Betta Update!

Took some pics of my growing bettas tonight. Lots of exciting stuff going on!

Red and Yellow Traditional Plakats: Spawn RY Trad 040613
I'm really loving how these guys are turning out. The cross is exactly what I wanted - the entire spawn has only primary branching, while still maintaining caudal spread! Pretty excited to see these guys really mature.

Unfortunately this male has a pretty severe caudal peduncle bump, so he will be going to auction. I think it was due to some pretty severe neglect of this spawn around the 2 month mark as I was studying for my qualifying exams.

Sisters sparring :) Reds are so easy to photograph, they never stop arguing :)

I am planning to breed back one of the cambodian daughts to the sire. They have varying levels of iridescence in their caudals.

A couple of the spawn have red spotting in the fins. I really really wish I could pursue this trait, but I just don't have the space and time to do so. Sometimes you just have to realize your limitations!

Yay! Only clean yellow out of the spawn that I really love!

Just starting to color up the body. Notice the yellow lips and the small deposits of yellow on the dorsal side of the body haha

Spawn CTDT 102012 
Maturing slowly but surely. 

Old Dad still looking great. Can't believe he was my first ever male :)

Got some male finnage on my triband female again. Ugh.

Little CTDT is growing. Probably won't breed him, but he is a cool little dude.

Possible DT Outcrosses
These were bred by Larissa. There finnage has really filled in, and it will be a tough choice between the two!

Love the symmetry on this guy! But his caudal peduncle bump has me worried.

Love this one's body and attitude, but his caudal is just too short and uneven :/ Will have to make some tough choices down the road!

Set up tweaks
I added a purple divider between the two, so that they can acclimate to each side prior to showing them to each other. This really helped get them to flare immediately.

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