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    Tank setup for Betta channoides

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    Hi guys

    I've just acquired a pair of B. Channoides F1
    The male is slightly more than 1 inch and the female is smaller...

    The tank is setup with thin thin layer of ADA Africana, some scattered Ketapang leaves, a bunch of Java ferns and 2 ceramic caves...PH is 5.5 now

    Like to ask if this setup is ok? should I form a trio?

    They are feeding on bbs, frozen BS & bloodworm...

    Last edited by Cacatuoides; 9th Feb 2008 at 11:37.
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    You can form a trio if your tank is not too small. My ratio is 3 males to 2 females in a 1.5ft tank with 3 logs of java fern. No fighting and they still spawned. If space permits, put more logs of java ferns. They do not like ceramic pots unlike Apistogrammas. My wild B. channoides never use the pots but rather like to stay under the foliage of the java ferns even when breeding.

    You can PM, squee, he letting go a male wild B. channoides.
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    Learnt something new today
    I'll probably look for either a female or another pair...

    I'll take out the ceramic pots and replace with Java ferns
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    Eman,

    You should consider more plants for them. Also, broad leaf java fern will be better than narrow leaf java ferms. Perhaps some Amazon frogbits if you have enough light.

    Cheers,
    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    Eman, here's my setup for my B. channoides.

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    Thanks a lot for the picture Eugene, its a great reference for me as I'm very new into wild bettas....I will get more broad leave java fern and nanas from c328 next week

    Will be looking for an additional female too

    I'm very curious to see these fishes mouth-brood....

    Is there any easy floating plants which I can get commonly? like C328? thanks!
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    But why an extra female? Its the male that mouth brood and "produce" the fries. With 2 males, you can alternate the female. With 2 females, when the male is mouth brooding, the other female can do nothing...
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    I've read that Betta channoides will continuously reproduce and that there's a need to separate the pair to condition them before spawing again.
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    Oh okok, do you suggest I get another male and form a reverse trio?
    Sorry, I'm quite blur

    Wilson: Yea, I always separate my pairs and condition them before the next spawn
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    eman if you need broad leaf java fern i can pass some to you.
    -clint- ~apisto keepers unite!~

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    With 2 males, once the other male mouth brood, you can remove the female and place him with the other male. So in my opinion, 2 males will be better if you aim to produce more fries.
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    Thanks genes for your guidance, is a reverse trio ok in a 1.5ft tank?
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    mmm.. but the female will continue to spawn with the other male without a break.
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    Like I said, I'll condition each fish before the next spawn so as not to exhaust them

    I'm more concern of having 2 males in the same tank, will they be as aggressive like apistos?
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    Shouldn't be a problem as mention by genes in post #2.
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    Thank you so much for letting me learn so much today!! I'll go look for a pair then
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    I've read in some forums that high concentration of iron levels do lead to spawning of B. Channoides....how true is it?
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    Huh, iron? What is the basis for that?

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    I think your setup is good enough just have to wait from them to breed. Betta channoides is easy to breed and will breed like rabbits.
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    I see that both cacatuoides and genes set up has got air pumps for the fishes. I was thinking of setting up a tank for channoides as well and wonder if an air pump is really necessary? Will they breed in still water as well?

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