sbd = swim balder disease

rearing young fry is not an easy task. If you really want to breed betta then you should get yourself some good quality betta from an established line to start with... not a VT (veil tail)

This post has been edited by nicotine: Oct 5 2011, 06:01 PM

It's half unker wong line, I cross it with a rm 7 lfs super red skyhawk mutt sire . That's the only juvenile with 180 degree tail while the rest were either round tail, delta or fan tails lol breeding HM is not easy. But the satisfaction of seeing them growing is priceless la hhehehee tongue.gif

btw your red hmpk from unker wong oso ar ?
your blue betta is pure color or multi ? i'm looking for full mask royal blue or steel blue pairs.




very good question,
vt and pk female looks pretty much the same. except delta/hm where they had longer anal fins. Other sifus please correct me if i'm wrong



1) no general size, but best is 12 inch in diameter or bigger, info from various forum mentioned the bigger the better, as smaller sized spawning tank produce more female then male.

2) styrofoam cup act as a protective area for the betta to build nest. Without one, he'll get fatigue fast for repairing the fragile nest and tending the fry as during spawning period betta tend to goes into fasting mood, they wont whack anything. they can fast for about a week so just put one in.

3) nothing beat cheap real aquatic plant, get some rm 1 or rm 2 plant. It might produce algea or infusoria needed by young fry. Water lettuce foul the water, better have another jar or tank to culture infusoria with water lettuce.

4) some ketapang leaves and few drop of nika general aid or methylene blue to prevent fungus.

This post has been edited by nicotine: Oct 7 2011, 07:57 PM

I had some red delta and multi color plakat too let go
anyone interested before I offload all of theml to lfs