Outrageous!! Betta breeding with over 458 baby bettas

[JJ3204]

sure thing if you are patience enough to wait until they get big! i am uploading a video right now on YouTube for the update and I just took that video today.


I know what you’re talking about the pandemic but yes I hope it’ll be over soon and i believe I have shipped some bettas before to California and it took about 3-4 days via priority mail and it arrived safely and well. I have obviously added an extract of IAL and first defense to alleviate and reduce the stress. I’m uploading the video of the fishy for an update. Make sure you watch out for it!



I have already stated in the previous post that I live in Pennsylvania which isn’t that far from your state. Make sure you look out for the update of the fishy. I recorded a video of them today and I’m uploading it right now on YouTube!

I think I found your YouTube video. Is it where you show off two galaxy bettas?

 

[Danny002]

I think I found the video on YT. They all are looking very blue to me!

 

[JJ3204]

I think I found the video on YT. They all are looking very blue to me!

Oop, I was looking at something else. I found it too! Very blue!

 

[philam]

Okay guys this is overdue for an update. This is the video of them as of today. They are in their 6 weeks. I also apologize that the video sideways is a little blurry because I have moved them into a 55 gallon tote.

As expected, majority of them have marbled and most of them are in the process of marbling.

 

[Danny002]

They look great! Any general idea of what the final coloration might be?

 

[CoryBoi]

They look great! Any general idea of what the final coloration might be?

I’m also curious. Maybe you can take your best guess and post a link to a pic from google?

sure thing if you are patience enough to wait until they get big!

The tank will be set up and cycled by the end of next week (pre cycled media from another tank). But I won’t be going anywhere to buy fish right now anyways and I want to really give the plants a good start and order some shrimp.
So no rush.

 

[philam]

They look great! Any general idea of what the final coloration might be?

They should start to color up when they hit around 2.5 months and they’re only in their 6 weeks old but maybe even earlier than that since they’re a little bit advanced but my guess would definitely be a Nemo koi galaxy and red koi galaxy and maybe even some classic nemo koi but we will see them develop their color as I’ll be updating you with their progress.

I’m also curious. Maybe you can take your best guess and post a link to a pic from google?


The tank will be set up and cycled by the end of next week (pre cycled media from another tank). But I won’t be going anywhere to buy fish right now anyways and I want to really give the plants a good start and order some shrimp.
So no rush.

That’s the fastest way to cycle a tank and
my best guess would definitely be a Nemo Galaxy. What makes this marble spawn interesting is you‘ll get some pattern that you’d never thought of

 

[aoiumi]

Awww! They're so cute! Is blue their actual color right now or are they just under blue lights? It looks like it might be a mix of both to me?

As an aside: A store near me, for some unfathomable reason, sells bettas barely larger than those as 'females'. It's not their fault, not really, the wholesaler just ships them as 'males' and 'females' and there doesn't seem to be anyone there who actually know bettas. I was standing there the other day like "that's not a girl, it's a baby! Whose knows if it's a girl or a boy! It's a baby!' And feeling like this was very silly, to sell babies as females for some incomprehensible reason.

 

[Danny002]

As an aside: A store near me, for some unfathomable reason, sells bettas barely larger than those as 'females'. It's not their fault, not really, the wholesaler just ships them as 'males' and 'females' and there doesn't seem to be anyone there who actually know bettas. I was standing there the other day like "that's not a girl, it's a baby! Whose knows if it's a girl or a boy! It's a baby!' And feeling like this was very silly, to sell babies as females for some incomprehensible reason.

Lots of chain stores seemed to have picked this up. It's really weird to me. Personally trying to raise a single betta fry from some unknown source doesn't sound fun but,,, I suppose some would think differently.

 

[AquaCaitlin]

Awww! They're so cute! Is blue their actual color right now or are they just under blue lights? It looks like it might be a mix of both to me?

As an aside: A store near me, for some unfathomable reason, sells bettas barely larger than those as 'females'. It's not their fault, not really, the wholesaler just ships them as 'males' and 'females' and there doesn't seem to be anyone there who actually know bettas. I was standing there the other day like "that's not a girl, it's a baby! Whose knows if it's a girl or a boy! It's a baby!' And feeling like this was very silly, to sell babies as females for some incomprehensible reason.

I’ve been tempted to go to a Petco sometime when they have baby bettas and buy them all, put them in a grow out, and raise them as I would one of my spawns- but than I get concerned that the petstore would see the spike in sales and order even more than usual... but with how quickly the babies sell out normally I have to wonder if it would even matter if I took them all at once.

