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solex69
05-02-2009, 19:23
Ola

Finally I managed to get decent pics of out my other Double Tail betta. He is currently in the breeding tank. Here are some pics

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn127/solex69/DoubleTails/Ice/S5004817.jpg


http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn127/solex69/DoubleTails/Ice/S5004818.jpg


http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn127/solex69/DoubleTails/Ice/S5004813.jpg


And look at this for colour :)

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn127/solex69/DoubleTails/Ice/S5004824.jpg


Pics of the tank he's in

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn127/solex69/DoubleTails/Ice/S5004828.jpg


http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn127/solex69/DoubleTails/Ice/S5004829.jpg


Cheers
Dale
Henk Hugo
05-02-2009, 20:17
oooooooo! puuuuuuurdy :D
Slummies
06-02-2009, 07:59
What do you feed your bettas?

that omega 1 food you sent me, seems to be a hit. is there any special reason why you use it?
solex69
06-02-2009, 09:24
I feed my bettas a variety of food which include live BBS, Frozen Bloodworm, Frozen Rotifers, Flakes and Granulate. Most of them have grown very attached to the Omega One Tropical Flakes instead of the Omega One Betta specific pellets or flakes actually :) Don't ask....my bettas are extremely fussy eaters...they work on my damn nerves sometimes; perhaps I should offer them a glass of wine with their meal as well :D

And one tip I can give you for rapid betta fry growth (besides the daily water changes), is to feed them Omega One Tropical Flakes as well as Frozen Rotifers...this is all they need to grow healthy & strong (once they start to eat powdered & flake foods). BBS is a definitely plus, but I've recently raised a baby betta on just Omega One flakes and Rotifers and she is stunningly strong & healthy :D

Does your LFS stock Omega One? If not, talk to me or Henk and we'll get them onto the shelf that side jong ;)

Cheers
Dale
Slummies
06-02-2009, 09:30
okay cool, they dont hey. maybe you can organise it. the LFS's are Your Pet Shop, Finny Flipper and Pampered Pets.

I did the payment, shot mate.

BBS = big mission, i would like to get some tropical flakes for my fry
solex69
06-02-2009, 09:55
Ok, I'll chat to Henk in getting the ball rolling with those LFS

Thanks for pmt mate

Why is the BBS a big mission? Can't you get them, or just too big of a mission to set up a hatchery? Your fish will LOVE you for BBS bru :)

Cheers
Dale
Henk Hugo
06-02-2009, 09:59
Finny Flipper should have stock....
solex69
06-02-2009, 10:00
You see slummies? We work quick here bru :D LOL
Henk Hugo
06-02-2009, 10:11
and i just spoke to our sales guy - Finny Flipper took a huge shipment the other day :D
Slummies
06-02-2009, 10:49
hahaha! ill check them soon: ):) :)
Slummies
06-02-2009, 10:50
bru.. i want some of ice's fry
solex69
06-02-2009, 13:21
Sure thing buddy, but let me get past the hurdle of spawning first :D
Slummies
06-02-2009, 13:31
hey yo! they only stock omega 1 for salty fish.. bummer!

hurdle? for u? naa i reckon its easy for u oke..not for me. my girl nearly got killed by tabasco. shes recovering with ich right now
Henk Hugo
06-02-2009, 13:40
then ask them to order some for you
solex69
08-02-2009, 16:48
Ok, got home from church today and witness them spawn. I removed the female, and now the most crucial phase begins....getting the fry free-swimming.

Will keep you posted on the progress

Cheers
Dale
solex69
12-02-2009, 19:20
Ok, all well so far. Daddy has been removed about an hour ago and is currently being pampered. All fry are free swimming and there are way more than what I thought there would be.

I'm not using any live foods on this spawn. I've given the fry their first meal about 30mins ago...frozen rotifers. Thanks to Prof Dirk, my last fry survivors grew at a rapid pace because of the frozen rotifers, so now, I'd like to see if I can raise this entire batch on it.

Will keep you posted and take pics later

Cheers
Dale

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solex69
18-02-2009, 06:40
Ok, I moved all the fry to two different tanks last night. Was a bit of a tedious process and I hope that I don't lose much, or any, fry during the move.

They are still far too small for pictures to be taken, so I'll wait until they are slightly bigger.

Will keep you posted

Cheers
Dale