How many have you imported...

[Luke k]

Since we are coming to the close of the first shipment I have had fish involved... I am wondering, has every one gone silly like me and imported a LOT of Betta's? What is the most you have imported at any one time...

[Phil]

The most i have imported at once is 6, and this was on the last shipment, the ones on the night that you were there at lisas. I really shouldnt of got that many, i am limiting myself to one pair at a time now :lol:

[Luke k]

mmm I have gone crazy this time... hopefully I can begin my own lines from the ones coming in.

[Phil]

How many luke?

[Luke k]

ahhhh... approximately 16 so far.

[Najoha]

Youch on the hip pocket. The most I got was 4 and I lost 2 in two days.

[Luke k]

Apparently I didn't listen in school when they tought you to "just say no"

[Figure_8]

LOL!!! betta's are like CC's :lol:

[gutter_glitter]

I've imported 6 at once..

[Luke k]

i'm up to 18...

[Figure_8]

LOL! go Luke!

[Phil]

CRAZY LOL I will hopefully be getting... er... 1

[Callatya]

I tend to wait until the fish come out of quarantine before buying. I'm too afraid my dream fish will drop dead in transit. The only ones i have specifically imported are wilds, and that makes about 12 in total, and 2 that i had that were specifically chosen as mine. the others i picked through the shipment (but i did hound for the shipment in the first place )

[Chuckie]

I think the most I have imported in 1 hit were the ones on the last shipment. 2 males and 3 females, each chosen individually (no "sibling females" for me any more). I have too many fry growing on to justify more than that atm.

[najrick]

Well I have just broken my record with this next shipment. I have 2 males and 3 females coming in. Wow Luke, 18 . I think I would get no sleep at night just wondering were I was going to put the all. Najina

[Luke k]

I am back down to about 10, a few have to wait until next shipment... They are in the best of hands though. So that's not too bad is it? Cheers, Luke

[Mishy]

Hmmm... luke, all I can say is ... YOU"VE HIT THE BIG TIME!!!! Just think of all those lovely water changes...

[Luke k]

I am back up now... some quick negotiations last night and the shipment is finalised :lol:

[Bren MacFish]

I imported some from Queensland on the Mishy express... does that count? It is like a different country up there...

[argylebetta]

None. Which will change after christmas when I will be ordering far too many and annoying you all with many questions beforehand. What trouble have you had with sibling females Lilli ?.

[Phil]

The main problem when you order 'sibling' females, is you are sent matching females. While sometimes this is ok, you dont always get a good quality fish, alot of the time they send ordinary females. Edie tells me that the actual goodness of a line is carried by the female, and many breeders dont release quality females as they dont want others breeding them. Lisa and i both think its best to pick your females out individually as you would the male so that you can get the best quality fish avaliable :lol:

[Chuckie]

as Phil said, a lot can be added to a line by the genes the females carry. I have always received dainty pretty little sibling females who, when spawned with a magnificent HM male, produce fair to middling deltas. Then I saw the fry that Coral (where is Coral?) produced from a very heavily finned HM female and that got me thinking, then I had the privilege of hearing Jodi-Lea explain the difference between breeder-type and show-type females. So now I choose females as carefully as males.