savvy Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Hey everyone I've been lurking around the forums for months and today decided to take the plunge So, I grew up keeping community tanks with my dad (who has kept and bred tropical fish since childhood), helping with maintenance and such. It grew from a 40l community tank, to a 4 foot community, and I kept pushing for more and more tanks and fish, until eventually we had a fish room and about 15 tanks. Nowadays, the fish are my responsibility and all he does is pay We bred a few easy fish like guppies, kribs, etc, and about 3 years ago, armed with a new found love for bettas and the infinite wisdom of the internet, I embarked on my first solo project : breeding bettas! My first successful spawn was between a lovely salamander butterfly halfmoon plakat (great quality, not that I had any idea at that stage. I only realised what a great specimen he was looking at photos after he died) and a chocolate round tail (who I think might have been a wild type hybrid. Since then, I've been breeding mostly females I bred with lucky find decent quality males from the lfs... I think around 8 successful spawns over the past 2 years. I've also.... absorbed the internet, so yeah, I have a reasonably grasp of betta types, colours and genetics these days. Anyways, after a crazy year, where I was incredibly busy and also hit by a lot of bad luck including blackouts while on holidays in winter (bye bye bettas) and big tank disasters left right and centre.... I haven't really been serious with the fish for a while. Now, with things quietening down, I'm getting back into the fish properly... breeding at the moment: a breeding pair of bristlenose in the oscar tank that just keep pumping out the babies, some experimental guppies, and my bettas Today I began a spawn of a double tail plakat that I recently bought and a random female I had. I also have orange marble and dragon halfmoon, cambodian butterfly veil experiment, green marble crowntail, and other random experimental spawns lined up... expect spawn logs! cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ftaquaman Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 arrrgh I just replied to you via the quick post option and instead of hitting post at the bottom I hit add reply at the top and lost the whole thing!! Im having one of those days I guess. Welcome, I am new here myself. I will be looking for a bristlenose once my tank is cycled how many do you have at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zui Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 G'day and welcome. I keep bristlenose(peppermints) myself along with many other types. Hope you enjoy it here. There are many well versed people on this site. Regards Zui Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Sounds familiar. Lol. Welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy the site and share your own experience and knowledge. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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