Sunday, May 6, 2012

Update on the Steel and red fry

The fry are looking great, still LOTS of them!  Here is a link to a video of them swimming around.  I have started adding water, I will be taking away 1 solo cup of water and adding 2 solo cups of fresh new water, until the tank is full which should be 2 weeks. then will be doing water exchanges until they are a month old and then will put them in a large grow out tank.

Titan x Gwen GIANT DRAGON HMPK

Click this link to view my dragon giants spawning.  Gwen and Titan spawned this morning, and so far Titan has been a very good daddy, I would say there is about 100 eggs.  I will update tomorrow on the progress of this spawn. 

For those of you who do not know - Giant bettas are usually Halfmoon Plakats, but there are some expensive halfmoons out there.  They tend to be anywhere from 1/3 to double the size of a normal betta.

Dragon bettas are the Bling bling of the betta world because of their "dragon like" scales, that shine and are defined.

Gwen is just over 3 inches, and Titan is 3.5, as of now, they are both young and could still do some growing.

Daddy Titan
 Gwen the mother

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Free swimming fry!!!

Here is a video of the fry with daddy right before I removed him, they are swimming around nicely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMOhSwwkRSg&feature=youtu.be

Last night  I was soo excited  I couldnt sleep until 2am (well I made myself go to sleep then).  Daddy has been removed, first feeding of microworms has been added.  Unfortunately my microworm cultures (3) have all crashed, only a lil bit of worms, yikes!  So i started 2 more, and hopefully they take off quickly.  I had enough worms for the first feeding (i think - its all trial and error) and I also added some decapsolulated brine shrimp eggs just in case, even though i dont think they will eat them before they do not move and they prefer food that moves.  Definitely have around 200, and hopefully close to that survive, I know with my first spawning I will be lucky if one lives, but I have high hopes, since I have done sooo much research and planning. 

Friday, May 4, 2012

Video of Daddy tending to nest of wigglers

Her is a nice video of daddy with his lil eggs and wigglers. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yJ94-sAASw&feature=youtu.be

Spawn log: Steel blue and red HM x Steel blue and red HM

SO I did it!  My almost identical steel blue and red male and female spawned, literally an hour after being released together, and he is one GREAT daddy!  They spawned yesterday, and spawned for a couple of hours, he was very good at getting the embrace correct, and there was quite a few eggs in each embrace.  The female actually helped place the eggs in the nest, and helped build up the nest.  I do not have great photos of mommy and daddy, but  I will include one photo of daddy, I will post better pics of them in a couple of days, she has stress stripes and I would rather get those gone before posting a picture of her.  There should be 200+ eggs and we already have wigglers, and he is doing a very good job keeping them in the nest.  He hates me, he watches me like a hawk anytime I come near, never removing his eyes off of me until I leave. I didnt expect him to spawn since I just got him in the mail on monday, and I just got her in on Wednesday, BUT they did it, and it looks to be a great spawn! They are not related, yet their coloring is identical, so when you see the pic of the boy, you can kinda get an idea of what the girl looks like, same markings too.  SO happy!  Cannot wait to spawn my new red male, he is literally flawless, not a single flaw to him! Gonna condition him up some more because he spawned with my new black female, but there was only 10 eggs, and he ate them :( 

Saturday, April 28, 2012

BUST!!

Welp I seperated Gwen and Titan, he was eating all the eggs, and being too ruff, and wasnt getting the embrace right, sooo I am just going to wait and try her with a new male :) pics coming soon!

Titan and Gwen spawning, is the 2nd time a charm?

Titan and Gwen spawning for the 2nd time.  Hopefully this works!  (click on the link)

Update on spawning and new tanks

Ok, so I believe a fungus or bacteria took over the fry (possibly was on the Indian almond leaf that I put in with mom and dad right before they spawned) and there was no survivors :(.  Practice makes perfect right? Welp its only been about a week BUT Gwen has already striped up again (I dont know how) and her and Titan are in the spawning tank again, hopefully they get to spawning soon, Titan already built the nest.  On another note, I got a ten gallon tank and a 20 or 30 gallon tank from a lady in North Vernon (im pretty sure its a 20 gallon).  Going to clean them up and get accessories for them.  The ten gallon already has a light hood, do not know if it works yet or not. The ten gallon also came with a stand, not a pretty one, so it will just go in the betta room, it will not be used somewhere else in the house.  I will probably display the 20 gallon in the dining room.  Hoping to make the 20 gallon a planted tank, with beautiful plants and moss.  If I get a picture or video of Gwen and Titan spawning again I will post later today or tomorrow.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Titan at the nest

Weve got a few wigglers, i hope he tends to them


We have wigglers

Its been about 34 hours since spawning started and we have a couple of wigglers, problem is they are falling to the bottom of the tank and he isnt even noticing, he just keeps make bubbles in random places.  Quite a few eggs at bottom of tank too, scares me a little, and makes me wonder if any of those will hatch or not.  Makes me wonder if he is even going to help once more and more hatch. OR just eat them :(  I really wish he would grab the eggs and wigglers at the bottom of the tank and help them back up, because ever few minutes even some eggs fall and he doesnt even seem to care to bring them back up.  fingers crossed everybody! The nest looks ALOT smaller, like 50% smaller, makes me wonder if he ate some eggs or if they were just bubbles not actual eggs. REALLY REALLY wish he would grab those eggs at the bottom!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Red/black dragon x red dragon

We have success!! Looks like a very large spawn! Tons of eggs!


Titan adding to the nest!

