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probably another month and a bit of intensive feeding.

IMO the dorsals are already better, they are quite long in comparison to the father (his looked like it was attached by a little ribbon) and the colour, i'm not sure. they are getting more opaque as they age, but i'm concerned about red wash and those nasty black markings/speckles that the older pale VTs sometimes get. the father only had a small amount of black, and the mother had none, so my fingers are crossed!

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

He is definately looking nice, and now new babies on the wayor already here /:'

"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle

Jarred male

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For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

one or two have red ventrals, and that large one has a soot-coloured BF pattern and i'm betting he is going to have a dirty coloured head too by the looks of him.

(the cambodians in the background are from another spawn)

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

Calla, are you getting much red coming out or any other colouration?

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If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished.

I usually have a divided 26 gal tank, so i can split out the big boys from the bubs (for feeding, not hormones, cause dividers don't work for that)

The 14g is only because i'm on super-limited space here at the moment. I have the 26 gal and the 44 gal in drydock waiting for when we move again... And i have a few 2 gals laying around.

I *should* jar them, but having them jarred AND trying to teach them that pellets are food just doesn't work. its like well, blech.

besides, i feel kinda guilty about jarring them if they are behaving.

When I move, i'm getting a barracks wall, huge sump and UV and the whole shebang. Should make this whole growout thing easier... as would being able to feed them bloodworm stupid allergy. earthworm is doing OK though.

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

the pics make the tank seem realy big

how many fry do u have?
i actually dont remember when i bred my bettas i guess i just have to see when we had that blackout i think i have 2 fry from that, they were sort of strong, but kinda weak too, now they r in the 10 gallon, and its a rarety to actually see them they always hide in the moss, and now that the fry is very full (guppy just gave birth to a large batch..30+)

and one of my 2 whites id starting to look like your fry, she used to have 4 very noticable red spots, and now they r fading, and she is loosing the red wash im gunna trade one of my other girls with my art teacher to have his white male

I read a lot, so pardon not being able to give a reference. But I read that jarring the largest males, allows the smaller ones to have a growth spurt and catch up. Of course, that would mean an awful lot of jars. :%)

PRETTY

You definately need a bigger tank, and start doing more water changesok so you are doing them once a day already, start trying for two times a day That should help with the hormone thing, that and/or remove the larger ones so the smaller ones can catch up...

But, I love the one with the tinges of red...he's the little outcast

heidi




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"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle

Not big enough its only about 14gal

For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

what size tank do you have them in?


but they look beautiful so far

OK, they are getting a bit bigger now

well, a few are, the rest are still tiny I think its that 'hormones in the water' thing.

Aint they cute??



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For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

They are pretty Congratulations

heidi michelle


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"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle

White pet store VT x Opaque DTx






(cambos from 2 other spawns, ignore them )

What do ya think?


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For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

wow, those are great pics, I love the first one. Congrats on your babies...how long before you can tell about the colour and dorsal fins?

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If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished.

Wow, fantastic /:'

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Aww they're so sweet! And their bellies are so full
WD and great pics Calla

Indeed, but there are a few other people working on similar lines, so we are probably just playing swapsies



For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett

Lovely
Always a good idea to keep two pairs... just in case.

Yeah, I was aiming for better dorsals and a better colour, and hopefully some improvement in immunity and deportment.


They will be up for sale, i'll keep one pair, but they rest are on their way No point hoarding

they are about 3 months old, hatched (artificially) on the 7/2/05

Not quite as big as i'd like, but they are getting there!

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For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett