My Marble Bettas Spawn

28/08/2009 - Introduced the pair, female in the glass flute method.
29/08/2009 - Released the female in the morning, Male had a small but thick bubblenest going, no embrace as yet.
30/08/2009 - Checked the pair in the afternoon and they had spawned, nest has LOTS of eggs.
Here is the Sire :


And here is Dame (sorry i couldnt get a better shot of her) :



And finally for now a shot of the eggs, these were just the one's on the top, there are LOADS more underneath.
So im expecting a large spawn this time.

Female was removed and is in recovery!

 

excellent :bigsmile:

 

Hehehe thanks man!

Betta bought from Quality Aquariums!

 

Congrats on the spawn...
My double-tails spawned on Sunday morning...removed the female....so far...
Eggs should hatch by tomorrow...then the work begins...

 

Yar man, then the work begins!

My previous CT spawn is comng along nicely, fry are starting to get ventral fins and some colour.

What are you going to be feeding your fry?

 

Got some of Prof Dirks frozen Rotifers from Vee and Zaf....
Tested it on my 2 week olds...they love it...Awesome stuff...

 

Congrats on the spawn.

 

Well done with the spawn, you also have beautiful fish Good luck with the fry!

 

I've noticed I always start with alot of eggs...then the male goes:"Oh look....SMARTIES!....nom...nom...nom" I think that there may have been alot of unfertilized eggs... in my last batch...

 

Ahhh i also got some of those frozen rotifers, they are awesome.
Your male might be chowing the eggs that have gotten all fungal, are you treating your eggs?

Thanks guys, really looking neaten this line up by outcrossing them.
Might decide to introduce some plakat to them too!

 

Nope... not treating the eggs...
What would you recommend treating the eggs with...?

I just add a little salt atm...

 

get some anti-fungal meds man.

Once they done their embrace and the male is looking after the eggs, and youve removed the female. Just use some meds then.

 

Any preference with regard to name/brand? Just so I know what I'm looking for...

 

Wow, you guys make it look so easy!

 

Ummm, i dont think so. Im just using the Tetra brand of anti-fungal.

@Ruan - Not as easy as it looks trust me, but the rewards are so good!

 

One thing that's always bothered me. At what age does one have to separate the males?

 

when you see they are aggressive towards each other. Usually around 3-4 months.

 

Nice Male
Congrats on the spawn keep us updated

 

Oh, thanks.:blink1:

 

No problemmo man.

Anyways, awoke this morning and checked, and I have tails! YAY! by the looks of things, i got ALOT of them too!

Already started a hatchery of Artemia (Brine Shrimp) that should be enough to feed both my current spawns.

Also have some live plants ion the spawn tank for the fry to chow some infusoria first as well as an established sponge filter for them to feed on the critters that live there.

Just need to get my hands on a micro worm culture.