First spawn should happen today!!  Titan has been adding to the nest, and gwen has barred up and seems to be building up her courage to spawn. She periodically comes up to titan and dances up against him lol i think the first embrace should happen soon. Poor gwen looks horrible though!! Really tore up, but once she is done i will feed her some live worms and get her in some relief water. Soooo excited!


Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Im fed up!

Ok, sooo i have tried and tried and tried over and over again to get the wonderful parlo, and stunning gwen to spawn, and it just isnt gonna happen, they simply do not like eachh other, gwen is picky picky picky picky, maybe my new giant titan (HM plakat) will be handsome enough and dominant enough for her! And heres hoping he will build a bubble nest!

Friday, March 30, 2012

Conflict resolved!

Ok, so I was conflicted on whether  I was going to buy a giant male for Gwen or get a girl for Parlo, or sell Gwen all together.  Welp, I ended up finding a Giant male for Gwen (Giant halfmoon plakat), still havent gotten him in yet, he should be 3 inches long; AND I bought 6 betta (dont know what sex each is) from a red marble spawn, that is about 8 months old.  There hopefully will be a girl for Parlo I like in that group, maybe a red and white marble!  I HOPE!  The guy keeps his fry (even at 8 months old) together in one tank! Sounds kinda cruel to me, because they will obviously fight to the death, but atleast when they get here I will give them a good home.  I will have to seperate them all to get them less stressed, and condition them for spawning.  Dont know what I will do if any of them are not breeder material, I may give them to my mother for her fish tank.  I simply hate cambodians, and there is a very good chance I am going to get some from this purchase.  VERY excited about the Giant male, because he is a Red dragon just like Gwen, and she is getting more and more ready for spawning! I have her eating wax worms every two days (they are fatty) and she seems to love it!
Leo - my sickly betta, Gwen had torn his fins, she simply wasnt ready to mate, plus she is 1/3 bigger then him, and he is a wimp.  He seems a little more active now, but I doubt I will breed him.  The guy I purchased him from has all mediocre fish, and I really dont want mediocre fry, But Gwen should make handsome giant fish, and Parlos babies should be magnificent. 

Thursday, March 22, 2012

We may spawn today :) !!

Parlo and gwen might spawn! Def. Looks like they are interested, and parlo is busily building a nest for gwen. Fingers crossed that they will embrace soon and parlo can squeeze around her giant body!!

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

SOOO frustrated!!!!

Ok, so now my female is SUPER READY!  BUT I found out that she is a GIANT!  GRRR The white male I have is still 1/3 too small, and I really wanted to breed her!  A male Giant is sooo expensive, and typically you have to ship them from Thailand.  I love Gwen but she is just sooo big, I may splurge and get her a male, OR I may sell her, and get 2 true halfmoon females for my two males. I havent decided yet.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

New male to replace Leo in the March spawning

Ok, So I put Gwen in the tank with Leo, and she tore his fins up and traumatized him!!  She is just too dominant for him, well actually he is just too submissive! I got a new male for Gwen, havent named him yet, but I am excited about this pairing!  He is superb, and she is stunning, so it should be wonderful, I will post pics and videos if I get this two to spawn.  Here is the new male, he has some fin damage, but nothing a little almond leaf cant cure.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012


Leonidas (daddy - first picture) x Gwen (mommy - 2nd picture) are due to spawn next week, and should have baby Bettas ready for their new homes on or around the beginning of May!

I will post links to pictures and videos of babies once they mature.

Halfmoon Bettas arent your average Betta, they have more elaborate fins, and you will not find them in stores!

Leonidas "Leo" is from a united states breeder in Arizona, and Gwen comes from high quality champion parents from Thailand! Gwen's brothers from the same spawning are already champions!

Gwen is a Red and Silver Dragon halfmoon and

Leo is a Red and gold Dragon half moon.
Dragon coloring and markings is flashy, making their coloring much more striking!

We expect Red, silver, gold, white, and black dragon halfmoons, as well as some blues and greens from this spawning!

Please note: These Bettas are kept in a loving home, and fed live food and betta food, and kept in heated tanks and are very well taken care of, unlike the pet store or walmart bettas, which are less striking, less happy, less healthy, and kept in tiny cups until sold.

Also Note: Walmart and Petstore Bettas are anywhere from 7 months to a year old already, so they are fully matured Bettas and are larger then the younger bettas that I sell. So please know that your Betta will arrive at your home beautiful, and will grow even bigger and more beautiful at your home! You will get to watch him or her grow! Bettas are a hardy fish, and easy to take care of, but you cannot house a Male and female together, he would end up fighting her until her death.Plus, you cannot put a male and male together because they are territorial and will fight as well. You CAN put females together, especially if they are from the same spawning (sisters).

If interested in pet quality, or show quality, or breeder quality, the price will be anywhere from $4-$30 depending on the fish and the fishes sex.
Pet quality $4-$15
Breeding quality and show quality from $15-$30

If you live in Indiana or nearby you may want to come pick out your betta(s). Feel free to contact me for date and time, and address. Also, we will have a BETTA DAY announced once the fish are mature enough, for anyone wanting to cometo pick out and pick up your fish.
I CAN ship the fish to you! USPS mail priority is $15 and I can ship up to 4 fish in the same container. Live guarantee, refund the price of fish only if they arrive dead. shipping is not refunded. I can ship faster, just request it and I can tell you how much it would be.

If you would like to get on the waiting list please let me know, and if you have an idea of what color or sex you want, I can keep a look out during the spawning process for that particular color,quality, and sex.