shadoh Posted October 8, 2011 Report Posted October 8, 2011 Thought these photos would show the difference a couple of days of being jarred and carded makes for a juvie male betta. He was jarred mainly for size, but I did notice he was starting to get a little "nippy" with his siblings around feeding time. These photos were taken 2 days apart. The first on the day he was jarred, the next, today after a flaring session. His colours have deepened, his caudal spread has improved and I am sure I can see a little fin growth... 1. Taken 06/11/11 on the day he was jarred... 2. Today, 2 days later (please excuse the dirty glass)
2littlerevheads Posted October 8, 2011 Report Posted October 8, 2011 wow there is heaps of difference, he colour change heaps
shadoh Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Posted October 8, 2011 Yeah, his base colour deepened from brown to black. He is the new star of the fishroom :D
sha Posted October 8, 2011 Report Posted October 8, 2011 Everytime I see one of your pics I am jealous of the quality of fish you have.
shadoh Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Posted October 8, 2011 Don't be jealous :alright: There's plenty to go around :)
sha Posted October 8, 2011 Report Posted October 8, 2011 Don't be jealous :alright: There's plenty to go around Not in Adelaide there isn't.
Fletch Posted October 8, 2011 Report Posted October 8, 2011 Jarrod ships fish. :-) Looks good mate. Huge difference.
kertaz Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Erm... my eye might still be new to these, but other than the colouration, I can't see any difference? How big was he when you jarred him?
paul Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 I think you'll find it's mostly about colour Kertaz. The boy pictured is fairly drab in colour to start, then by separating him/jarring his real colour can come through. You'll notice he's much darker in base colour. The irids have also intensified and the scales look denser/thicker. All signs of a healthy/happy fish.
shadoh Posted October 11, 2011 Author Report Posted October 11, 2011 Yep, mainly colour, though I can notice a slight difference in fin length and form. I'll have to take an updated photo of him for comparison :)
shadoh Posted October 11, 2011 Author Report Posted October 11, 2011 Not a lot of noticeable difference 3 days later... He has grown in size, however.
kertaz Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 (edited) Thanks for sharing, shadoh. Just wondering, how big was he when you jar him? He looked like an adult already on the day he was jarred? 4-5 cm? Edited October 11, 2011 by kertaz
shadoh Posted October 11, 2011 Author Report Posted October 11, 2011 He'd be about 4CM now. He was about 3.5 when I jarred him.
shadoh Posted October 12, 2011 Author Report Posted October 12, 2011 To document the changes further, I have just jarred up another 3 fry - all roughly the same size. I have taken photos and will update again on Friday (2 days) All fish are just starting to get their next level of caudal branching, so expecting fin form to improve over the next week. I am interested in seeing how their base colour and overall appearance changes. Test subject #1... My big hope for FINALLY getting an orange fish from this spawn! Test subject #2... Love the yellow in the fins Interested in seeing how the irids spread and develop... Test Subject #3 Very similar to #2, but darker body and heavier irid layer. Will be interesting if #2 catches up with irid coverage...
Sarah Posted October 12, 2011 Report Posted October 12, 2011 Ooh, lovely! Some of the fish from this spawn look almost chocolate-y. :)
shadoh Posted October 12, 2011 Author Report Posted October 12, 2011 Thanks Sarah! Now that you have said that, all I can think of when I look at my babies is these: Hmmm... I wonder if they have a gooey caramel center too.... <_<
shadoh Posted October 12, 2011 Author Report Posted October 12, 2011 Don't all fish have gooey centers?
shadoh Posted October 12, 2011 Author Report Posted October 12, 2011 (edited) Unfortunately, #2 jumped to his death. I will find and jar up a replacement... edit: oops...it was #2, not #1... Edited October 13, 2011 by shadoh
shadoh Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Posted October 13, 2011 #2 replacement is this red/copper boy...
Sarah Posted October 13, 2011 Report Posted October 13, 2011 Naw, sorry to hear about the jumper, Shadoh. :(
shadoh Posted October 14, 2011 Author Report Posted October 14, 2011 As promised, here are the test subjects 2 days on... Male #1 Male #2 (technically only 1 day for this guy) Male #3 Their colours have significantly deepened. They haven't learned to flare properly yet, but that should only be a day or two away. These 3 are lovers not fighters...
sha Posted October 14, 2011 Report Posted October 14, 2011 As always Jarrod you have some amazing looking fish.
paul Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 I have to attest to this concept that jarring makes all the difference . I jarred about 6 females from the grow out last week. I was looking at selling off some of these girls to the LFS today (they need sone girls), but discovered all the jarred girls have proven themselves to be boys!
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