Betta burdigala cuddling

9/29/2014

I transferred my lovely (and dependable!) pair of burdigala into their new home, and of course they started cuddling right away. I got a spawn later that day and collected them for artificial hatching. I love these guys!

I also just put together a couple of new spawns (CTPKs and red traditional PKs) so fingers crossed!

4 Comments

Eric

9/30/2014 06:06:50 am

Hi Gianne ,
When you remove the film canister do you place something over the opening and keep it sideways or what way do you do it ?

Thanks Eric

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10/4/2014 07:08:22 am

I just float the film canister on its side, no covering. Sometimes it moves around in the current but for the most part it stays on its side with the opening towards the center of the tank so they can get in.

Eric

10/6/2014 06:02:04 am

Sorry i meant when you remove the canister it for artificial hatching do you place something over the opening or just turn it upright ?

Eric

Gianne

10/6/2014 06:09:28 pm

Oh! lol, I carefully scoop up the eggs and nest and then transfer them to an entirely different container. There is an earlier blog post with a picture of the artificial hatching set-up somewhere. It is basically a clear square cup floating on its side with methylene blue added to some tank water in it. The water depth is about an inch at its deepest point. I like the larger volume and being able to see the eggs through the clear sides.

Betta burdigala cuddling

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