Awesome betta you have. Feel sorry for you. I thought I read somewhere that the male will only show aggression towards another male.
Awesome betta you have. Feel sorry for you. I thought I read somewhere that the male will only show aggression towards another male.
God will make a way, where there seems to be no way
nice... buy one more female from where you got them la...
foerschi group members are known for their aggresiveness...
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lifeisfullofemptypromisesandbrokendreams
Hypancistrus and Tanganyikan cichlids breeding
They happen to have a pair only.
I had requested them to bring a female in for me. So will have to wait.
No confirmation of availability.
Don't mind having more females
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Wow. I've never kept this before, but look at those colours!
Nice!!! How big the tank are they house in? Any special requirements needed to keep and breed them?
Eugene (^_^)
De Dwergcichlide Fanatiek
Now swimming: Plecos and Apistogrammas
Just got myself a pair. I noticed that the vertical bars will change to red when the male is flaring at the female.
God will make a way, where there seems to be no way
did you put them together? I seperate mine for the time being.
Just got them today?
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Yeah put them together in a 2ft tank. At the moment there's much flaring going on. Though they're aggressive in nature, the rubras left the yamato shrimps alone.
God will make a way, where there seems to be no way
do keep a close watch. i lost one female to stress.
here's another shot of the male.
I just found this from the net:
Is this true? Here's the source.Lately it has been discovered that Betta rubra and Betta imbellis are the same species, and officially the name should be Betta rubra which is the oldest name. However, since the name has been used for such a long period, according to the "rules" it will keep the same name to prevent confusion.
I think my pair is going to spawn.
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God will make a way, where there seems to be no way
Looks like they are
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Lee, how's the mating pair? Mouth brooding now?
I was about to post. Yeah today is it's first day of mouthbrooding. I think it's quite a challenging species. I meant mouthbrooders at least to me. I had no luck with mac. The male swallowed the eggs on the 3rd day of mouthbrooding. Hoping to have more luck with rubra.
God will make a way, where there seems to be no way
One is a mouthbrooder and another is a bubble nester. How to be the same?
Quite many people has successfully bred b. rubra. Macs tend to swallow eggs if they are in small tanks or with higher temperature environment unless your male is one of the rare ones that won't swallow eggs so often. Try 150litres or above volume of water with chiller.
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Cheers,
Chee Wei
From Sarawak: C.Pallidinervia, C.Bullosa, C.Keei, C. Yujii, Barcalaya sp.From Peninsula Malaysia: C.nurii, C.cordata, C.afinnis, C.minima, C.purpurea, C.eliptica
Bettas: b. ideii, b. macrostoma, b. pallifina, b. ocellata, b. channoides
Hi cwtan12,
Thanks for the advice on mac.
God will make a way, where there seems to be no way
Wilson,
How many days had your rubra been mouth brooding? I had hard time with rubra. The first pair, female got killed by the male. 2nd pair, male died. Plan to pair up the remaining & the female jumped out of tank because the netting wasn't secured. To ease my heart pain, I aquired all the available livida at C328. Currently keeping some tussaye as well. Hope to hear some good news from you.
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