New Betta

[mematrix]

Hi All I am getting a new betta tommorrow I won him off aquabid cool thing is the guy brings them from Thiland and he is in arlington He is a bit standoffish though tryied to do the shipping plus cost of fish but I said no shipping since I live like 20 min away. so I got him for $16.50 winning bid I sure hope he is as good as pic or better since aquabid pic is dark I did a little photmagic to photo to lighten it up here is before and after.

Curtis
auction pic
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/AuctionPicMyBetta.jpg

Lightened pic
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/MyBetta.jpg

[guppyfreak2]

nice looking fish what is the sellers name one aquabid

[Typical Tony]

wow hes a keeper.

[bra8ndy8]

Gorgeous!!!

[TxBabyCat]

Beautiful male.. he sure is pretty.

[biggin]

Curtis you doing the Betta thing now instead of Apistos?

[mematrix]

Hi all thanks for compliments. Sellers is Emaid379 No Blake I am doing Both or trying any way I just have but 3 kinds of apistos tris (male) Nijsseni (female) Pr formally trio Trip red Cacatuoides. Now 2 male plakat bettas 1 female plakat 2 reg female bettas I got at last betta Club meeting. I have a Male nijsseni comming from Oklahoma the 14 possibly a groupe of 5 Biotoecus opercularis too. You got any apistos blake???

Sincerely Curtis

[mematrix]

Hello Hello I got my new betta Thur around 3:30pm met Lan he is a decent person was a bit stand offish at first on line but when we met he said i could come and get bettas directly from him he is going to let me know when he has new stocK and females. Any Way I am very pleased with my new guy he is very nice $16.50 was my total price. I tryied to take some decent pics of him out of about 100 I got like 6-7 ok pics he just won't stay still and I am usind a cannob pwrshot A540 so there is a delay when I push the button and actual pic is taken (anyone with tips on my perticular cammera or point and shoot type) So On to the pics. :wha::brandy:
I may bring him to meet so you guys get a good idea of his looks.

Curtis

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/bkg15.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/bkg3.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/bkg7.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/bkg02.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/bkg01.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/BKG2.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/BKG.jpg

[lellison]

wow, he is gorgeous!!!

[guppyfreak2]

nice that is a good looking betta

[mematrix]

Thanks My Cammera Skills don't do him Justice Good thing its a digital Or I would already be broke with film cost and developing lol

Curtis

[alta678]

All I can say is.............OH WOW!!!!! :eek: Gorgeous!!!

[Little Fish]

Wow. He is unusual. The words that come to mind are "paint" and "crepe paper". I know nothing about the labels applied to the color varieties of betta splendins. Is there an official name for what he is?

LF

[mematrix]

He Is a Black Gold Halfmoon or so the seller said.
Curtis

[TxBabyCat]

Great L:eek::eek:KING Betta there Curtis, yeah bring him and show him off tomorrow for sure, would love to see him up close.

[bra8ndy8]

He is very beautiful!! Can't wait to see his colors........I agree with Skipp...turn off the flash.

[guppyfreak2]

x3

[pam916]

Beautiful. It is crazy how his color can look so different is some of the pictures, but he is beautiful in all of them.

[mematrix]

Hi Every one here are some pics of my 60+ - fry who are now eating BBS pics are fuzzy but They are growing
Curtis
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/IMG_0844.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/IMG_0844-1.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/IMG_0835.jpg

[TxBabyCat]

I see them fry Curtis.. how cute. Congrats! Those are from the new male and which female?

[mematrix]

They Are from the compleatly gold or yellow female and HM Male

Curtis

[lellison]

aw, thanks for the pics! glad they are growing well

[mematrix]

Hi All well here are pics of the 3 week olds

Enjoy Curtis
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/3mth5.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/3month4.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/3month3.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/3month2.jpg

[bra8ndy8]

Wow they are growing fast!

[xtc]

I'd like one- or a pair when they're ready.

[mematrix]

I'd like one- or a pair when they're ready.

That is not a problem Chris I think I will have a few prs avail lol Of course this is only my second go around with bettas last time was 1974 which is what got me into tropical fish Not sure why I haven't done bettas again till now.
Curtis

[alta678]

I would love some as well. They look like they will be beautiful fish!

[mematrix]

I would love some as well. They look like they will be beautiful fish!

There should be plenty to go around I def am not keeping them all won't have room lol
Curtis

[guppyfreak2]

x3 those are looking good growing fast can wait to see there colos

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colors

[mematrix]

Hi All. :mad: Well I lost the HM papa of this spawn last nite. I have been trying to get him well for a week and a half after a female plakat beat the heack out of him and he finally died.
On a good note the fry are growing fast their closing in on a 1/2 in and majority are showing red in anal and tail fins haven't seen any black yet maybe that comes along later

Curtis

[Holey_Rock_of_Texas]

sorry to hear about your loss but at least you still have the babies.

[TxBabyCat]

Sorry to hear about that Curtis :( Sorry for your loss.

I dont know what it is about these males dying after spawning.
I've had 2 die before and I've got one now that is just barely hanging on.
I hate that.. It's much nicer when both parents live.

[mematrix]

Here are som pics of the 1 mth old as of today. I tryied to get some pics of their color which is red in anal and tail fins if you look close you can see the red also there is in some a littel black in the outeredges of the fins really hard to see. Really hard to get good clear pics with a point and shoot camera where zoom zooms to much and auto focus over shoots or undershoots. And of course when the rascals won't pose for you either.:tease:

Curtis
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/1mthold-8.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/1mthold-6.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/1mthold-2.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/1mthold-1.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/1mthold-9.jpg

[Typical Tony]

thats alot of the little ones...

