Betta channoides and their breeding

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New Tank with no Channoides


Full tank shot

Mycro my male channoides




Milly my female channoides(always hiding hard to find)

[Mudskipper]

They are so cute! I would suggest that you darken some of the sides and leave one side for viewing. But most of all, cover your tank! They can jump. Boy CAN THEY JUMP! I was very fortunate to have so many of the wild betta gurus help me with answers, etc. Bro Johannes advised me to use black oyama paper on the sides and back but I didn't have any so I used black trash bags instead and it worked. The channoides began swimming around more. They rush to the front of the tank whenever I'm about to feed them and guess what? I caught them doing the nasty today. We'll see what happens.

[kenny]

Ouuuuigh... No filter? And yeah please add a cover just in case..

Mudskipper: that's fast! Congrats!

[spirit]

They are so cute! I would suggest that you darken some of the sides and leave one side for viewing. But most of all, cover your tank! They can jump. Boy CAN THEY JUMP! I was very fortunate to have so many of the wild betta gurus help me with answers, etc. Bro Johannes advised me to use black oyama paper on the sides and back but I didn't have any so I used black trash bags instead and it worked. The channoides began swimming around more. They rush to the front of the tank whenever I'm about to feed them and guess what? I caught them doing the nasty today. We'll see what happens.

congrats.. i guess we can exchange the broodstock soon..haha

[Mudskipper]

Thanks, but I am not holding my breadth. My pair are quite odd. At times, they are very sweet and are swimming all over side by side or with her looking like she's following him. Then suddenly he will just swim off and she will be floating there at a 60 degree position looking as if she's saying "WHAT THE F!"

Then later they are together again...when I caught them, they were in this ceramic tube thing I bought for them. At first I thought they were fighting cos they looked like they were rolling around each other. But then they went too far back and I couldn't see anymore.

I bought a bunch of these ceramic tube thingies in different sizes. Placed one in the tank with the foerschis yesterday and for the first time since I bought them, the pair are not fighting and the female looks like she is trying to entice him into the tube with her. Usually, he chases her away like he's a mad man. Today he just stares at her as if she has some sort of black magic spell cast on him.

Sorry no pics from me. I only have a camera on my iPhone and am not a good photographer. Will keep everyone posted.

[ouuuigh]

Ouuuuigh... No filter? And yeah please add a cover just in case..

Mudskipper: that's fast! Congrats!

no filter , i cant find a HOF that is small enough to fit in the 6inch height , i have a wiremesh cover which allow air to pass through

They are so cute! I would suggest that you darken some of the sides and leave one side for viewing. But most of all, cover your tank! They can jump. Boy CAN THEY JUMP! I was very fortunate to have so many of the wild betta gurus help me with answers, etc. Bro Johannes advised me to use black oyama paper on the sides and back but I didn't have any so I used black trash bags instead and it worked. The channoides began swimming around more. They rush to the front of the tank whenever I'm about to feed them and guess what? I caught them doing the nasty today. We'll see what happens.

yeah , when i buy from midori , the uncle allow me to catch myself as he is busy with shipment items , when the net goes in , they are like birds , jumping in the water and out of the water but not that high , where to get the oyama paper? can i paste it while the tank with livestock?
will update soon , i make a 10-20 mini moss ball from my moss ball and spread them all over the tank , they seem to love it , they were playing hide and seek , chasing each other and hiding in the moss ball

[ouuuigh]

Update (08052010)
Full tank shot with cover


New tank scape with Mini Mossball all over



thats all for now , will add ketapang leaves tonight to make the water more Brownish which suit the Driftwoods and rocks more than plain cloudy water

[Mudskipper]

hehehe. are you doing this all for the driftwoods and rocks or your pair of channoides? hehehe

[ouuuigh]

actually , i am doing all this for myself hehe
the moss ball is actually extra and i just pluck some and throw it in , and continue since it is fun till the tank is full of it , now i get some ketapang leaves and added 2 piece in, how long will it take for it to turn brown?

[Mudskipper]

give it a while, it has to start to sink first. Usually takes me over night before that happens. My tanks are filled with driftwood that leech tannins so they are really dark. But the fish really love it.

BTW...like your answer VERY much! I'm doing this for me too! hahaha

[ouuuigh]

wont the ph drop till around 4-5? do betta love tannins? why dont you post a picture of your tank? love to see your channoides=D

[ouuuigh]

UPDATE 11-05-10
hello , my betta tank is stable and i used ktp leave to make the tank brownish color and my channoides show it true colors , they accept dry blood worms and frozen , they recognize the tweezers that feed them bloodworms and will follow it even when there is no food , will upload photo of my tank soon , cam not with me

[ouuuigh]

UPDATE 120510
when to buy a Dasz filter , flow rate is very slow and my betta love it , after working on the wiremesh covering , hand got cut a few times but worth it , it fits perfectly , finally found a socket for my filter as my 4ft light gone crazy and spoiled so got extra spaces , my betta is moving around and i added 1 piece of Ketapang leave in the tank and it is so DARK and Black even with my light on , i cant see the bottom , maybe i getting a bigger and better light
PICTURE AS PROMISE




Sorry poor phototaking skill

[johannes]

becareful of the openings near the filter intake/output, certain wild bettas know where to jump...

[ouuuigh]

i planned that if they jump they will still be somewhere around or inside the filter , i blocked those holes that between the filter and the glass , incase they do jump , they will land on the sponge and will jump there way back in to the water

[Mudskipper]

Looks like the perfect obstacle course for wild salmon going upstream to spawn. hahahah. I think Bro Jo means the gap where the intake and outflow areas are is rather big. But if you are willing to take the chance...

Just to give you an idea...my water level is about 4 inches below the top of the tank. Today when I was feeding them with the pipette, my male channoides jumped and grabbed the bloodworm before I could even get my pipette through the wire making me realise that I need wire that's finer. Right now, I'm using 1/2 inch hardware cloth that is coated in plastic.

[ouuuigh]

okay thanks i will keep a look out if any do really jump out , but from the look from day 1 , they dont like to move about , like to stay at one point

[spirit]

my macrostoma can jump out even there is only 1.5inches diameter hole...
but, channoides, i dont think they will be so jumpy.. lower down your water level might help.. and they will normally jumo out because of a few reason

1)water parameter changes
2)attack by other fish, not enough hiding place(male too eager to spawn, but female not ready)
3)mosquito "passby", jump for foods..

[rebellious]

care to share your PH? how long you keep the water running before you introduce the channoides in the tank? Thanks in advance..
wild betta newbie here..

[ouuuigh]

better to cycle the tank for 30days before putting fish in , my ph is 6.5 - 7