Update On The Babies!

[Silver1]

I left my dad in charge of the bettas and surprisingly, there were no deaths while he was gone. All 21 babies survived with out a hitch. But you know it would be my luck the day after it happened disaster would strike.

I'd put one of the adult males, Bubbles, into a breeders net inside the baby tank to make it easier for my dad to care for him and...well...he got loose the day after, and now I only count 14 babies.

The babies are apparently little piranhas too, they swarmed him and he had no fins left when I took him out. The remaining 14 are very cute and brightly colored They recognize my hand and swim around it and between my fingers, and even swim onto my hand. I've been teaching them to swim into a cup if I hold it under water to make water changes easier in life. Once they figured out they get a blood worm if they swim in, they all dog pile right in.

 

[Styx]

That's too cute that you trained them! I just train mine to come up to the surface when I wiggle my fingers. They all go vertical staring at my fingers, waiting for food. Too cute.

 

[Silver1]

Well I have to admit, these little guys are so fast in avoiding the net that its actually a lot handier to just have them swim in, and a lot less stressful. One of my adult bettas even learned to lay still in my hand while I transfer him to water, but the babies still haven't quite gotten there on that score, only if there is enough water in my hand to completely cover them

 

[Somethings Fishy Here]

haha thats too funny that the babies swarmed his fins... never heard of anything like that out of fry!