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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kazan on March 31, 2003, 03:20:16 pm

Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Kazan on March 31, 2003, 03:20:16 pm
it was rather interesting to watch, took them about an hour total of actual spawning, around 300 to 350 eggs produced --  took poor Zeus two days to build a bubblenest that satisfied Hera -- but now Zeus is a happy daddy betta tending his nest and hera is in with the other girls establishing her spot at the top of the pecking order.. lol :D
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: karajorma on March 31, 2003, 03:21:36 pm
Fish porn! :lol:

Congratulations on becoming an uncle
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Martinus on March 31, 2003, 03:38:25 pm
[color=66ff00]Indeed! Sounds like an interesting hobby. :nod:

*sniff* They grow up so fast... :lol:
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Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Fineus on March 31, 2003, 03:41:47 pm
(http://www.usol.com/~genimutant/pics/catsay.jpg)
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Martinus on March 31, 2003, 03:49:15 pm
[color=66ff00]I'm gonna eat you little...

*runs*
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Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Kazan on March 31, 2003, 04:01:15 pm
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Originally posted by karajorma
Fish porn! :lol:




lol.. you're not the first person to quip that -- my tank is in my girlfriends room and the girls from her floor were just fascinated
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: karajorma on March 31, 2003, 04:48:48 pm
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Originally posted by Kazan
lol.. you're not the first person to quip that -- my tank is in my girlfriends room and the girls from her floor were just fascinated


Girls into Fish Porn! Where is this place. Finally my fetish can be satisfied! :lol:
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Carl on March 31, 2003, 05:01:49 pm
:wtf:
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Solatar on March 31, 2003, 05:11:48 pm
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Originally posted by Carl
:wtf:


indeed...
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: SKYNET-011 on March 31, 2003, 05:12:01 pm
WAY too much information. :ick
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Kazan on March 31, 2003, 05:27:46 pm
for reference if most of the fry (babie fish) live i'll prolly make around $1000!!!!
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: SKYNET-011 on March 31, 2003, 05:32:59 pm
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Originally posted by Kazan
for reference if most of the fry (babie fish) live i'll prolly make around $1000!!!!


Fish smut sites?

Just kidding...
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Stryke 9 on March 31, 2003, 06:17:13 pm
That is cool. Little money-spawning lunches.:D

And they're cool fish, too. Don't they eat their young a lot or something though?
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Kazan on March 31, 2003, 08:59:34 pm
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Originally posted by Stryke 9
That is cool. Little money-spawning lunches.:D

And they're cool fish, too. Don't they eat their young a lot or something though?

if I don't seperate the father from them two days after they hatch -- also some males eat a few of the eggs at the begining especially first spawners -- zeus ate about 10 at the beginning.. but them it started putting them in the nest
he's been tending his nest all day now
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Carl on March 31, 2003, 09:19:27 pm
heh. i wonder if zues's father ate all of his brothers and sisters and he managed to escape.
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Kazan on March 31, 2003, 09:31:18 pm
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Originally posted by Carl
heh. i wonder if zues's father ate all of his brothers and sisters and he managed to escape.

nice reference!

here are the pictures of my punks:

Zeus
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~kazan/Bettas/ZeusII/ZeusII-Spawn-00.jpg
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~kazan/Bettas/ZeusII/ZeusII-Spawn-01.jpg
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~kazan/Bettas/ZeusII/ZeusII-Spawn-02.jpg
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~kazan/Bettas/ZeusII/ZeusII-Spawn-03.jpg

Hera (the flash brought out her green more - but she is blue/green)
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~kazan/Bettas/Hera/Hera1.jpg
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~kazan/Bettas/Hera/Hera2.jpg
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~kazan/Bettas/Hera/Hera3.jpg
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: silverwolf on March 31, 2003, 10:32:05 pm
*looks at the letters OT* hmm how can it be offtopic this is the general anything forum
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Carl on March 31, 2003, 11:54:05 pm
puncuation: a concept lost on some people.
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Gortef on April 01, 2003, 02:53:12 am
congrats of becoming an uncle :)
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: kode on April 01, 2003, 03:09:30 am
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Originally posted by Carl
puncuation: a concept lost on some people.


so is speling.
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: RangerKarl on April 01, 2003, 03:33:49 am
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Originally posted by kode


so is speling.


You make me laugh!
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: kode on April 01, 2003, 06:18:50 am
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Originally posted by RangerKarl


You make me laugh!


mission accomplished...
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Kazan on April 01, 2003, 10:01:11 pm
they're hatching
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Grunt on April 02, 2003, 03:33:43 am
How will you feed them ?

I've seen several fish (Neon Tetras, Harlequins, even Indian Glassfish) spawning in my tank, but the tricky Neons eat the eggs in minutes.

(Replace all "my"s with "your"s if disturbing :D )
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Kazan on April 02, 2003, 10:36:28 am
Infusoria for the first week
MicroWorms (nematodes) the second week

Baby Brine Shrimp (aka Sea Monkeys)
Vinegar Eels

HBH Fry Bites [when old enough -- we have some molly (live bearer) fry also that can eat them at birth]
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Grunt on April 02, 2003, 01:13:03 pm
Infusoria is OK.
All the others are too exotic for me.
I've heard that Harlequins can be grown up on yolk (with minimal variety).
Maybe I'll try it once when all of my Neons are gone.
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Unknown Target on April 02, 2003, 01:26:09 pm
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Originally posted by karajorma
Fish porn!

B]



...makes me very happy in pants :D

Lol, j/k!
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Kazan on April 03, 2003, 09:52:15 pm
well now the youngins are free swimming, making it impossible to do a census on them until they get bigger
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Stryke 9 on April 03, 2003, 09:55:49 pm
By which time there will undoubtedly be fewer of them.:D
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Kazan on April 03, 2003, 10:54:36 pm
considering this is my first spawn i expect to prolly loose them all.
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: J.F.K. on April 04, 2003, 04:40:10 am
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Originally posted by Kazan
considering this is my first spawn i expect to prolly loose them all.


That bad? Even in a controlled environment?
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Kazan on April 04, 2003, 08:48:58 am
raising betta fry != easy
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: kode on April 04, 2003, 11:43:35 am
does the small ones eat each other?
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Kazan on April 04, 2003, 11:52:41 am
sometimes.. but not when they're this small.. when they're a bit older the big ones may eat the runts
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on April 04, 2003, 01:19:53 pm
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Originally posted by Maeglamor
[color=66ff00]They grow up so fast... :lol:
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You're not a cyborg midwife, are you?
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Kazan on April 04, 2003, 10:37:38 pm
holy pants, a bunch came out of hiding, i have like 50 or so
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on April 05, 2003, 09:35:13 am
How much could you make form selling the lot?
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Kazan on April 05, 2003, 01:30:15 pm
depends on what quality they are... if they're petstore ones i'll make prolly _PANTS_ if they're high quality ones i may be able to make $20 or $30 a piece with this line
Title: OT- w00t, my first mating pair of bettas (Chinese fighting fish) just spawned
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on April 06, 2003, 08:39:26 am
sweet.