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January 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Close look at eggs in the nest
I spawned my Mustrad Gas pair today......I did it in a 10 gallon so I could try and get some clear shots of the process...Here is the view from underneath the almond leaf of the bubble nest with eggs in it....Mom took a beating this time but she is recovering good.....
Use the before and after photo of Mom as a reminder why breeding Bettas should not be taken lightly.. | 
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January 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| More spawn photos.... | |
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January 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Aw, poor thing.
Great pics!
I LOVE the one where they're both looking at the camera "We weren't doing anything momma!"  | |
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January 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Yep Pink......It's sad what they do to one another but they sure look like they were having fun lol....Now Daddy is learning that if you play you pay! He's got a slue of eggs to tend to tonight (poor guy) Remember Dunn raised his spawn last time... | |
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January 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| The photos are fantastic! Poor little Nichole. I hope she makes a quick recovery, and that Maui behaves like a proper dad this time around. | |
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January 3rd, 2009
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| | Moderator
| Great shots!
I don't think I've ever seen the vertical mating lines before.
Good luck with Daddy on this one.
How long until you know if the eggs need a surrogate? | |
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January 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| We are now 8 hours into it and Daddy is doing a fantastic job rotating the eggs.....I had to leave for a while and when I came back he had moved them all....I won't need a surrogate this time thank goodness because Mr. Dunn is retired lol.....
Pam, Nichole is a tough little cookie..She beat the tar out of him last time so maybe it was her turn..Poor little thing...She's pigging out as usual so she must not be too traumatized ..
Here is Dad doding over his babies...It looks like he has a smile on his face... | |
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January 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Aw, he really does look like he's smiling!!! So cute! | |
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January 3rd, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| wow lady of the shoe!!!!! how will you ever find time for us when I visit LOL ....amazing fish and cant wait to see that spawn ..hope daddy does his job this time!! poor dunn has to be exausted  | |
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January 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Awww, he does seem to have his work cut out for him, and he seems up to the task this time! Keep up the good work, Maui, you gorgeous boy! | |
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January 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| We are 24 hours into it now and all is going great! I was a little nervous to look into the tank this morning since my last spawn ended up with a whole clutch of hatching fry being eaten by their Dad! He has moved the eggs around but none appear to have been eaten....I'll be waiting for tails to drop from the eggs today for some AWESOME shots!
Thank you all for your nice comments and support...You are great! Oh Shawnie, there's always time for Mother Goose at my home lol | |
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January 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| wow!
can't wait for this group to growm they should be stunning!
Great Pics!!!  | |
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January 4th, 2009
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| Approaching 36 hours and all is well.....There are a LOT of eggs and Maui has proven himself as an attentive betta Daddy......The eggs were falling out fster than he could put them back up and I thought he was going to get frustrated but he ended up being a trooper...At about 36 hours they start hatching and they begin to swim back up to the nest on their own.....I saw something today that I had never seen in the past...I could see the little guys wiggling around in their sac when they were on the ground.....
I hope this info helps someone in the future....I have a passion for these fish and want to help educate future breeders......
Here are a couple of photos from today....The little white balls on the bottom are eggs...In the 2nd photo you can see a tail! Maui is not green he is blue but the almond leaf turns the water an amber color which has made photographing very difficult.... | |
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January 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Beautiful photos and thanks again for sharing. Congratulations (so far) to you, Maui and Nichole!  | |
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January 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| So cool! Thanks for sharing because most of us would never be able to experience this ourselves. Keep updating and congrats.  | |
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January 4th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| Congrats! Looks like I've missed a lot during my holidays! Glad to see your boy's got the hang of it this time... should get some beautiful babies out of those 2. | |
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January 5th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| 48 hours have passed...Alot went on in this tank last night while I was asleep.....He completely moved the whole spawn to another location! I looked under the almond leaf and sighed....All the fry were gone.....I got the magnifying glass and looked under the plate I had put in there when I began the spawn and to my surprise I saw a whole lot of hanging tails!
Here are the fruits of Maui's labor hanging from their new bubble nest.....This poor guy must be tired! | |
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January 5th, 2009
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| whoops wrong photo on the right lol That was my BF spawns.....Here is the hanging tails picture I meant to post....
Last edited by Martinismommy; January 5th, 2009 at 09:50 AM.
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January 5th, 2009
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| Uuuuu!! I love the shots! So cool!! your fish are BEAUTIFUL!! I'm so so so jealous!!! | |
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January 5th, 2009
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| Thank you Isis.....I'm a little nervous with the amount of tails I'm seeing....All I wanted was a few lol..... | |
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January 5th, 2009
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| Look at all those little tails hanging down. How cute!! | |
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January 5th, 2009
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| Hehe! that's a good thing! I can't wait to see what they will look like! That female is absolutely awesome... the male too.. oh I'm so jealous! | |
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January 5th, 2009
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| great photos and super cool to see! | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| We are free swimming today! 72 hours old and my spawn has made it through another night..I removed Daddy this morning as he looked worn out....He is eating and recovering now.....
Here is what 72 hour old Betta fry look like....I have never been able to get shots like this in the past because I spawned in plastic tubs before...It is so cool to see this whole process unfold right before my cameras lense... | |
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January 6th, 2009
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|  Terrific pics. They are just soooooooo cute! | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| Thank you Lucy...You just got to love the big black eyes lol | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| OMG!!...........................Simply amazing Karen
I feel like I'm looking at some National Geographic article. Stunning pic's!!! | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| Thank you Rick, tell Jacq I'm sending her one of these boys when they are ready so free up a tank lol | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinismommy  Thank you Lucy...You just got to love the big black eyes lol | I do too....they have the innocent and wonder look that all babies do. | |
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January 6th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| I thought I'd post a couple photos of what a spawn tank should look like...I know a few members have tried to spawn in a full 10 gallon with gravel and did not have success...A spawn tank is far from any show/display tank....It must be funtional not pretty....
Notice the water level...It is 4 inches deep...This is so the male can easily pick up the eggs/fry and not become overtired....The water is dark Amber from the Indian Almond leaf put in before spawning...It serves as a spawn enhancer and a water conditioner...NOT a pretty picture but VERY necessary in a successful spawn....The tank is bare bottom with nothing but a Christmas moss, a silk flower for hiding, an almond leaf, a thermometer and heater...Last notice the walls of the tank dripping with humidity...This creates the perfect enviorment for hatching of the eggs...The tank is kept tightly covered with a steady temp of 80 degrees.....
OK, I'm done rambling now lol.....This spawn tank sits next to my desk in my office so I can closely monitor the breeding and the fry....
Last edited by Martinismommy; January 6th, 2009 at 11:57 AM.
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