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smallest baby found dead, other two doing great and growing fast. how big sould they be at 2.5 months? thanks

the largest of the three has developed a slight pink with blue tips, the two smaller appear to be apricot. the dad, Thor, died a few days ago...I still cant figure out what he died from. I'm glad I've got his bubbies to carry on his name!

The bubs are growing really well, two are 1cm now (incl tail) and are starting to show the first signs of colour. the father is a light cream/apricot so I'm not worried if the colour doesnt pick up! I just aquired two crowntail cream females..will attempt a spawn with the cream veiltail when I get back from oz.

I've separated the male with hurricane glass as I have no where else to move him. the babies seem to have perked up since the water change.. how often should I change the water, and what is the best temp to keep the water at? its at 28deg c at the mo. cheers for the tips

ooooh plus, as they are free swimming should I remove dad? just thinking he may eat them...

I was just cleaning my opaque celophane's small tank after 3 unsuccessful attempts to spawn (first on xmas day - my male ate all of the bubs as soon as they hatched. 2nd try - empty death rolls so gave female a week or so to recover, 3rd try she released the eggs with no fertilization.) I took out the plants and started vaccuming out the crap when I spotted a tiny baby! at first I thought it was dead but when dad came near it darted away. I then found 2 more babies, one a lot smaller than the other 2 (biggest including tail is 5mm). I have no idea how they could have survived the first spawning as I did a complete clean after that...?? I'm fairly baffled!!! plus I havent been feeding them as I didnt know they existed, and the water was pretty bad! Can someone tell me how fast they grow and how big they should be at certain times, maybe I can work out how old they are? thanks in advance!

k Ive given up on the idea of importing...does anyone know of a good breeder in Auckland? I'm looking for crowntails and maybe HMs. thanks

I don't know what charges...I'm just enquiring what the chrages are that Kim is talking about.

interesting....what if you dont have a certified quarantine facility? and what are the charges? thanks

hi kim...where do you hold your northshore fish club meetings, and how much are the meetings? I would come along tonight but I have work at 6pm when will the next one be?

cool so...I am arranging the importation of 2 - 4 bettas, what would I have to go through to ensure that they arrive? (forms and so forth). I have heard that whatever MAF do to them they usually die, is this true?? (sounds a bit bogus). also, what are the costs that you mentioned in the previous post? thanks a lot, I need someone to clarify a few things for me!

whats the deal with importing? I read the MAF pages and they hold the fish in quarantine for 6 weeks and use a chlorine based disinfectant on them...would that not kill them? If someone could run through the proceedure with me that would be excellent...having a very hard time getting through to the office! thanks

I have a pink male...well...orange face, through to pinky body and more pinky purple tail. He's a crowtail and gorgeous...Ive never seen anything like him.

okay, thanks for the tip. I'll do that for the next lot! cheers & Happy New Year!

I had turned it down by that stage as they had hatched...there was slight circulation of the water but not strong enough to prevent the BS from moving towards the bottom.

I had aeration, an airstone 3/4 of the way down the bottle. I turned it down an brought it 1/4 of the way down when they began to hatch. cool...off to the beach then...

No I wasnt looking at the shells...they were floating. The BS hatched, swam around like mad for a while in big swarms at the bottom. I went to the supermarket and by the time I got back they were lifeless at the bottom, no movement! can someone confirm if seawater can be used, or if it needs to be treated before using? cheers

how long does it take them to mature into adults? I hatched some yesterday and they died within an hour! I used 'table' sea salt in a coke bottle with a heat lamp (about 80f) and an airstone. will try with seawater..any other suggestions?

thanks for the tip, how is it used? cheersies

how do you prevent fungus from attacking the eggs? cheers