[TxBabyCat]

They are looking good Curtis :)
What do you feed them, how many times a day and how much for that many fry? I want to be able to feed mine appropriatly this time so they grow faster then the last time I had spawns. Mine were so behind from what I see at the Betta Meetings.

[mematrix]

Hi I realy don't know how long it should take to grow out bettas. All I do is load up the tank with BBS I get 3-6 feedings from my Hatcher depending on the hatch there is usually a small swarm all along the bottom of the tank I feed when i get up 7,8,9 oclock but by 1or 2 oclock they are gone and I feed again at around 4 My bettas look like tadpoles they are so stuffed.

I am trying to prove yea or na if what they say on aquabid is true "3 MONTHS OLD"
1 month so far they still got 1 3/4 inches to go (I am going by snout to where the tail fin starts) thats a guesstamate roflmao
Curtis

[guppyfreak2]

they are looking good:D

[TxBabyCat]

I'm feeding mine 3 times a day as well, but I may not be putting as many brine shrimp as I should. Your pictures look like a lot more BBS fed then I do mine.
I use a baster and suction out 2 times into a net for each tank, 3 times a day. Sometimes I will feed them some freezedried Spirulina and sometimes the Wardley Small fry liquid as well for more nutrients in their diet.

Remember my betta I brought to the meeting? She was 3 months old then and I felt she was so much smaller then other Bettas at the meetings that were all grown out at 3 1/2 months old. And she is one of the biggest females from those first spawns. So I am kinda like you and I want to make sure I see those same kind of results in a 3 month period of time.

I think I need to do more Brine shrimp at each feeding. Where can I buy that in bulk..roflmaoroflmaoroflmao and how can I make my life easier... roflmaoroflmaoroflmao?

[mematrix]

I think I need to do more Brine shrimp at each feeding. Where can I buy that in bulk..roflmaoroflmaoroflmao and how can I make my life easier... roflmaoroflmaoroflmao?[/quote]

I get Mine In the 1lb can off aquabid georgegarcia But looks like he hasn't any Cans. You Want 90%+ hatch ratre preferably. 70-80% will work Here are a few links. I have Used all 3 for eggs last can was in 07 I have half left still

Curtis

AquaBid.com - Your Aquatic Auction Website (http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?foodbs&&&&&&&pb=100)

Brine Shrimp eggs (http://www.angelsplus.com/FryBrineShrimp.htm)

Brine Shrimp Direct | Quality Aquarium Fish Food Products (http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/)

(http://www.brineshrimpdirect.com/)

[mematrix]

:) Hi All well here are some pic updates of my rascals.

Enjoy
Curtis
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/15grp4.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/15grp1.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/15grp6.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/15mth4.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74/mematrix/Bettas/15mth3.jpg

[TxBabyCat]

WOW they are growing so fast Curtis! They are beautiful, good coloring.

Way To Go :ohyes:

[DevilChanel]

He is gorgeous!! :o We just got one from TxBabyCat (http://www.dfwfishbox.com/forums/production/member.php?u=297) this past weekend since our 3 y.o. female betta died on us last week. Do you plan on breeding?

[mematrix]

He is gorgeous!! :o We just got one from TxBabyCat (http://www.dfwfishbox.com/forums/production/member.php?u=297) this past weekend since our 3 y.o. female betta died on us last week. Do you plan on breeding?
Hi DevilChannel Thanks But this male died a couple weeks back. I did get a spawn from him though. as the pictures show.
I have 3 new males I have pics on another thread.

Curtis

[blackrosedragon]

Sorry to hear about the loss. what cha going to do with all the fry? Where can I get ahold of the guy in arlington?

[mematrix]

Hi BRD The seller is Emaid379 on aquabid he dosent have any postings right now

Curtis

[TxBabyCat]

You should come to our next Betta Meeting in May and check it out.

[blackrosedragon]

Where is the meeting? I would love to come. =)
do we bring our bettas? I would bring Dea, but she is so skittish, I got her from aqua-bid, she and her brother, her brother died in transport because the mail man didn't leave the package at the door, he left it in a black mail box in the texas sun. =( she lived though, and he got a proper burial.

[TxBabyCat]

Sorry to hear about him passing on in the mailbox :(

Its usually the 2nd Sunday of each month. It is held in Arlington at the CiCi's Pizza at Cooper and Mayfield around 2:00.

I've not heard the exact day for May's meeting yet, but should be the 10th. You will see it when it is posted.

Sure you can bring your Betta to show him off. Its very casual meeting and very interesting things to learn and hear about others Betta's experiences. Then you can decide if you want to join. Good to have new people :)

[mematrix]

As of last meeting I believe its going to be on saturdays now 2:00pm on the 9th Every one at meeting thought it would be ok.

Yes I am sorry to hear you lost her mate in the mail too and yes you can bring your bettas to show him/her off if you want

Sincerly Cuitis

Sorry to hear about him passing on in the mailbox :(

Its usually the 2nd Sunday of each month. It is held in Arlington at the CiCi's Pizza at Cooper and Mayfield around 2:00.

I've not heard the exact day for May's meeting yet, but should be the 10th. You will see it when it is posted.

Sure you can bring your Betta to show him off. Its very casual meeting and very interesting things to learn and hear about others Betta's experiences. Then you can decide if you want to join. Good to have new people :)

[blackrosedragon]

I may have to do that, the only social one I have is Ares my veiltail. Dea is too frightened, even though she is my very best of my current collection. Ares just stays in the same spot untill I come by, on a whem i put him in a jar and kept him with me for awhile to see how he would handle it, now he seems to not get enough, and goes into the jar with out me having to fish him out or anything, he is an odd ball. He's my social underwater, butterfly. lol