Round Two!! Finchy + Ruby

PreciousGems · 10-01-2003, 04:20 PM

How cool! I just put my cello/marble male in the spawning tank with a few drops of liquifry. I taped some sill seal under the nest (looks EXACTLY like bubbles and always gets all my males to blow a nest) so I hope he will get blowing bubbles. Tiger Lilly is going in the lantern tomorrow, and they will hopefully spawn on Friday. Who knows with my history of breeding bettas.

Alexa

theeyrietrainer · 10-01-2003, 05:22 PM

good luck alexa!~

PreciousGems · 10-01-2003, 05:59 PM

Thanks theeyrietrainer. Iggy, see any fry yet?

Alexa

Iggy · 10-01-2003, 11:19 PM

I see little brownish dots in the nest

Finchy is moving between checking the nest and investigating the bottom for drop-down fry/eggs.

I am no expert, but it seems Finchy is doing all his fatherly duties very well. He is still building bubbles around the nest for some reason.

Good luck Alexa... I did a long introduction of Ruby to Finchy and I think that might have helped speed up the process. I could not find a glass lantern so I just cut the top off a 2 liter plastic pop bottle, removed the label, filled it with her tank water and put the female inside the bottle and floated it into the tank. That way, she is getting used to the new tank heat and being introduced at the same time.

Iggy · 10-01-2003, 11:43 PM

I can see the little fry in the eggs! Cooooolll!!! Some eggs are dropping more often now, so daddys is getting more and more busy.

He is really dilligent, not missing a single one so far.

I picked up about 90 peices of glass from my parents window replacement. They rebuilt a cabin sun-porch and it had those old-fashioned wood divided glass windows that were rotting out. I took all the panels home and I will clean them up, cut the edges off and build some betta barracks out of them over the next few months.

I imagine it will take a couple more days before they are free swimming, but it is still really cool right now. I GOT FRY!

Tynabop · 10-01-2003, 11:47 PM

Thats really cool Iggy~! Congratz! Alexa, good luck, and keep us posted

mcshell · 10-02-2003, 01:43 AM

mine took 2 days to become free swimming after they hatched! so watch out finchy! don't let him eat his fry!

btw, Alexa, GOOD LUCK!!

PreciousGems · 10-02-2003, 07:17 AM

TY everyone. Iggy, good lucky with your fry. Sounds like the dad is doing a good job. Do you see a lot of fry? I can never count them, lol.

Alexa

Iggy · 10-02-2003, 10:40 AM

There are a lot of little white dots moving around... some are lying on the bottom, some are near the top, some are falling in between.

They are not free swimming (horizontally) yet, so I am leaving daddy to take care of the ones that keep falling for now.

I imagine some on the bottom are dead... I don't see a lot of movement. But every now and then, one of the bottom will wiggle and shoot back up to the top.. so it's hard to say which ones are dead and which ones are just laying around.

I will not bother trying to count them for at least a few more days, there are still some in-betweeners I am not sure about.

Moasi · 10-02-2003, 10:56 AM

WOW Iggy, who would have thought.. I knew you loved Betta's but not this much!!! I am very excited for you and read all the posts with a big smile.. I remember seeing pictures of your set up and loved it. I can't wait for you to post new pictures of your new additions!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Look forward to hearing more about this.. I wish I had the guts to breed, Lancelot!!

Take care,

Marie

10-01-2003, 05:22 PM	#22
theeyrietrainer Large Fish Join Date: May 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 880	good luck alexa!~ __________________ All creatures currently being owned: Betta, Blue Paradise Fish, Cherry Barb, Endlers Livebearer, German Blue Rams, Guppy, Otocinclus, Red-Capped Oranda, White Cloud Mountain Minnow, Soft Shell Turtle I REALLY have to start breeding more different species of fish..

10-01-2003, 11:19 PM	#24
Iggy Super Fish Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Leduc, AB, Canada Posts: 1,668	I see little brownish dots in the nest Finchy is moving between checking the nest and investigating the bottom for drop-down fry/eggs. I am no expert, but it seems Finchy is doing all his fatherly duties very well. He is still building bubbles around the nest for some reason. Good luck Alexa... I did a long introduction of Ruby to Finchy and I think that might have helped speed up the process. I could not find a glass lantern so I just cut the top off a 2 liter plastic pop bottle, removed the label, filled it with her tank water and put the female inside the bottle and floated it into the tank. That way, she is getting used to the new tank heat and being introduced at the same time. __________________ Iggys Tanks Last edited by Iggy; 10-01-2003 at 11:24 PM..

