mistymu05 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 the other day i decided to give the babies take a really good clean out (has been having small ones with weekly water changes) so i caught as many of the big babies as poss and xferred them into another bucket i then went into the process of removing all plants and putting them into another bucket then started syphoning (knowing that there were little babies hiding amongst the larger stones) i focused the tube over there and managed to suck up quite a few of the little ones...... this is where the size difference comes in...... i have some that seem about right for their ages of 10/11 weeks but then i have some that look like they are only 3/4 weeks old = will post pics as soon as to show the difference...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 Hi Misty, You will find this happen with most species, as there always seem to be a few that get left behind.. despite having the same conditions and food. Invariably you have to "grade" your fish into sizes and put them in seperate tanks (which is not always possible).. to allow the slower maturing ones to catch up. It's a little bit heartless... but if you pick out the best of the bunch and cull the runts, you will finish up with a better strain of fish of more equal quality and size. You also have to look at the big picture and ask yourself how many you are able to keep... or sell.. as the case may be.... and at what regularity. The Anabantoids will spawn whenever conditions are right and they are in breeding condition, and often lay thousands of eggs.. which you can never hope to save all of, so for my money, selection of the best and feed the rest to your other fish is always a good policy. It can be a harsh decision at time, but one we all have to face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistymu05 Posted December 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 fortunately for bettas they only spawn when i put them together and as the girl attacked my new boy just recently she's in punishment - being fed cleaned etc along with all other fish but she aint getting near my boys!!!! also if i have a few girls they will sell well as will my boys - which i think the larger ones are and this also means i can spread out the sales and enjoy the growing stages longer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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