Ooh... The Smaragdina Are Here!

[BWBettas]

My smaragdina arrived at 10 :06 and have just been released after 30 minutes careful acclimitising. One has a split right down his caudal fin... almost DT like lol hopefully the IAL laden water and the diet of betta pro will be better and help them heal up Smiley some are showing both vetical and horizontal stripes lol any explanations?

Bret

Ooh.. P.S they will have piccies in about an hour

 

[BWBettas]

Well here are pictures. Not too good but theyll do to see the fishies!!

im just working on getting a decent plant that doesnt fall apart anyone got a load of java fern plantlets they dont need??

bret

 

[starrynightxxi]

ha, i've had fish go plaid like that

seems to be a situation where they're stressed out, but still need to display and impress

 

[BWBettas]

Lol.. i just thought it were a bit weird lol

Anyone else here got smaragdina?

Bret

 

[ElectricMayhem]

Yay for smaragdina!

I actually do have a spare java fern, but it wouldn't make it across the ocean to you

 

[BWBettas]

Lol... darn but yes smaragdina are lovely... apparently females can be sexed by 2 horizontal stripes on their body? and males are plain? is this true?

Bret

 

[furryrabbit]

ooooh , very nice

 

[BWBettas]

Random picture of my Red HM/SD male

Erm.. extra picture of the smaragdina who has a lilking for behind the filter and a picture of the red SD/HM female that is going to bred with the above male shortly


oops.. ill get some better pictures tomorow... just realised my macro mode button was on the front.. never found it since i bought it and is right under the flash light!!! anyway expect some good photos tomorow of my SD/HM and if i can smaragdina

Bret

 

[BWBettas]

few more pictures

 

[smurfyy_2k3]

they are very nice fish

 

[BWBettas]

Thank you smurfy..

Bret

 

[Synirr]

Lol... darn but yes smaragdina are lovely... apparently females can be sexed by 2 horizontal stripes on their body? and males are plain? is this true?

Bret

Mmmmno . Those are stress stripes and no stress stripes, lol.

 

[_cRaCkEr_]

nice... BW time to condition them

 

[BWBettas]

Yup, they ate a couple of pellets... but something i think is wrong..

Bret