fishtv Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 Hey guys I saw one today, pure white and very striking are they very common? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 Rare as - where! where!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtv Posted July 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 on 2nd inspection noticed he has a very tiny black fleck on his side so not pure white but extremely close. Location: most likely my tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 oh b----r!! I thought my tank might be good - if he's got a mark on him he's probably a cambodian cross but I might be wrong. White is not easy to come by in NZ, it does happen but not a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted July 8, 2007 Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 sounds awesome, are you getting him? Try and get a pic up, wanna see!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtv Posted July 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2007 Yea I have him on hold and will be picking him up tonight. I will get a pic up as soon as I can! I don't have a white female and since they are so rare would be happy to lend him out for breeding purposes to boost the numbers? Yay! I'm so excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 I don't have a white female and since they are so rare would be happy to lend him out for breeding purposes to boost the numbers? Yay! I'm so excited! Could always get a cambodian female with light colouring and see what happens? Yay for you!!!! I'd be excited too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtv Posted July 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Here is the new addition... :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 gorgeous!! nice find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milet Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Wow that is soo cool!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguinleo Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Wow. That's awesome..now just for the female..lol. What shop had him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtv Posted July 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Thanks. He came fro Reptilez in Te Awamutu.. Awesome place to visit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 He's awesome, and truely is white I had a couple of white females ages ago -grumbles- Good luck with him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 I've a mostly white female - well she's white with gold tints in her until you take a photo with a flash and then a slight hint of very pale blue shows in her tail. She's half cambodian and very similar to your male in the translucent look of tail and fins. Possibly have some white females coming on, they are definately white at the moment but are only 3 months old so still may colour up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtv Posted July 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Wow if this is what I think it is... he doesn't muck around! And she is looking rather plump? I hadn't really planned on breeding but they seem very keen? could someone please post a basic list of what I would need to successfully breed these two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 To breed: Spare tank for breeding purposes, small will do plant airline sponge filter bbs - ability to hatch your own green water liquifry (for egg layers) heater in the long term more spare tanks facilities for jarring young male fighters plenty of time have a look at this site www.bcbetta.com, its really good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtv Posted July 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Thanks a lot, I have heard that if male fighters are raised together that they can remain in the same tank? Is this a myth? At what age will the males and females need to be separated? (I can't get into that link? weird?) Is this a good site? is this the easiest way to do it? http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/fishfoo ... tchery.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Try the link without the comma after the .com http://www.bcbetta.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Seperating males really depends on the individual fish - today I had to split up my 8-9 week old males as they were constantly scrapping in their tanks. They are about 1.5cm long. I have managed to keep pnly one spawn pretty much together for 4 months. Some of its just the fish temperaments and the other thing that seems to unsettle them is a cold front coming through - even the females will get tetchy with each other at this time. The thing is that if you want to keep them together you can't move the fish around or change tanks, even one fish will unsettle things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtv Posted July 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 ok thanks heaps guys, that site is great! Ill give it a few more weeks to make sure that I am sure that I can feed the fry and make sure they have the best shot possible. I'm trying to come up with a way to accommodate the males should they need to be separated? Maybe a little DIY is in order... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Heres what I use and so do a few others up here as well now. 1 x 4ft tank - doesn't have to be deep plenty of filter power - I run a cf1200, internal uv 800 litres p/h, and a 3000 litre p/h power head. You need plenty of power to move the water around and through the bottles. I use empty 1 1/2 litre drink bottles, cut the bottles off at the top and put drainage holes down the sides and in the bottom of each bottle. Throw a few stones in to weigh them down Each one holds a male fighter. Can get 50 in the tank I use at the moment. If you want a pic of what it looks like pm me your email details and I'll send to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Could you put a pic on here? or If youre not sure how you could email it to me and i could chuck it on for you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Heres my best attempt at getting a picture on for you Just remember - this is not a show tank! but a convenient breeding facility!! IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/adodge_photo/tankmultiplebottles.jpg IMG]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q96/adodge_photo/tanksinglebottle.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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