Maui + Kula Spawn!

**anna_66** · 10-12-2005, 07:36 PM

That is really cool! So how many spawn do they usually produce?

**ramanth** · 10-14-2005, 10:10 AM

Those photos are so cool! I've never seen the courtship and nesting before. Your detail is awesome!

My sister had a male and female but they were out of sync I guess or just didn't like each other. When he'd make a nest, she wasn't and vice versa.

I was told if both are making nests that means they are ready to mate and you can put them together. Is that correct?

**bckrazy** · 10-14-2005, 08:04 PM

*snug* thanks for all the nice comments!!

Anna, one Betta spawn can produce anywhere from 50-500 eggs. They're usually in the 100-200 range, which I believe mine is.

Originally Posted by ramanth

I was told if both are making nests that means they are ready to mate and you can put them together. Is that correct?

hehe. Sorry hon, girls don't make nests ^_~... the female does not take care of the eggs at all ~ you add the female into the spawn tank (preferably into a breeding trap, so you can allow them to check each other out safely at first) when the male has started a nice bubblenest and when the female is showing "breeding bars" and her belly is swollen with eggs. I'd go into more detail, but Betta spawning is suuuper involved. Here's a good link! You should e-mail it to your Sis too, it has a lot of good info about when, how, and what you need to spawn, its a VERY tough project... I just spent 3 grueling hours syphoning out the bottom of my spawn tank (the hardest part is making sure you don't syphon up fry, and when you do you have to pick them out of the bucket while trying not to pick out any of the junk you just syphoned!!! ughhh, its annoying. LOL), slowly adding in 1 gallon of aged water, then feeding some microworms to the little piggies

http://bettatalk.com/breeding_bettas.htm
(check out their stock page, too! this is where I bought my spawning pair from... Faith is sooo awesome)

**anna_66** · 10-15-2005, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by bckrazy

Anna, one Betta spawn can produce anywhere from 50-500 eggs. They're usually in the 100-200 range, which I believe mine is.

Wow no kidding! Now, does that mean your going to have that many bettas? Do you know if they will be male/female? Sorry but I have no idea about how that works

**ramanth** · 10-18-2005, 12:34 PM

Thanks for the info. We were young and didn't have the internet back then. I don't think she's interested in trying to spawn Betta's now. She's got her hands full with a dog, cat, boyfriend, and college.

**bckrazy** · 10-18-2005, 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by ramanth

Thanks for the info. We were young and didn't have the internet back then. I don't think she's interested in trying to spawn Betta's now. She's got her hands full with a dog, cat, boyfriend, and college.

I totally understand... its such a wierd process, most people don't believe me when I first tell them about it. ^_~ I didn't know all of this until like last year.

**Kfamr** · 10-19-2005, 10:50 AM

Awww! Are you going to be selling them?

**k9krazee** · 10-20-2005, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by Kfamr

Awww! Are you going to be selling them?

I'd like to know too

**flamepony12** · 10-20-2005, 05:04 PM

Kay- Yes, I'm almost positive she'd be happy to. You can probably PM Erica about it- I don't think she'll mind selling/giving away a couple bettas out of 100+! :]

I'm getting a boy aswell, I can't wait. ^.^

**bckrazy** · 10-21-2005, 10:51 PM

LOL, of course I'm selling them!

I would be a little bit crazy if I wanted to keep this many Bettas.. heh. If you guys are interested, definitely PM me or say so here.

Thanks for all of the replies! <3

**cocker_luva** · 10-24-2005, 03:50 PM

congrats

**binka_nugget** · 10-24-2005, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by bckrazy

LOL, of course I'm selling them!

I would be a little bit crazy if I wanted to keep this many Bettas.. heh. If you guys are interested, definitely PM me or say so here.

Thanks for all of the replies! <3

Oh man.. if only shipping to Canada didn't cost an arm and a leg.

**bckrazy** · 10-24-2005, 07:03 PM

Well, I did a full water change yesterday and added a new sponge filter, cleaned the nasty bottom of the tank and removed the Java Moss because it was SUPER annoying. I finally got to count each and every little fry (*dies of exhaustion*), and guess how many I've got?!

352!!!

It's kind of overwhelming. Just to think that I now have 361 Bettas... is kinda crazy ^.^! I'm actually hoping that the count will be down towards 200 by the time they're ready to be jarred, hopefully the weaker fry will die and allow the stronger babies to grow even stronger. Then again, I have the means necessary for 300+ fry, so whatever happens happens. Needless to say, you can ALL have as many babies as you want!! LOL =0)

Here are a few pics from when they were about 1 1/2 weeks old. They're 2 weeks old today!!! Right now, they're munching away on BBS and MW's and I have noticed none dead or struggling since the water change, so they handled it well! Tough little kiddos

! I'm so proud of their Daddy for taking such good care of 350 eggs! Poor guy. Here's the little stinkers

...

Captions... *g*... #1 Maui gettin his flare on. #2 My MW culture kicks your MW culture's booty. #3 cute babies! hrm, you dont think they're conspiring against me do you? #4 eating some MW's. #5 more cute babies!