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Hi all! I am so excited about my first spawn in progress and nobody else cares so I thought I would log on here where other Fishy People will be sure to understand. Lol
I decided to try my hand at betta breeding. I spent a week conditioning my pair... a steel blue HM male from my LFS and a metallic green female from BasementBettas. Then last night I put them in the breeding tank together. They were off to a rough start. The male chased the female and got a few good fin nips before she hid herself behind the sponge filter. I was worried but she had plenty of places to hide so I left them to it. A couple of hours went by and when I went to bed she was still hiding and he had also tucked himself under a plant. I thought I would let them be until morning.
This morning I had an early dentist appointment so I checked on them but let them alone again. They still seemed kind of lethargic. But when I came back several hours later they were both out and there was evidence of a bubble nest! Just now I stopped in again and the female has horizontal stripes and is definitely Flirty! She rubs up against him then runs off and he chases... then he runs off and she chases. Then even had a couple of interludes under the nest but no spawning yet. Still... I am feeling optimistic
Anyway... thanks for letting me vent my enthusiasm ... I can't understand why noone else is as excited as I am LOL
I decided to try my hand at betta breeding. I spent a week conditioning my pair... a steel blue HM male from my LFS and a metallic green female from BasementBettas. Then last night I put them in the breeding tank together. They were off to a rough start. The male chased the female and got a few good fin nips before she hid herself behind the sponge filter. I was worried but she had plenty of places to hide so I left them to it. A couple of hours went by and when I went to bed she was still hiding and he had also tucked himself under a plant. I thought I would let them be until morning.
This morning I had an early dentist appointment so I checked on them but let them alone again. They still seemed kind of lethargic. But when I came back several hours later they were both out and there was evidence of a bubble nest! Just now I stopped in again and the female has horizontal stripes and is definitely Flirty! She rubs up against him then runs off and he chases... then he runs off and she chases. Then even had a couple of interludes under the nest but no spawning yet. Still... I am feeling optimistic
Anyway... thanks for letting me vent my enthusiasm ... I can't understand why noone else is as excited as I am LOL