SamH Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Does anyone have either of the above? By wild type I mean mostly dark black/blue with short fins and stocky body. Like this: http://www.oneworldinternetcafe.com/bet ... rivia.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 I remeber reading something about this one http://bettysplendens.com/articles/page.imp?articleid=2802 somewhere, it may of been here..... and I was wondering about some wild bettas being here a few days ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16423 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted November 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Thanks Dixon! I know we CAN get Imbellis here but I don't think we HAVE them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acara Posted February 14, 2010 Report Share Posted February 14, 2010 Just saw this post now.I have bred them,but am down to just one male at the moment,although a shop in Galway has wild caughts at the moment,about NZ$10 each.They are a stunning little fish,and my male got 1st in category at last years show.Great characters,I prefer them to splendens.The fry are tiny. Prob not much help to you over there though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted February 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2010 Thanks Acara. I'm still keen to get some Wilds/Imbellis but will have to stick to fancier types until then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acara Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Picked up 2 pairs of Betta albimarginata last night,absolutely chuffed.Will get some pics when they are settled and coloured up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 I got all excited, then saw you're in Ireland Still keen for pictures though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acara Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Sorry :oops: I will be back home to NZ,although it will be years away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Sorry :oops: I will be back home to NZ,although it will be years away. No worries, just wish we could get a bit more variety here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acara Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Not much here either,plenty in the UK,but hard to get them over. My folks will be over for my wedding end of June,but I won't have fry by then,otherwise we could try the old 500ml or 1ltr coke bottle.My bro is flying direct through Brunei,so he could've taken them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Not much here either,plenty in the UK,but hard to get them over. My folks will be over for my wedding end of June,but I won't have fry by then,otherwise we could try the old 500ml or 1ltr coke bottle.My bro is flying direct through Brunei,so he could've taken them. :lol: :lol: I'm not that desperate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannosaurus Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 I could be crazy, but doesn't interbreeding very quickly make fish revert to wild type? I refer to one of my own spawns that looks a lot like the picture, not quite as dramatic with the red in the fins, but already getting very close back to the wild type coloring, wouldn't you say?: http://imgur.com/vaBFG.jpg (Leaving a url, because the image thing is broken.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted May 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 I'm likely doing some PK crossing in the not too distant future. Perhaps some selective interbreeding (oxymoron much?) could bring them right back down to wild type? Good thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannosaurus Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 I'm by no means an expert, but the fish I have was produced by crossing a dark bodied, red finned crowntail with a purple / red female that carried the blue / green genes as well. There were no obvious short finned genes in that pool, but this little guy popped out anyway. I know that when you breed animals like pigeons, wild type is usually only a few out-crossings away. It wouldn't surprise me if betta fish were similar, but I could be wildly wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted May 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 It wouldn't surprise me if betta fish were similar, but I could be wildly wrong. :lol: Very punny We shall see, I'm due to get another PK female some time this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannosaurus Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 Keep us updated! It will be interesting to see what you can come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acara Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 I met Anton Lamboj on the weekend,and was delighted to get aprox 15 Betta edithae 'Kalimantan' and aprox 24 Betta falx,all are F1,off him.He is going to email me the gps data for where he collected the parents. Anything other than splendens is not readily available here,amd when I got the albimarginata,they were 30euro each,so was well chuffed to get these latest aditions for 1 euro each!! I do hope they would become available in NZ,they are real characters,and remind me of puffers,the way the move in their search for food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURN Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Their were heaps of these for sale in Giant strain and were breed with ease. their were heaps of females. Maybe crosses in Lincoln road henderson BARN 2.5 months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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