Inferno. If you follow on Facebook, Inferno was a dalmatian boy I got at a pet store. He is a lady killer. I picked my most aggressive female(Terracotta, who can't be kept in a sorority due to her aggression) to breed to him. So far, the body language between the two is going great. They're both virgins and neither have successfully bred. Whether or not this thread goes anywhere is ultimately up to whether or not Inferno and Terracotta ever breed.
If they don't breed, or serious injuries happen, He will officially be retired as a breeder. I figured I'd keep a log here for those who are curious, also a little hope for the future.
Update: after two failed attempts at spawning them, I separated them and was about to move my female back to a different tank. At the time, I had only a divided 10G as a temporary tank. Was going to move her back today, when I came home to find that the brat JUMPED THE DIVIDER and has personally chosen to spawn with Inferno herself
So there's my update. No eggs yet but they're wrapping almost constantly and i'm scurrying around trying to figure out what to do in order to make sure this spawn makes it. I have gravel and sand mixed, a hob filter, and the water level is too high. Oi.
As long as his nest isn't attached to the wall you should be able to remove water with an airline hose. Turn the filter off and drain some water and leave them to it
That's what I'm working on doing. The problem is finding a place for my 4cm boy Beast. I've got a short 2G container that I'm going to put on a heating pad. So glad I found that thing!
Secondary problem is the gravel, which eggs might fall into. However there's also sand as well so that hopefully won't be an issue.
Unfortunately, the nest is completely lining the side of the tank.
Hah, my one successful spawning occurred in this tank:
It was a small spawn, but all the fry I counted survived. I have finally captured them and moved them yesterday into a separate tank yesterday. Was finally able to put the resident adults back in there. :lol: I think your babies will be okay.
And holy moly, now that is a nest! I wish you the best of luck. I'm sure the babies would be beautiful.
It goes across almost the entire section! I'm rather proud of him. I guess I should just let my bettas breed on their own terms huh, lol! There's quite a few eggs at this point. I'm going to go set up the bbs <3
They're doing lovely! Getting bigger, a slow start but I think they're already doing better then my last batch, which is great. I'll get some photos uploaded asap <3
Two little photos. They're so small..
Did a water change , found a number of dead ones. I expected that from a spawn that wasn't supposed to be there. But alas, it is. The ones who are alive are active.
I'm not sure I myself want to breed mine any time soon. Not with my basic low funded set up. But I really like seeing everyone elses! So I'm gonna keep an eye out for yours Mystic if you make a thread that is.
I did make a thread^^ I only have 5 babies myself I'm not sure how to compare their size to others though maybe I could get some help with that? I've got 3 that are rather large one in-between and one tiny. And gem I bought everything a little at a time the most expensive things were actually the fish! Well and replacing the plants after my ac took a crap and had all my tanks at 85-90°f for a week -_- ( still working o that by the way) nothing for the cultures, heaters, filters anything to start up to breed was expensive. I got 2 20g long tanks for 40$ because Petco has 1$ per gallon sales all the time it just takes patience and determination
I'm also sorry you are having trouble it's no fun losing most of a spawn (I'm learning this right now x.x) my babies are officially 2 weeks old and I can't help but count them 10 times a day
We've lost about half of the spawn now, Still quite a few left. Issue with both of my BBS cultures has set us back in growth so they've been living on VE until I can get some golden pearls or something as last resort.
There are five left. Maybe six. I moved them out of the tank and into a tupperware that holds about 2.5-3 gallons. The ones who have survived seem to be doing ok. I hope I get at least one male and one female out of this. They aren't growing as much as I'd hoped, but they're growing. That's enough for me.
They're still eating, which is always good. They're still small.. 2.5 weeks old. They've only doubled in size since hatching.
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