirr, do you know how your babies gonna look like? I thing it will be like my cross babies from red chilli and copper crowntail. Oh yes. Congratulation on your spawn. They should looks good one.

 

[leasbettas]

aww wow i love the male, will be great to see what the fry turn out like.

 

[bettaboi]

those are going to be BEUTIFUL babies pm me as soon as you are taking reservations i would be glad to pay for shipping
where did you find that beutiful male he awsome

 

[Synirr]

Yeevia: I have no clue what they'll look like, except that they should all be single tail plakat with DT geno. I'm hoping for some with red fins and a copper body, but who knows if I'll get it.

Bettaboi: I got the male from my LFS actually... lucky find, eh?

I managed to get a few good pics of the babies:
Three fry hanging out together

Group of fry hiding in the plants

Daddy, still with the fry and doing good

 

[Kiarra]

Incredible photos. Your fry look wonderfully fat and healthy.

 

[Synirr]

Incredible photos. Your fry look wonderfully fat and healthy.

Why thank you
I was a little worried about them eating, but then I saw their fat little white tummies, lol! I even got to see a few of them gobbling up microworms today. I'll need stronger glasses after straining my eyes that hard!

 

[wuvmybetta]

I love those baby pictures They're so clear!

 

[bettaboi]

WOW you must have a wicked camera mine could never get that clear B)

 

[-*-MicHAeL-*-]

mini is the best looking female betta i have ever seen

 

[Synirr]

We're a little over a week old now, woohoo!
Starting to get caudal fins, and their numbers haven't diminished any that I've noticed. Most of them are bunched together at the back wall, so I could only get one good pic. Ipos is still in there, protecting his babies. Sometimes he'll go to where they're bunched together and lie down right in the middle of them all, awww

Daddy with one of his many babies

 

[Kiarra]

Awww...they're getting so big!

 

[FishEnthusiast]

Thanks for the update, they are so cute . It made my day a little brighter. I can't wait to watch them grow up. Will you ship to Canada? I will gladly pay whatever price you deem appropriate.

 

[Synirr]

Thanks for the update, they are so cute . It made my day a little brighter. I can't wait to watch them grow up. Will you ship to Canada? I will gladly pay whatever price you deem appropriate.

I'm not sure what regulations there are on shipping live fish to Canada, but if I can get all that sorted out fairly easily I'd be glad to ship to you

I still haven't seen any dead fry, but that's like saying I haven't seen a needle in the haystack.
I did, however, find my first sickly fry today. His belly wasn't enormous and filled with BBS like all the others and he didn't appear to be able to swim very well... he'd jut up and then sink to the bottom. Just for the heck of it I separated him into a little cup all by himself and gave him a few microworms. He looks like he's trying to eat now, and is sorta scooting across the bottom.
If he survives he'll be my favourite.

 

[Synirr]

Today we all decided to move from the far back corner to the very front corner to surprise mommy!
I think there are a lot more of us than she realised! Only 1.5 weeks old and we're already begging for food!

Edit: By the way, I separated Ipos the other day when I saw him actually chasing the fry. No post-fry depression from him... apparently he's happy to be away from the little brats