Adrienne Posted March 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 You bred them, of course they are doing well No, thats definitely not always the case. I often lose a lot of young fry but I have so many spawns a year no one realises. If I am busy then the lack of time reflects in the number of losses. I'm heading away again in a couple of weeks so they are going to pretty much have to fend for themselves with my daughter throwing the odd bit of food their way for 5 days :roll: The majority will survive but hey, family is more important at the moment, particularly when they are down in ChCh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Heres a few more pics. young male and female dragon young dragon male female dragons dragon male (looks rosetail) half giant male - young with a female who keeps jumping in with him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 aw bad luck about the rosetail I love pic 4 shes got some nice masking and your half giant is also stunning, do you think he will keep the white round the edges around his fins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Yes, the jury is out about the rosetails. Most of the males from the same spawn look to be the same tail type. However, at least my other dragon spawn is standard halfmoon tails The half dragon should keep the white edging. My other spawn did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 where is the waiting list I need to put my name on it very nice Thank you for the share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Its a shame that most turned into extreme rosetails they are such lovely colours too Thats good news about your other spawn are they the red and platinum dragons? Your fighters come in so many exciting colours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 mind you, some people will love the extreme rosetails. I may too by the time they are 4 months old and have developed a bit more. They are certainly stunning colours. Yes the others are the red/platinum, red/green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 I love the rosetails :nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 but..but...they are considered unwanted gentetic deformities and culled without a second thought :nilly: ah well each to their own. I love shiny blue bettas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 It depends to what extremity the genetic deformity exist. I for one cannot stand doubletails :sick: Shiny blue is in fact a genetic mutation, purists would call it a deformity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 indeed all our bettas are mutants of some type mild rosetails are fine I quite like them. but because extreme rosetails come with messy scales, unballanced finnage and extremely heavy branching, all which can be passed down to their children, most breeders get rid of them. I'm not much of a DT fan either but my betta breeding goal requires their blood :evil: I wonder if one day we will see "full moon" bettas with 360 spread... I dont think I'd like the look of them:sick: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Extreme rosetails should only be culled if there is some sort of deformity, either body shape, deformed ventrals or bad scaling. I haven't stuck this with my ones as yet although there are a few smaller ones that need to grow up a bit first. Its interesting that they have popped up in the dragon line and it must link back to the grandparents. Whether it came in through an import or from another breeder I will never know but I am going to suggest that it was not the imported male that was my first dragon. We will never truly know what goes on in the fish rooms in the country One thing is for sure - the rosetail is now a recognised form of tail in the betta splenden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Does the second to last fish in the previous lot of pictures not have a deformed head/mouth? Or is it just the camera angle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Are all the breeders (parents) true dragon? Look like a batch of throw backs from a few other tail types and the scales needs improving or are they too young. Just my opinion :dunno: Good strong colours though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Hi Ron, just the person I need. You should come and visit and give me your opinion. The ones the rosetails come from - the grandfather of this batch was a true dragon. The grandmother was halfmoon. As I was unable at this stage to get hold of another dragon - no one would sell me theirs despite my offering out large $$$'s (as one does to get good quality) I ended up putting the siblings together - diagram below dragon male - halfmoon female heavy scaling l male X female l dragons/rosetails/double tails/halfmoons The other spawn, the green/red and the platinum/red - the father was a full dragon (not the male used above, the mother was the sister of of the above rosetails mother. Does that make sense dragon male (import) - halfmoon with heavy scales l female with heavy dragon scaling - dragon male import (not the same male as above) l green red & platinum reds (all dragon scaling) I have this week gone the next generation as below dragon male (import) - halfmoon with heavy scales l female with heavy dragon scaling - dragon male import (not the same male as above) l green red & platinum reds (all dragon scaling) l female platinum red - platinum red male import (unrelated to any others) Undoubtedly the rosetails and double tails trace back to the halfmoon side of things. I had a spawn a few months back that threw a good half dozen double tails. No Sam, its the camera angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 two of my young males as it goes .... one is silver and the other gold (bronze actually). I do hope they hold their colour as they mature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Stunning as ever Adrienne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Do want! Must come over this weekend 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Do want! Must come over this weekend 8) Count me in 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 :nfs: Lovely coppers! do you plan on continuing this colour line? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 hopefully - I do not have the copper male any more. He went to a new home but I do have some more coming along and the odd girl as well. I have a stunning silver plakat male with dark edging around his tail :happy2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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