shadoh Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 What, if any, measures do you take to prepare a fish for a show?My usual methods are to feed a high protein diet of as much live foods as possible (similar to conditioning for breeding), Daily flare sessions and "angry stick" training (good method to have a betta display for judges) and keep females jarred and out of sight of males. If a female looks too "eggy" in the leadup to a show, I usually fast her for a few days so her body will reabsorb the eggs.If I have a lot on hand to choose from, In the week leading up to the show, I will hold a "mini show" in my fishroom and line them up. Any with disqualifying faults are put back away. The rest are lined up in order of quality and put back away in that order. That way, when it comes time to send/take them to a show, it is only a matter of selecting them in order off the shelf.Jarrod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayM Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 None LOL. That is now changed after seeing some scared bettas at recent meet. I flare train the boys each day or every 2nd day. They usually get fed once a day so will up that to 2. Not sure what I'll be entering at the IBC show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted July 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 I was pretty clueless at my first show. I assumed that my fish would just perform on the day like they did in my fishroom. I had a few that curled up in a ball on the bottom of a beanie until I got them safe back home in their familiar digs. Jarrod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayM Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 LOL same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted August 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 I was so disappointed that I will have no self bred fish for the upcoming 2 shows. Thankfully, I'll have something ready for the next ones Collecting some really nice fish for the shows that will be heading to the spawn tank afterwards.Jarrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayM Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 This spawn won't be ready & I'm not sure about my fishes sizes. Most are too short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted August 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 At least being undersized (to a point) is no longer a disqualifying fault Jarrod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 As well as carding I think putting them under lights is important as well. If they're not used to it some bettas will freak out under strong lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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