And 23 becomes 30!

[binka_nugget]

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. 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?!

Mustard Gas Crowntail Female


Mustard Gas Double Tail Female


Mustard Gas Single Tail Female (who will hopefully be the male's girlfriend very soon! )


Bi? Multi? Crowntail Female




Turqoise Crowntail Female (color's way off in the pics. She's much more turqoise-y than blue)

[binka_nugget]

And the male, a Mustard Gas Double Tail




It looks like he's standing!

[Sevaede]

OH MY WORD! They are so beautiful! 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?

[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.

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

[chocolatepuppy]

They are all gorgeous Ashley, but wow! look at that male!

[buttercup132]

Holy that male is just WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sevaede]

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.

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!

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'.

Thank you!

[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.

[Argranade]

And the male, a Mustard Gas Double Tail



It looks like he's standing!


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Wow how much does a fish like that go for?

[binka_nugget]

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.

[vinjashira]

I absolutely love that Mustard Gas boy, a real stunner

[flamepony12]

my GOODNESS, they're gorgeous

[Sevaede]

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

How long/many generations until you, and they, will be ready?

[binka_nugget]

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

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

How long/many generations until you, and they, will be ready?

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 If you wanted just a mustard gas, they'd be ready around September.. assuming I can get them to spawn soon. =P

[Roxyluvsme13]

Babiesss<333