 

[aoiumi]

Lots of chain stores seemed to have picked this up. It's really weird to me. Personally trying to raise a single betta fry from some unknown source doesn't sound fun but,,, I suppose some would think differently.

Like I said, it seems to be the wholesaler labeling the bettas. It's just kinda weird, IMO, though I think it might be fun to raise a betta fry because then you could have them with you longer if you like bettas.

 

[philam]

Awww! They're so cute! Is blue their actual color right now or are they just under blue lights? It looks like it might be a mix of both to me?

As an aside: A store near me, for some unfathomable reason, sells bettas barely larger than those as 'females'. It's not their fault, not really, the wholesaler just ships them as 'males' and 'females' and there doesn't seem to be anyone there who actually know bettas. I was standing there the other day like "that's not a girl, it's a baby! Whose knows if it's a girl or a boy! It's a baby!' And feeling like this was very silly, to sell babies as females for some incomprehensible reason.

So basically this picture will show you the mutation process
They start as a super dark blue and pale blue and eventually turn into full cello.

You could actually see the one to the left that’s starting to marble. It’s losing its dark blue

 

[Danny002]

That's really cool! For some reason I always assumed they went the other way in terms of color.

 

[philam]

That's really cool! For some reason I always assumed they went the other way in terms of color.

After they’re cellophane, they should start getting their real color which I hope would be some orange red, nemo pattern or galaxy. I’ve already seen some female and I knew that it was because they’re turning into a cellophane and the eggs are visible from its side.

 

[philam]

Update!!. I didn’t record them but instead, I took some pictures of them.
They’re are in their 7 weeks!


female with eggs!

 

[mrjohn]

Beautiful!

 

[philam]

 

[Sleepyflea]

My lord what are you gonna do with all of those!
Are you keeping females with the males? If so get ready for thousands

 

[philam]

I apologize if some of the pictures are the same. I’m uploading them from my phone it’ll only allow me to upload 10 at a time.

 

[CoryBoi]

At what age do you normally ship them?

 

[AquaCaitlin]

Whoah they’re all so stunning!
I’ve already divided out another space for a betta in preparation for one of these little guys.

 

[philam]

Beautiful!

Thanks!

My lord what are you gonna do with all of those!
Are you keeping females with the males? If so get ready for thousands

right now they’re all growing together. They aren’t going to breed in the grow out tank if that’s what you mean haha

At what age do you normally ship them?

I really don’t know to be honest. They aren’t even 2 months old yet. I’d be comfortable shipping them at least when they’re 2.5 or 3 months old. They’re starting to get their pattern and I’ve been seeing some orange like the dad!

Whoah they’re all so stunning!
I’ve already divided out another space for a betta in preparation for one of these little guys.

What would you like? A male or a female or both? I’m curios.

 

[AquaCaitlin]

What would you like? A male or a female or both? I’m curios.

A male

 

[CoryBoi]

Thanks!


right now they’re all growing together. They aren’t going to breed in the grow out tank if that’s what you mean haha



I really don’t know to be honest. They aren’t even 2 months old yet. I’d be comfortable shipping them at least when they’re 2.5 or 3 months old. They’re starting to get their pattern and I’ve been seeing some orange like the dad!



What would you like? A male or a female or both? I’m curios.

okay! Sooner than I thought! I’ll wait for one of your bettas. I may want 2 (if that’s allowed) to pick which one I like better and give the other to a friend or rehome it at the local fish store. That’s only if you need to get rid of more though!

 

[philam]

okay! Sooner than I thought! I’ll wait for one of your bettas. I may want 2 (if that’s allowed) to pick which one I like better and give the other to a friend or rehome it at the local fish store. That’s only if you need to get rid of more though!

No problem! We can talk more about it when they’re ready to be re home! I like your idea!

 

[kymob]

Update!!. I didn’t record them but instead, I took some pictures of them.
They’re are in their 7 weeks!
female with eggs!

Are those from one set of parents? How many? Will they all service? Looking great

 

[philam]

Are those from one set of parents? How many? Will they all service? Looking great

They’re all from just 1 pair. I have the picture of the parents in the beginning of the thread. I wasn’t expecting to have this many offspring from a pair. I guess I just hit the head of the nail with the pair that I have.

 

[FishGirl115]

Pretty fish! How much are you asking? How much shipping?

