Texas Betta Society 2nd International Show

[wuvmybetta]

Here's the SMP link to that species...and thats a male.
http/ibc-smp.org/species/enisae.html

I like the look of him,too. He reminds me a bit of my kapuas though.

 

[BigC]

I see one pic (from you referred link) shows mouthbrooding, I know of this trait in some cichlids. Is this protection of the fry or is he cleaning eggs. Please enlighten.
Lastly, are they common (through dedicated societies)
Regards
BigC

 

[wuvmybetta]

These are bettas from faster streams, so they mouthbrood rather than bubblenest. Otherwise their fry would blow away downstream. They hold them just like cichlids do,for up to and over a week, it's very interesting and so neat to see in person. They're becoming more common in the trade as of the last few years, some species more than others. They're mostly found around Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia area. Not so common in the Thai provinces as they have stiller waters and mostly bubblenesters.

At this time it is pretty hard to get them in the states, as you usually have to order several dozen fish to make it worth their time to ship them to the US. That's what makes the show so awesome, we can get just a small amount of species at a time without having them coming out of our ears.

Here's a list of species to browse through. Each one unique but all very similar.
http/ibc-smp.org/species/index.html

 

[BigC]

WOW! Awesome.
Thanks for the info above
Regards
BigC
P.S. All the best for the big day.

 

[newfishies]

hey wuv!
you'll have to let me know if any fusca are up for auction. mine arrived safe and sound, but the male jumped out overnight the first night here! so mrs. fusca needs a hubby , or another pair to keep her company!

 

[slamster17]

yea, betta enisae are awesome. i think they are rather hard to come by. kelly got the mouthbrooding info right too

kelly, i hope you got my pm about my change of plans?

good luck this weekend!

 

[wuvmybetta]

I haven't heard of any coming in, newfishies, but I'll definitely keep you in mind.

Man,oh,man, there are some extremely beautiful fish here right now. I can't wait to take pictures! These fish are in need of being photographed, they're just too beautiful.

 

[wuvmybetta]

Here are some fish from the show...

 

[jollysue]

Pretty boys! Lots of eye candy.

EDIT:

Did you bring your credit card?

 

[newfishies]

any of those fishies still available, or are you just trying to make us drool?

 

[Styx]

Love those fishes!

 

[wuvmybetta]

They were available last night when I posted, not today though.
The pictures do that black OHM no justice. He was quite spectacular in person, he sold for $$$. We should get the Singapore fish tomorrow and we'll most likely list them on TexasBetta.com for sale. I'm a little anxious to see how they are. They've been in Texas since Saturday, we just can't get them because of several unforeseen difficulties.
I bought that green butterfly for Tuesday, and a pair of metallic blue plakats for me I wound up taking all of the wilds that were there home with me for holding. I'll keep a pair of mahachai for myself. So, I have to go set up several wild tanks in just a bit One for Mahachai, one for Changrai, one for Imbellis and a couple simplex. Jinkies.

My biggest accomplishment was one of my girlies taking Second, the mother of my marble spawn. My boys, once again, failed at flaring But oh boy you should have seen that female flaring The judge was using her for a few classes to make the boys flare. I wish he'd of brought her to the other side and used her on my marble male. I was told that the judge loved him, said he was "so unique and possibly BOS contender, if only he would display" and that he went on and on about how he wanted to give him a prize if only he'd get up. I,of course, thought Wally was making all of that up but he finlly convinced me. Then, to top it off, I get the boys home last night and within two minutes they're flaring like mad. What on Earth?!?! We need some serious show training around here. *shakes fist*

Over all, my husband asked me to rate the show from one to ten and I'll give it an eight, easily. It's still not over though. I'll be happy when these fsh are home with their parents.

EDIT~ I nearly forgot, I DOOOO have about a dozen fish left over from Suporn, Chok and Jesda, all from Thailand. Suporn said to keep what doesn't sell and the other two didn't say anything about what to do with their "no sales", I'm going to email them in just a bit. In the meantime, if any of you want to see them I can post them here and maybe sell them to you guys for the breeders? I really have no room for extra fish...ya know.

 

[newfishies]

dangit!!!!
i was away this weekend and just saw the post today. i LOVE that green butterfly!!! those are my absolute favorite good choice!
i would probably be interested in some of the fish! and you know we'd all love to see their pictures!!

 

[jollysue]

I am not above temptation.

My house will look like Lady's apartment: filled with 1 ltr bowls. But of course I must remember to save room for my coming cheese cakes.

 

[wuvmybetta]

I have some pictures I took of the sellable fish last night.

I looked them up in the books and the starting price on all of them was 15 bucks, but that's negotiable since they didn't sell. If anyone is interested, just PM an offer. I'll try to get more pics of others. There's a blue/black plakat or two,an orange. Some nice metallic blue females and I'm not sure what else. Several of these,including those pictured, were first place winners.