Donk1

Hastings

This is my first time with tropical. Frogs, axelotyl and goldfish till now. And you can't stop them breeding. I don't expect a fantastic success rate but will learn as I go. If I set up a good environment and don't try and maximise the stocking levels I am hoping for some success. I don't want to be running multiple breeding tanks with a million fry. I am feeding the adults betta flakes and some live food from the outside ponds. As for the Kuhlis, I will keep 5 and see what happens. They are very interesting to watch and, contrary to what I read, they hardly spend any time hiding. I have one Black Kuhli which sticks to the stereotype more but the others spend most of their time lolling around like the local street gang with occasional spurts of exercise.

It is communal but with only the Bettas and Kuhlis. With a significant patch of Indian Fern growing in a shallow area created in a turtle tank by the turtle platform I am banking on some surviving. I do have some other smaller tanks set aside but am curious to see how it works as a harem. Some say its a terrible idea while others think it works fine if the male is not too aggressive and there is plenty of fry cover in a reasonable size tank.

I have set up an 130L asian stillwater tank and have a Betta harem settling well. 1m and 2f. At this stage the only other tank mates are kuhli loaches, although a small school of rasboras will be added at some stage. The Betta male has set up a nest and I believe one of the girls will spawn soon. I am worried about the effect a water change will have on the nest. Will the changing water level that occurs as I remove and add water destroy the nest?