 

[philam]

Pretty fish! How much are you asking? How much shipping?

I honestly didn’t think about that yet but I have already stated in my earlier post that they aren’t going to be expensive so everybody in here that’s been following along with this can afford it.

 

[FishGirl115]

I honestly didn’t think about that yet but I have already stated in my earlier post that they aren’t going to be expensive so everybody in here that’s been following along with this can afford it.

Alright. Like how expensive?

 

[bmuckluck]

Enough fish for every member to get one! haha awe! They look awesome, you're doing a great job! Really enjoying following along

 

[NBettas83]

Very pretty fish! Did you really count them all? They are so precious! The way the follow your finger around is awesome!

Enough fish for every member to get one! haha awe! They look awesome, you're doing a great job! Really enjoying following along

Lol I wish, there are 103,921 members.

 

[bmuckluck]

Very pretty fish! Did you really count them all? They are so precious! The way the follow your finger around is awesome!

Lol I wish, there are 103,921 members.

hahaha more of a joke then a reality! Atleast one for everyone following this post!

 

[RikkiTikkii]

I’ve been silently following this thread since the start and I love watching the growth of these babies.

I’m just starting to set up my 5 and get it all ready for a newcomer, so maybe I’ll be interested getting one of yours

can’t wait for more updates

 

[FishGirl115]

I might be interested too. If they're friendly and can get along with some other fish. And depends on price

 

[philam]

Very pretty fish! Did you really count them all? They are so precious! The way the follow your finger around is awesome!

Lol I wish, there are 103,921 members.

Yes I counted them when I moved them into their grow out tank! I didn’t get to count them all exactly because some of them are hard to catch. So anything that goes in the water, they’ll go after it because they think it’s a food. They’re all curios

 

[philam]

Enough fish for every member to get one! haha awe! They look awesome, you're doing a great job! Really enjoying following along

Thanks!! I hope you stick around!

I’ve been silently following this thread since the start and I love watching the growth of these babies.

I’m just starting to set up my 5 and get it all ready for a newcomer, so maybe I’ll be interested getting one of yours

can’t wait for more updates

Most of them have already marbled. Some of them have dark bodies and idk if it’s from the base color or the new pattern but they change everyday and it’s hard to monitor their progress. Yesterday it’ll be blue and the next day it’ll be black!

 

[FishGirl115]

Do you have any idea on pricing?

 

[philam]

I’ve been silently following this thread since the start and I love watching the growth of these babies.

I’m just starting to set up my 5 and get it all ready for a newcomer, so maybe I’ll be interested getting one of yours

can’t wait for more updates

Like this guys right here, he’ll probably turn into completely white tomorrow and I’m not even going to know if it’s the same betta or not

 

[philam]

Do you have any idea on pricing?

Not really... I don’t know.. Maybe $7 or $10.

 

[FishGirl115]

Not really... I don’t know.. Maybe $7 or $10.

Cool! Is that including shipping?

 

[philam]

Cool! Is that including shipping?

Of course not! Shipping is what you’ll be paying mostly on. I’ll be using a priority mail and of course usps priority express as an option for 1-2 day shipping for anybody that wants to get their fish ASAP.

 

[FishGirl115]

Of course not! Shipping is what you’ll be paying mostly on. I’ll be using a priority mail and of course usps priority express as an option for 1-2 day shipping for anybody that wants to get their fish ASAP.

alright. Thanks.

 

[mrjohn]

I may be interested in a male as well. If they'll be any left!

 

[NBettas83]

I really want one but I don't have space for it at the time.

 

[philam]

I may be interested in a male as well. If they'll be any left!

you never know! I don’t even know how many are going to be male or female! Or even both! Haha jk

 

[philam]

I really want one but I don't have space for it at the time.

Well they’re not ready to be re home yet! It’ll be soon and you might like them enough when they get big to make a room for one!

 

[NBettas83]

Well they’re not ready to be re home yet! It’ll be soon and you might like them enough when they get big to make a room for one!

Hah, I am planning to give in to MTS this summer.

As in I won't have much room to sleep anymore.

 

[flyinGourami]

Hah, I am planning to give in to MTS this summer.

As in I won't have much room to sleep anymore.

Haha, honestly I would embrace mts but currently, I can't have more than 1 tank

 

[philam]

Hah, I am planning to give in to MTS this summer.

As in I won't have much room to sleep anymore.

Hahaha that’s the spirit! There’s always room for the “just one more tank”