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Lol, small fish with big attitude, gotta love it

Some fish can change their colour to match their surroundings. I think most fish if not all of them go pale when they are stressed or unhappy with their environment. That is why fish in pet shops often look drab and pale. Could also be that they are just having a bad day too i spose. Make sure your tank parameters are close to what they require and that there is nothing in there that would pick on them and im sure they'll be fine. Hope this helped a little. PR

So whats their favourite food? Maybe if i give them enough of it my two males might find a way to get it on together? Lol.

I think this is an imposter! The REAL Billaney would never post about new babies and not provide pictures. Take off your mask imposter man! LOL, congrats btw.

Alan, the tank their in probably isnt ideal but its all that was empty. Theyre in roughly 30x18cm tank, with about 12cm depth of water. Temp is around 27-28 degrees. Dont have a sponge filter spare atm, so they have just an air stone and i've been doing small water changes. Top is sealed with a plastic wrap cover. Theyre definately in there (or something is anyway), they just dont seem to be growing

In that case i might put some bbs in to hatch tomorrow, my fry are way behind the 8-ball.

I think theyre about 4 weeks now.

No, they're on microworms at the moment. I know they're slow growers, but just figured they should be bigger than they are by now. Actually, theyre about the same size as bbs!

Ah ok, thats interesting. Just wondering if the slow growth rate of our betta fry has anything to do with them not having a proper light on top of the tank..

How much effect does light have on the growth of fry? Will fry with exposure to plenty of light grow any quicker than fry that have less light, or just plain daylight? Ta

..are tiny! After about three weeks or so we no longer need the magnifying glass to see them, you just have to squint real hard now. But they really dont seem to be growing much. I was beginning to wonder if it was a tank full of creepy crawlies that had snuck in there and not fish. Should they take so long to grow? They are still just the tiniest specks. Lee

That guy can make simple things look amazing.. Creative genius. Good pics

Any luck getting some decent fry from these yet steve? Am still interested in finding another half for mine if you come across any,, LS

Been through the books at the library today. Cant find anything. Nobody have a book that references this guy? Cheers

Hi folks, Just found the new fish study thing, noticed this isnt on the list and i have one which i really dont wanna lose. I dont have any fish books, so does anyone else have one with reference to this fish? a.k.a "Botia Angelicus" cheers LS