And 23 becomes 30!

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06-04-2006, 02:38 AM
binka_nugget

And 23 becomes 30!

Ohhh dear. I did it again.

I found out I'm only about 30 minutes away from one of the most accomplished betta breeders. So naturally, I splurged. :p I'm very excited about my new additions! There are so many possibilities for new lines now that I have these girls.

I picked up 7 girls. I got:

-2x MG DT (female)
-MG CT (female)
-MG Single Tail (female)
-MG DT (male)
-Multi (?) CT (female)
-Partial masked turqoise CT (female)

And the best part? Not only did I pay (A LOT) less than I would have paid had I ordered through her site, but she also threw in the male for free! Lucky or what?! :D

Mustard Gas Crowntail Female
http://www.oh-my-dog.net/bettas/images/MG%20CT.jpg

Mustard Gas Double Tail Female
http://www.oh-my-dog.net/bettas/images/MG%20DT%20F.jpg

Mustard Gas Single Tail Female (who will hopefully be the male's girlfriend very soon! :p)
http://www.oh-my-dog.net/bettas/images/MG-002.jpg

Bi? Multi? Crowntail Female
http://www.oh-my-dog.net/bettas/imag...i%20CT-002.jpg

http://www.oh-my-dog.net/bettas/images/Multi%20CT.jpg

Turqoise Crowntail Female (color's way off in the pics. She's much more turqoise-y than blue)
http://www.oh-my-dog.net/bettas/images/Turq%20CT.jpg
06-04-2006, 02:39 AM
binka_nugget

And the male, a Mustard Gas Double Tail
http://www.oh-my-dog.net/bettas/images/MG%20DT.jpg

http://www.oh-my-dog.net/bettas/images/MG%20DT002.jpg

It looks like he's standing! :p
http://www.oh-my-dog.net/bettas/images/MG%20DT003.jpg

http://www.oh-my-dog.net/bettas/images/MG%20DT004.jpg
06-04-2006, 03:02 AM
Sevaede

OH MY WORD! They are so beautiful! :eek: If you had a male that looked like him (assuming you are planning on breeding them), would you be willing to, possibly, let me take him off your hands? (Of course, I would give pay just like any person pays a breeder or whatnot. I just feel weird saying "Hey, would you sell this companion to me") His colours are so strikingly beautiful. The funny thing is, his colours match my graduation colours EXACTLY. (I'll show you pics, if you like.). He is pretty. The DT female stole my heart, too. :)

I have never been so smitten with a feeshy before.

P.S. Do you have a link for her site?
06-04-2006, 03:49 AM
binka_nugget

You're in the US right? If you are, then yep! I'm going to go get a US Wildlife Importing/Exporting license so I'll be able to ship in Canada as well as America. It'll take a couple generations until some double tails start showing up though. I'll get 100% mustard gas in the first spawn but no double tails. If I spawn a double tail with one of the babies from the first spawn, I'll get 50% double tails and 50% single tail with the double tail gene. :D

Since the breeder conditions her bettas, I added them into the spawn tank right away. He doesn't seem too interested in her so I may have to switch fish and pair up my double tail girl with my super delta male. Same results in the end.. but I'd just rather go with this pair since I know they came from great lines.

Her site is http://bcbetta.com :)
06-04-2006, 06:22 AM
chocolatepuppy

They are all gorgeous Ashley, but wow! look at that male! :eek:
06-04-2006, 08:37 AM
buttercup132

Holy that male is just WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
06-04-2006, 10:20 AM
IRescue452

Male is just gorgeous and females are adorable. I'm looking for a yellow or a mg girl right now. I am just in love with that single tail you have reserved for the male. Is there a reason you aren't going to breed the double tail girl to him?
06-04-2006, 11:58 AM
binka_nugget

Thanks guys :D I'm just so excited about these new girls. I can start my double tail plakat line, double tail line, crowntail line, crowntail plakat line, double tail crowntail plakat line, double tail crowntail line.. ah.. the possibilities are endless! :p

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Originally Posted by IRescue452

Male is just gorgeous and females are adorable. I'm looking for a yellow or a mg girl right now. I am just in love with that single tail you have reserved for the male. Is there a reason you aren't going to breed the double tail girl to him?

Most breeders don't pair up double tail with double tail. It results in 100% double tail fry but a lot of them will have bent spines. I haven't been researching genetics for that long but I *think* the only safe way to get a decent amount of them is to breed a single tail with the double tail gene, to a double tail. It would result in 50% double tail and 50% single tail with double tail gene.. which could again be used to breed to a double tail. :)
06-04-2006, 12:03 PM
zoey

Ohhh, they are truly majestic...
I'm so excited for you and your new family members...
06-04-2006, 12:04 PM
k9krazee

Wow, they are gorgeous (especially that male! :eek: )!!
06-04-2006, 02:32 PM
Roxyluvsme13

Oh my gosh, they're stunning! :eek:
06-04-2006, 02:38 PM
BC_MoM

Quote:

http://www.oh-my-dog.net/bettas/images/MG%20DT004.jpg

I'm going to steal him. :cool:
06-04-2006, 02:54 PM
Chilli

Such gorgeous girls!! :eek: And the new guy is quite handsome. :)
I absolutely adore DTs^^.
06-04-2006, 03:10 PM
lute

