Fish Update! Burdigala spawning, RY Trad 072013, CTDT 050313

9/6/2013

Betta burdigala spawning (again)

I caught my B. burdigala spawning, but unfortunately they were at an odd angle and the glass isn't very clean (whoops!). I've been doing a lot of water changes to compensate for the sheer amount of fry in there...it's only a 4 gallon tank, and I'm worried about stunting their growth. I hope to be able to transfer the fry to the 20 gallon (although I'm not sure how yet!) once the B. smaragdina move on to new homes.

Right now, I am thinking of dropping the B. smaragdina permanently and instead focusing on the B. burdigala. I am just in love with this species and hope to have a thriving, self-sustaining colony that I can occasionally share with other hobbyists. There has been a lot of demand for this species recently, which gives me hope that it can survive in captivity even if their natural habitat is lost.

Female tentatively advances towards the male, and is received kindly

Can't believe they can wrap successfully in that tiny little tube lol

My lovely girl!

Betta smaragdina females

Females need some love from the camera, too!

Spawn RY Trad 072013

Interesting observations with this spawn:
1) Looks like a ratio of about 75% clean yellows and 25% pineapples (expected 50/50).
2) Growing a little slower than "normal" for me.
3) The pineapples seem to have trouble growing the full length of their swim bladders in comparison to their clean yellow brothers and sisters. Lots and lots of pineapple "bobbers" at this point. I hope that they grow out of it!