10-01-2003, 11:43 PM	#25
Iggy Super Fish Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Leduc, AB, Canada Posts: 1,668	I can see the little fry in the eggs! Cooooolll!!! Some eggs are dropping more often now, so daddys is getting more and more busy. He is really dilligent, not missing a single one so far. I picked up about 90 peices of glass from my parents window replacement. They rebuilt a cabin sun-porch and it had those old-fashioned wood divided glass windows that were rotting out. I took all the panels home and I will clean them up, cut the edges off and build some betta barracks out of them over the next few months. I imagine it will take a couple more days before they are free swimming, but it is still really cool right now. I GOT FRY! __________________ Iggys Tanks

10-01-2003, 11:47 PM	#26
Tynabop Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Santa Barbara Posts: 33	Thats really cool Iggy~! Congratz! Alexa, good luck, and keep us posted __________________ Tynabop, mom to: 1 tiger barb(Nemo) 3 Platies(Mickey, Randall & Dante) 1 blue gourami (Puck) 1 gold gourami(Goldmember) 4 corycats (Figaro, Frito, Gary and Snelly).) 20 gal tank

10-02-2003, 10:40 AM	#29
Iggy Super Fish Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Leduc, AB, Canada Posts: 1,668	There are a lot of little white dots moving around... some are lying on the bottom, some are near the top, some are falling in between. They are not free swimming (horizontally) yet, so I am leaving daddy to take care of the ones that keep falling for now. I imagine some on the bottom are dead... I don't see a lot of movement. But every now and then, one of the bottom will wiggle and shoot back up to the top.. so it's hard to say which ones are dead and which ones are just laying around. I will not bother trying to count them for at least a few more days, there are still some in-betweeners I am not sure about. __________________ Iggys Tanks

10-01-2003, 04:20 PM	#21
PreciousGems Large Fish Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 713	How cool! I just put my cello/marble male in the spawning tank with a few drops of liquifry. I taped some sill seal under the nest (looks EXACTLY like bubbles and always gets all my males to blow a nest) so I hope he will get blowing bubbles. Tiger Lilly is going in the lantern tomorrow, and they will hopefully spawn on Friday. Who knows with my history of breeding bettas. Alexa

10-01-2003, 05:59 PM	#23
PreciousGems Large Fish Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 713	Thanks theeyrietrainer. Iggy, see any fry yet? Alexa

10-02-2003, 01:43 AM	#27
mcshell Medium Fish Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Vancouver BC Canada Posts: 539	mine took 2 days to become free swimming after they hatched! so watch out finchy! don't let him eat his fry! btw, Alexa, GOOD LUCK!!

10-02-2003, 07:17 AM	#28
PreciousGems Large Fish Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 713	TY everyone. Iggy, good lucky with your fry. Sounds like the dad is doing a good job. Do you see a lot of fry? I can never count them, lol. Alexa

10-02-2003, 10:56 AM	#30
Moasi Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Montclair, NJ Posts: 20	WOW Iggy, who would have thought.. I knew you loved Betta's but not this much!!! I am very excited for you and read all the posts with a big smile.. I remember seeing pictures of your set up and loved it. I can't wait for you to post new pictures of your new additions!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Look forward to hearing more about this.. I wish I had the guts to breed, Lancelot!! Take care, Marie __________________ Betta and Fancy goldfish owner (Lancelot, Henry, Shilo,Charlie. Quincy & Leo be their names if you please ) Or should I say, owned BY them ALL!!! 55 Gallon 1 Red capped Oranda (Henry) 2 chocolate blue Oranda, Shilo and Charlie 1 Black and Gold Oranda (Quincy) 2 pearl scale (Leo and Ping) 12 Gallon Blue,red and white Betta (Lancelot A.K.A Greedy guts!) Yes really colour of UK flag, USA French and Dutch ... We are multi cultural!) 10 Gallon Empty I have lost my mind and I don't know where to look for it!