LOOK AT THAT MALE!!! :eek: he's BEAUTIFUL!!!*steals* :D
06-04-2006, 05:47 PM
Zippy

Oh they are beautiful what are there names???I love the males colors :eek:
06-04-2006, 06:18 PM
binka_nugget

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zippy

Oh they are beautiful what are there names???I love the males colors :eek:

I've decided to stop naming all my bettas. =P It's getting too hard remember all those names.
06-04-2006, 08:27 PM
Suki Wingy

wow, stunning! Would you mind attatching a desktop sized pic of the male? I'd like his pic as my wallpaper. Be sure to post spawn updates! I'd like a CT plakat if I was allowed. Maybe in a few years when I'm at college.
06-04-2006, 09:06 PM
*LabLoverKEB*

W :eek: W! Your new fishies are just stunning! I just love the colors they have!
06-05-2006, 08:46 PM
Sevaede

Quote:

Originally Posted by binka_nugget

You're in the US right? If you are, then yep! I'm going to go get a US Wildlife Importing/Exporting license so I'll be able to ship in Canada as well as America. It'll take a couple generations until some double tails start showing up though. I'll get 100% mustard gas in the first spawn but no double tails. If I spawn a double tail with one of the babies from the first spawn, I'll get 50% double tails and 50% single tail with the double tail gene. :D

Since the breeder conditions her bettas, I added them into the spawn tank right away. He doesn't seem too interested in her so I may have to switch fish and pair up my double tail girl with my super delta male. Same results in the end.. but I'd just rather go with this pair since I know they came from great lines.

Her site is http://bcbetta.com :)

Yep! We live in Louisiana! I am all giddy and excited. I bet you are overjoyed! :D

Out of idle curiosity, how can you tell that a feesh is interested in another feesh? Poor MG male isn't going to get any lovin'. :D

Thank you!
06-05-2006, 08:51 PM
binka_nugget

Hehe, the MG male actually ended up spawning with the female today. But because I was a dummy and didn't check on them enough, when I finally noticed that there were only about 8 eggs, she ate 5 of them! I was happy with the 8 since I wanted a small spawn and all I really need is just one baby from this spawn to get my second generation (the one I'm really aiming for). I *hope* there are still a few remaining.. but I released the female again in hopes of getting a few more eggs out of her.

People have different methods for breeding bettas but what I do is, I put the female in a clear container (I usually use a 2L pop bottle. It's cheap and works!) The male will start flaring and will usually begin bubblenesting. If he doesn't, I add a bit of somebody else's bubblenest to get him going. To tell if the female wants to spawn, I look for vertical stripes. It's hard to tell with the opaque females but all of my females have always been willing to spawn.. it's the males I have trouble with.
06-06-2006, 03:38 AM
vinjashira

I absolutely love that Mustard Gas boy, a real stunner :)
06-08-2006, 06:38 PM
flamepony12

my GOODNESS, they're gorgeous :D
06-08-2006, 08:47 PM
Sevaede

Woohoo! Glad to hear that they're getting along! :D

How long/many generations until you, and they, will be ready? :D ;)
06-08-2006, 10:36 PM
binka_nugget

:o She ate all the eggs.. I'm going to recondition them and try again.

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Originally Posted by Wenisrubber

Woohoo! Glad to hear that they're getting along! :D

How long/many generations until you, and they, will be ready? :D ;)

Depends on what you want. If you'd like a betta exactly like daddy, it'll take at least until the second generation.. so December/Januaryish :p If you wanted just a mustard gas, they'd be ready around September.. assuming I can get them to spawn soon. =P
06-08-2006, 10:49 PM
Roxyluvsme13

Babiesss<333
06-10-2006, 07:53 PM
finn's mom

I haven't looked in pet general in a long time. But, I've just acquired two little betta males, and, now I'm checking out the other bettas. That male is so beautiful. I'm a sucker for how pretty they are. I'd better be careful, or I'll end up with a ton of them. eek. I'll be coming to you with questions, though, if I do, if that's all right!
06-10-2006, 08:52 PM
zoomer

They are all so adorable! I absoulutly love the male :D What a deal you got! :eek:
06-12-2006, 07:23 PM
jesse_3

WOW! That male is just stunning! He is absolutely gorgeous. Your females are beautiful too! There are all just breathtaking! Good luck with spawning!!!

Steph and Xambi
06-12-2006, 11:36 PM
Sevaede

Quote:

Originally Posted by binka_nugget

:o She ate all the eggs.. I'm going to recondition them and try again.

Depends on what you want. If you'd like a betta exactly like daddy, it'll take at least until the second generation.. so December/Januaryish :p If you wanted just a mustard gas, they'd be ready around September.. assuming I can get them to spawn soon. =P

I've talked with my husband and he said he's willing to wait! :D Troy says the boy is so pretty and, "...he looks like he has hair!".
06-15-2006, 01:56 PM
Argranade

Quote:

Originally Posted by binka_nugget

And the male, a Mustard Gas Double Tail

It looks like he's standing! :p
http://www.oh-my-dog.net/bettas/images/MG%20DT003.jpg

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Wow how much does a fish like that go for?
06-15-2006, 03:48 PM
binka_nugget

Quote:

Originally Posted by Argranade

Wow how much does a fish like that go for?

If he didn't have the swimming issues, he could easily go for 20.. but I think most breeders would probably charge about 30.