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December 1st, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Some new pics of the kids
The BF kids are 2 months old tomorrow...The gold babies are Dunns they are 7 weeks.. | 
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December 1st, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| More pics | |
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December 1st, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
|  Aaaaw, cute | |
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December 1st, 2008
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| | Moderator
|  They've grown so much!!!
How cute they are!!!!!! Love 'em!
Thanks for the update.  | |
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December 1st, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| They are so cute. Thanks for sharing them
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December 1st, 2008
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| | Moderator
| WOW Karen they sure are showing a lot of color! Thanks for the updates on these cutie pies!  How big are they now? If you can guess their measurements? | |
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December 1st, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Oh my goodness! They are so big and beautiful!
Thanks for showing us all these pics! It makes me wanna breed bettas (yeah right, like I could do that  )
They're adorable, I love em! | |
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December 1st, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Wow I cannot wait until my babies look like that.
Looking great Karen!  | |
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December 1st, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| OOOOoooooh,
I might have asked this before but can i have one?
Maybe I'll have to send the hi-jack aliens to  me one. | |
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December 1st, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| They're amazing!!! Such lovely color at such young ages. Looks like they're showing quite a bit of attitude already, too. Have you started separating any yet?
Just can't get enough of your pictures of them. Thanks again for posting them! | |
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December 1st, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Red1313  OOOOoooooh,
I might have asked this before but can i have one?
Maybe I'll have to send the hi-jack aliens to me one. | Hey...I am closer and cheaper to send...I think  
Karen, I keep staring at these shots. I cannot wait to see what mine look like. | |
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December 1st, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Allie Hey...I am closer and cheaper to send...I think
Karen, I keep staring at these shots. I cannot wait to see what mine look like. | If being close and cheap to send, I think I have you beat on that one Allie. Heck, I'll even offer pickup service, no shipping.
I, too, keep staring at Karen's shots as well as yours. I open some of them up two or three times, then go back and open them again. | |
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December 2nd, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Thank you all for the nice comments on my "Pride and joys"....
I have not started to seperate them yet...We have a battle every now and then but for the most part they all seem to get along...I'm watching them closely and if a problem arises I have 30 3/4 gallon tubs awaiting....
If I have to guess how big they are without measuring them I'd say 3/4 of an inch for the biggest ones.....I also have some tea tiny ones in there that are around 1/4 inch.....They all grow at a different rate for some reason....
Red.....I will have some available for sale the end of next month....Not sure what the shipping to you would be but Allie may be right.....She may be closer and cheaper... | |
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December 2nd, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinismommy Thank you all for the nice comments on my "Pride and joys"....
I have not started to seperate them yet...We have a battle every now and then but for the most part they all seem to get along...I'm watching them closely and if a problem arises I have 30 3/4 gallon tubs awaiting....
If I have to guess how big they are without measuring them I'd say 3/4 of an inch for the biggest ones.....I also have some tea tiny ones in there that are around 1/4 inch.....They all grow at a different rate for some reason....
Red.....I will have some available for sale the end of next month....Not sure what the shipping to you would be but Allie may be right.....She may be closer and cheaper... | Mine are growing at different rates too.  I think just b/c some betta are dominant compared to others in the the race to get food. It's like the bigger ones push the little ones out of their way when food comes around. 
Some are so tiny I cannot see them unless I put in a net. The ones I can see are ones I am getting good pixs of.   Hey Red this time of year isn't the best to ship betta in Canada. Our trans shippers won't even do Thailand orders until March/April depending on the weather.
Last edited by Allie; December 2nd, 2008 at 11:09 AM.
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December 2nd, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinismommy If I have to guess how big they are without measuring them I'd say 3/4 of an inch for the biggest ones.....I also have some tea tiny ones in there that are around 1/4 inch.....They all grow at a different rate for some reason.... | I read that the larger ones secrete a hormone that stunts the growth of the siblings. If this is true then I guess that is why you have some smaller and some larger babies. Anybody else hear of this and is it true?
PS - I want a baby from both you and Allie. Just let us know when and how to place a request and send money. | |
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December 2nd, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by Emory I read that the larger ones secrete a hormone that stunts the growth of the siblings. If this is true then I guess that is why you have some smaller and some larger babies. Anybody else hear of this and is it true?
PS - I want a baby from both you and Allie. Just let us know when and how to place a request and send money. | Water changes keeps growth inhibiting hormone issues at bay. I am not sure about the larger ones being the only ones releasing hormones tho. I think they all do, which is why we need to daily water changes. | |
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December 2nd, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| I also read that....It makes sense to me....Mine are all different sizes because I have 4 seperate spawns all in the same grow out tank..The spawns are 2 weeks apart so they were big enough to share the tank and not in danger of being eaten....I have about 40-50 fry out of all 4 spawns...Many of the little buggars die off by the end of the 1st month....
Emory, you can PM me for details on purchasing and shipping...Just let me know what you are looking for.... | |
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December 2nd, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Allie....How are you doing your water changes? I syphon the bottom and replace the water taken out daily.....It is about 10% at the most...I also run 2 sponge filters at each end of the tank...This seems to be working.... | |
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December 2nd, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinismommy I also read that....It makes sense to me....Mine are all different sizes because I have 4 seperate spawns all in the same grow out tank..The spawns are 2 weeks apart so they were big enough to share the tank and not in danger of being eaten....I have about 40-50 fry out of all 4 spawns...Many of the little buggars die off by the end of the 1st month.... | I figured that by the end of the first month I will have an idea of how many babies I will have left to grow out. I think it's why so many are born at first. Survival of the fittest is pretty much what seem to go on in most fry tanks. | |
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December 2nd, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| That's usually how it works in nature, the more offspring there are the more likely that only a few will make it in the end.
Also it's true that it's too cold to ship right now... may have to put one on hold then, or from a future batch. sorry mm  | |
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December 2nd, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by Martinismommy Allie....How are you doing your water changes? I syphon the bottom and replace the water taken out daily.....It is about 10% at the most...I also run 2 sponge filters at each end of the tank...This seems to be working.... | I have been siphoning all the debris and what not with airline tubing, using water that is in bucket and rubbermaid containers. They are in a 33g so I just take about 4/5g out each water change, it fill the bucket. Then I scan the bucket for the itty bitty fry. Usually find a few, but not last night water change. They must be getting stronger.
No filter yet...these guys are too small for big movement. The sponge filters are suppose to be best tho. That what I will be getting soon.
I've been following this book: He is/was apart of the IBC. http://www.amazon.com/Bettas-Robert-.../dp/0764116533 | |
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December 2nd, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Here is a picture showing the difference in size...And oh what a face!!!!! | |
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December 2nd, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by Martinismommy Here is a picture showing the difference in size...And oh what a face!!!!! | Squealing with little girl voice" OMG what a cute little buggers"!!
I have feeling we are both going to need extra tanks for keeping some of these babies with us.  | |
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December 2nd, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| OMG! How cute is that! | |
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December 2nd, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| Adorable! It shouldn't be so impossible to hug fish | |
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