shadoh Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Male has blown BIG nest and female looks like she has swallowed a marble. Looks like they will be released tomorrow. Wish them luck I'm very excited about this spawn. Will set up the other spawn tank tomorrow. Thinking either the Balloon CT boy and the blue/yellow CT girl, or my grey dragon/yellow VT with my green dragon HMPK... Decisions....Then again...I have been itching to breed my HM marble dragon pair.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 You could try a giant x big ears spawn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Now that would have been interesting. Unfortunately the big ears girl is no longer with us, and I doubt the big ears male would be able to wrap the giant female. I like your "outside of the box" thinking though! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 You could call it an experiment... I've seen stranger things on the internet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Yes...but how many involve fish? Actually...don't even go there Have released the black orchid female. After a little kiss chasey, the girl is hiding in the java moss watching the boy intently. The boy, after sulking for a minute or 2 in the corner with clamped fins, is now busy adding to the nest and trying to entice the girly back with a fishy hula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Sounds promising. Good luck. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kertaz Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Good luck with them! I had a pair, they recently did very similar to yours, and 2 weeks later still nothing. Hopefully yours are way better pair than mine! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 One more failed spawn for this thread. Both fish lost interest towards the end and the female had too much fin damage for me to try jarring her up and trying again. Perhaps they are just too young and I was just too eager for a spawn. I also have another pair in the other spawn tank but nothing progressing. Female sitting near nest watching, but showing no interest in the male. At least she has minimal damage. Will let them go another day or two. Male already showing signs of losing interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 Hi Jarrod When I have a male that goes of the boil I do a water change and heavy AIL and he has normaly got a nest by the next day so try him with that it dosnt seem to help the girls though but thats a hormonal thing with the eggs ripening Cheers Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 OK... Back on the horse I have set up 2 new spawns... Spawn Tank #1 My Experimental Spawn Male: Orange Marble HMPK Female: Blue Marble DTHM This may seem like an odd pairing choice, but let me explain my reasoning... The females original partner (and sibling brother) was the tail chewing Orange DTHM male that recently died. I figure, since the HMPK male is orange as well, I should technically get some nice orange marble HM fry out of this pairing. The female will contribute to produce some nice big dorsaled fry with nice full tails. DT won't show up until F1, but I will have the advantage of possibly getting some DTPKs out of an F1 pairing that I can continue into my HMPK lines Spawn Tank #2: The Marble Dragon HM Spawn... (Photos in 10 mins, or next comment. Whichever comes first) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara_01 Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 that dt girl looks fit to burst! best of luck with this pair, I think the potential dtpk fry in the future would be very interesting, I love dtpk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Male: Marble Dragon HM I think this boy has changed AGAIN since his last photoshoot. He certainly doesn't look like he did in my avatar... Female: Marble Dragon HM (sibling) I am willing to do just about anything to get this pair to successfully spawn. I've tried them twice before with no luck. The last time, the female sustained heavy damage but thankfully she made a full recovery. I have a feeling that pair #1 will be first to successfully spawn. The male is a proven breeder and a gentle partner. The female instantly got breeding stripes the minute she saw him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 (edited) Didn't take long for you to get back on the horse. :-) Good luck mate. Edited October 13, 2011 by Busman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sha Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Good luck man have my fingers crossed for lots of fat healthy fry which look as good or better than their parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Didn't take long for you to get back on the horse. :-) No, not really. Only because I figured if I didn't set up a new spawn or 2 soon, I'd give up all together :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Good on you! Hope all goes well. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Glad to see you ridding again. The spawn tank is such a double edged sword a bit like a roller coaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv_my_fish Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Goodluck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2littlerevheads Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 good luck jarrod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zui Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 If Bettas are anything like birds sometimes you go through the motions so many times, you just about pull your hair out. Then it happens. The reason we all keep doing this. Success! And all the frustraion is gone, sort of. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Well....that it 2 more successfully failed spawns Yay!!! I win!!!!!!!!! Bring on the next two.....weeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Lol. You have lost it. :-) What happened? Any damage to fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kertaz Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Is that marble dragon HM the one in your avatar? He looks completely different... from my eyes. Or maybe my eyes are really that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Hey Jarrod Whats happening over there has the water changed or somthing? do you keep records of your water analasis? or is they water authority using somthing new can happen and they dont have to tell you Cheers les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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