Fish Folk Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 Not the best video, but here’s a look after lights-out, showing baby Bettas with orange bbs-filled bellies… 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 Baby Bettas up close… 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) Well … *sigh* … this morning, upon inspection, _all baby bettas were dead_. Last night fine… this morning, dead. I think that the decomposition of protein from uneaten food just overcame the capacity of the bacterial colony to convert. It’s early for labyrinth development failure. None are alive. So! Back to the drawing board. My next attempt will probably be in a large floating flow-through container. Here’s a fishroom ramble about it all… Edited September 2, 2022 by Fish Folk 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjum Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Dang I'm sorry! Your idea to use the fry container within a bigger tank is a good one though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 On 9/1/2022 at 10:06 PM, Fish Folk said: Well … *sigh* … this morning, upon inspection, _all baby bettas were dead_. Last night fine… this morning, dead. I think that the decomposition of protein from uneaten food just overcame the capacity of the bacterial colony to convert. It’s early for labyrinth development failure. None are alive. So! Back to the drawing board. My next attempt will probably be in a large floating flow-through container. Here’s a fishroom ramble about it all… Yea; it was likely ammonia poisoning. I've had this problem with frys as they are super sensitive to impurity. I use the ziss breeders (though given some of your other stuff you've probably made something nicer for a fraction of the price). The ziss breeder has mesh bottom/side and air bubbler to force fresh water into the container - it can either hang or use suction cups on the inside of the tank - it is well designed but excessive expensive for a piece of plastic. Of course these days a lot of things are kind of expensive for pieces of plastics. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 (edited) Dean made some cool fry containers that keep water circulating through also. @Fish Folk that really sucks. I’m sorry that happened. I can’t even imagine the emotional roller coaster. I will add that it is SUPER easy to overfeed fry and this could have happened to anyone. I had problems with parameters raising baby snails also, due to overfeeding. Edited September 3, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 I’m pretty sure this is what happened with my group baby pea puffers months ago. Trying to get smaller ones to catch up with the bigger ones. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Even with an intank fry container that filters into the main tank - i would always use an eye dropper and pick up any uneaten bbs at the bottom after 20 minutes or so - at least for the first 2-3 weeks; after that the species i bred were a lot more stable. But those first few weeks super fragile. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 Alright. Wish my fish good luck! I’m taking one more swing at this Betta breeding business. Several sorry strikes already. I guess I’m willing to risk failing yet again. I moved some discus out of a 40 gal. breeder because they were not spawning at all. Drained 1/2 the water… mulling over what I could do… the thought struck me that I could try Bettas one more time. (1) Kept odd blue matten divider in tank (2) Water changed a bit, but kept volume 1/2 (3) Added tannins (bottle) (4) Floated dried oak leaves (5) Grabbed and added several fistfuls of Java moss (6) Brought in Water hyacinth and Water lettuce from cold outdoor water garden on back porch. (7) Set jug with female into tank so male cannot attack her, but clearly sees her (8) Left light on for them to get acquainted, for him to build his nest, etc. Stay tuned… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 The couple is together here now. Sorry for terrible backlighting… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Promising with both looking excited and him trying to lead her around. 🤞🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 Happening now… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardedbillygoat1975 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 That’s exactly what you’re aiming for. Fingers and toes crossed 🤞 ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandBkeeper Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Any updates? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/5/2023 at 4:42 PM, SandBkeeper said: Any updates? Well… long story. With my B. imbellis, one female jumped out of her tank and died. The other succumbed to injuries after spawning. I did have a few fry, but nothing lasted terribly long. The male did not last long. With the B. splendens, after that haul of fry crashed, I tried allowing them one more go at spawning. Interestingly, the _female_ beat up the male. I dubbed her a “blue widow” and gifted her to one of my LFS employees… Right now, I’m playing with these Bubble-nest builders. They’re miniature African Anabantids. Not Bettas, but distantly related: Microctenopoma ansorgii… 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 On 2/5/2023 at 11:06 PM, Fish Folk said: Microctenopoma ansorgii… Any thoughts about breeding them? They look seriously fun! Maybe in a black water themed tank or something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 On 2/18/2023 at 8:15 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Any thoughts about breeding them? They look seriously fun! Maybe in a black water themed tank or something. I’m definitely going to try them this summer! They need conditions suitable for building a nice bubble nest. The dry winter air is not optimal. Definitely _some_ tannins, but not blackwater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 How are the Microctenopoma doing? I saw that Practical Fishkeeping magazine ran a feature on them last month. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted October 16, 2023 Author Share Posted October 16, 2023 On 10/16/2023 at 9:13 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: How are the Microctenopoma doing? I saw that Practical Fishkeeping magazine ran a feature on them last month. I gifted them all to a friend. They never spawned for me. That’s the quickest way out of my fishroom. He tells me they’re doing great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 Decided to do this again. Breeding Betta splendens successfully is on my bucket list. Went to the “box store” and bought a cheap pair. Female has very long fins! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 That’s great! Hit me up if you ever need any help on triggers & stuff. 😄 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 On 11/10/2023 at 5:50 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: That’s great! Hit me up if you ever need any help on triggers & stuff. 😄 Hitting you up now! Do tell… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Livefoods all the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 Trying again with Betta splendens. Little tweaks, here and there. I remain focused and optimistic! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) Woah! “I saw Mommy kissin’ Santa Claus!” Edited December 24, 2023 by Fish Folk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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