SamH

Yeah, those are pretty awesome Betta's. Take a look at the Betta's on Aquabid.com. The Plakats and HM's on there are making me consider moving to Thailand.

Hello all, This is a thread about my first ever attempt at breeding any fish (my fish have bred before but not cause I made them), but more importantly, my first attempt at spawning my Betta splendens. So far I've taken the male out of his tank, drained the water from his tank and put it in the spawning tank. Then I added the heater, sponge filter and plants to the spawning tank. I put him in the spawning tank and acclimitized the female. When I put her in he was so obsessed with his own reflection that I had to cover the back with a peice of old real estate sign. Now she is in the soft drink bottle and he charges at her flaring ever minute or so. All she does is look at him and flare back. Then he swims away to hide behind his plants. Here are some pictures I took of the setup. Please let me know if there's anything I can/should do to improve it: The tank: The female: The male: The male sulking behind the plants:

Why thank you. And my Betta's looking pretty sharp too. :lol:

I drilled into one of the bottles I had but there were heaps of sharp edges around the holes. I sanded them off but now the plastic isn't as clear. How do you get a nice smooth hole when you drill the bottles?

This morning I went to check on her and the flesh coming out of her side has gone. She seems to be doing great but now I have to find another tank for her. Here are some more pics of her this morning:

Nice setup, can't wait to see what it looks like with fish. Should be an awesome tank.

I thaught I had my MTS situations under control but when I moved my tank and stirred up the gravel, the snails were partying for 2 weeks straight. If I had puffers are loaches then they'd be super fat. MTS burrow in the gravel so you think you only have a few, but theres more, much much more. *dramatic tone*

I think I may have one... They're the ones with the solid bodies and black tails aye? First time I ever bought platies too

UPDATE: She seems to be doing okay in her little net but a bit bored, building bubble nests. I haven't moved her in fear of her stressing out from the change of water conditions. She's better than she was at the start of this thread and now expects to be treated like a princess. She's always following me, begging for food and she's been getting more than her share of bloodworms over the past few days. Her sore has gone from raw missing scales to semi healed but protruding flesh. I'd imagine that'd just fall off after a while? I'm not sure what I'll do with her once she's healed up... Here's some pics of her and her wound (excuse the grainy pictures quality and fish food, she just got fed): I think the other fish are jealous of all the extra food and attention she's been getting as they are always hanging out by her net, looking for a way to get in.

Maybe you have a virus?

Welcome. That is all...

Turns out you ARE human! Thanks, I'm far too lazy to do that kinda math

You're the number guy so if you're wrong then I don't know who's right! Wow, that's alot of days.

How long will 100g of PMDD last if the ratio of PMDD to Water is 1:5 using at 2 drops per day?

I was thinking about getting Flourite but the price tag was far too high for me.

I only test my water when moving fish between tanks, when fish are sick and when I setup a tank.

Here's what I want to make: http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/diy-aquarium-projects/6039-diy-cheap-low-profile-light-hood.html. But the only thing I'd be worried about is water getting up into it. Wherecan I get cheap perspex from?

A fish is a fish no matter what it looks like. How would you like it if you were cared about less because your tail wasn't as fancy?

See if you can get some discounted fish Maybe if you buy enough the shop will stay open?

Anyone ever heard of a Hamburg Matten filter? Even better, has anyone got one? I have a spare pump lying around that would be suitable.

Thanks anyway. Good luck

Congrats. What's your setup like? Did you use any additives or conditioners? I'm looking at breeding mine soon and would like any help I can get. Pics please?

I tried DIY CO2 injection in my nano grass tank but it got all weird and slimy. Where can I get some PMDD? The SeaChem products are expensive.

Any suggestions on ferts?

Coarse sand from Mitre10 Mega and a few JBL Fert Balls.