Green full mask X Metallic blue/green

[Bettas Rule]

Ok here is the picture of the first female


And here is her sister that I just put in.

[MrVampire181]

Ohhh nice DT girl. Hopefully the male carries DT as well.

[Bettas Rule]

Originally Posted by tpocicat

I love the coloring of the male, and the dorsal in the female(s) is wonderful. Should make a good pair, if the male will just cooperate!

Thanks! I had to remove the female, she is actually doing great in her little hospital tank. The other female is also already showing some damage although not near what the other female endured. The male is still blowing his nest up like crazy and it shocks me he is so aggressive if he is receptive to spawning. Another breeder friend of mine told me that dragons are hard to spawn because of the aggression. Can anyone else offer advice on this as I have never spawned dragons yet.

[Bettas Rule]

Originally Posted by MrVampire181

Ohhh nice DT girl. Hopefully the male carries DT as well.

Thanks! I am still so sad ..... He is so mean Here is a video of how he acts...

This is when I had her separated....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGCRQ8i9tJI

And here is after I put her in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz7eC1REJW0

He is still bubble nesting like crazy he just attacks when he comes to look for her. All of my other males rarely attack and mostly just show off....Is it a dragon thing or am I putting them together too soon? The nest seems pretty big....

[MrVampire181]

Just from my experiences, I've found the darker the water with IAL and shallower the less they fight and the more they work on spawning. Probably because the line of sight is disrupted and they can't see each other as often and with the shallow water the plants take up more room.

[Bettas Rule]

Originally Posted by MrVampire181

Just from my experiences, I've found the darker the water with IAL and shallower the less they fight and the more they work on spawning. Probably because the line of sight is disrupted and they can't see each other as often and with the shallow water the plants take up more room.

Ok I will try taking some water out if this doesn't work thanks! I have oak leaves but they do take some time to release the tannins so that's probably why it's not so dark yet. Ill go add more

[MrVampire181]

Originally Posted by Bettas Rule

Ok I will try taking some water out if this doesn't work thanks! I have oak leaves but they do take some time to release the tannins so that's probably why it's not so dark yet. Ill go add more

I hope it works! Mine do nothing but fight until I darken the water to the point I can't see them

[Bettas Rule]

Originally Posted by MrVampire181

I hope it works! Mine do nothing but fight until I darken the water to the point I can't see them

OK, so they are spawning but I am not happy The male is not picking up any eggs he is not even letting the female pick up any. He is just spawning one after the other after the other...... Anyone seen this before?

[Bettas Rule]

Video of them spawning and his lack of fathering skills
http://youtu.be/zISPrJCXm2A

[MrVampire181]

He is determined to make this as difficult as possible isn't he? Hmm... wait and see if he picks them up when they're done spawning.