royal blue/black HM male and turquoise/black HM female

[Sena Hansler]

It would usually be 3-4 weeks where you know for sure (depending on the growth of the fry)

[marktrc]

i dont like to project like that. id estimate close to 100 in this spawn and im hoping for the best. we will see what happens.

[meganlbetta]

OMG I love your breeding pair!!! I am in love with the black blue combo on bettas!! Hope all is well with your fry and it will be super exciting to see what they turn out like, Post lots of pics :)

[DragonFyre14]

I really like the parents. they are really pretty. The babies are adorable little things right now, can't wait to see them as they get older :)

[indjo]

By brown algae - do you mean the brown layer forming on the tank floor and walls? You can scrape and siphon them out. I think they're harmless and will eventually become green algae. Most of my small tanks have/had them.

[marktrc]

ty for the kind comments.

yes the algae started on the walls then moved to the floor. i wipe it with a paper towel and siphon it every couple of days. it gets on the java moss which i wash out periodically as well.

the more the fry grow... the more i am debating on how to grow them out. im guessing aboit 100 fry. i might try a 2 - 15 gal tubs and a npt 20L. only problem is that the npt will be my first npt that i will start on tuesday. i hope it will be established enough.

[EvilVOG]

i would avoid an npt as a grow out as you're not supposed to siphon an NPT and growouts need constant siphoning.

I always have to fight algae in my spawn tank :(

[Sena Hansler]

I just let algae be there my fry love to nom it as do the delicious critters (daphnia, infusoria etc)

[marktrc]

a little over 3 weeks. still struggling with the brown algae problem. its not so bad because at least it doesnt seem to affect the frys health. id like to leave it but then i wouldnt be able to see the fish at all if i let it go for a few weeks.

i guess ill have to go with a second tub then since the npt grow out might be difficult. just got to find another table to put the on so i can siphon.

i really need to get a better camera. my phone just isnt good enough. thinking about a canon t3i. anyone got any suggestions on cameras?

[Sena Hansler]

Canon T3i definitely. the older versions are not bad either. I actually have a Canon PowerShot SX240 HS