Bettarazzi Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Here are pics of some of my imported fish that arrived yesterday. All from Suporn at Bluebetta.com Gold Dragon HM pair, very similar to Kitz, probably from the same spawn. The male was too busy building a bubble nest to pose for photos. When I tried uncarding him, he flared so fast and furiously that all I could get was a blur. Platinum HM female. She was a gift. Thank you Suporn. I'm going to mate her with my Opaque White male. I'm still trying to get decent pics of a green full mask female and a steel blue HM male. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betta_Endeavours Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Oh nice. Can't wait to see the other two. I still have to set up my photography tank in the shed and then I can start taking pictures :photo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted July 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 I don't have a photo tank. I just take a photo of them wherever they are. Hmm... maybe that's why I have issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 That platinum female is really nice; is her caudal as good as it looks in her reflection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Lovely! Suporn does know how to make a nice fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 nice fish i'm interested in what that green females looks like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2jdaze Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 preety :photo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted July 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 That platinum female is really nice; is her caudal as good as it looks in her reflection? Yep. The caudal is pretty good. She was flaring seconds before that shot. No, she's not a male. She's got extremely prominent ovaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted July 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 The platinum female jumped out of the tank through the corner hole in the lid. I'm so annoyed at myself. I looked at that hole and thought that since there was an airline and a heater cord going through, that would block it off sufficiently. Clearly not! It's such a stupid way to lose a fish. :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 sad to hear :< she was a lovely fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2jdaze Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 oh no! they can be determined at times can't they :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitstyles Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Omg -.- she was so nice i only half filled for those tanks and covered the top with a towel....sorry abt this I should have tell you earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Damn, what a shame Sorry about that Michael :cheer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted July 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 ....sorry abt this I should have tell you earlier No. I'm an idiot. It's not as if this hasn't happened to me before. Well, I suppose it hasn't happened recently. I'd spent every available minute the entire weekend sorting out the fishroom. It was 1am, I was tired. And although the thought crossed my mind I just didn't look carefully enough at the lid. Kitz, this wasn't one of the new tanks, it was one of my old, self made ones. I was trying it out with one of those small box sponge filters and raised the water level for the filter. Now in the horrific light of day I can see that the water level didn't need to be quite that high. And that the lid can sit in a funny making a big gap in the corner. I feel extremely stupid. Thanks all for listening to me whining about something that was entirely my own fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 not at all! My very first imported female did exactly the same thing. I totally sympathise. 20:20 hindsight is a remarkable thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2jdaze Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 it's happened to all of us! (ironically 3 of my suicides have come from Celeste's fishies! I felt SOOOOO bad!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celeste84 Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 *shrugs* it happens, no one can predict it so don't beat yourself up over it *pats* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Mike great looking fish and so sorry to hear about your girl, she was a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishchick Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 yup - went to show someone a fish yesterday and....nice bubble nest - no fish. Found him and was ok - but doh!! *smacks head* you just never know! Sorry to hear. Cheers, J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Thanks all. You guys are the only people I know who understand how I feel about this. And genuinely sympathise. Not, "Oh you lost a fish. Pity about that. What's for dinner?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Look on the bright side though, in another generation you'll have produced platinums of your own (opaque x copper) How are the others coming along Michael? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limmo Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I have already said sorry in another thread, but looking at that female again you must feel terrible She is such a beautiful girl and it must be gut wrenching to lose her... especially since you just got her She really was a gift wasn't she all the best and I hope your other spawns are successful and the rest of the new family settle in all right Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 How are the others coming along Michael? The others are doing ok. They're taking dry food... sort of. I might see how they like frozen bloodworms later. The green/turquoise female was doing something kinda strange tonight. I put Betta Bio-Gold in her tank. She would go for the pellets but not actually open her mouth wide enough to take them in. I tried NLS which is smaller but she didn't even try with them. Need to watch her carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillieOrCory Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Oh sugar! It always feel like a punch in the stomach for me. I am sorry you lost the fish, she was nice. Even if she wasn't I hate loosing fish to stiations I could have prevented! My latest one involved this beautiful male golden gardneri (killifish ofcourse ) that has matured and I was getting ready to use him for breeding. A mate came over (non killifish keeper) to look at my tanks and commented on this male out of hundreds of fish in 50 odd tanks, on how nice it looks. The next day I walk in the fish room and it is no longer in the tank. It jumped over 20 centimeters and through a narrowest of gaps Chin up and go breed some more fish :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted July 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Thanks Serkan. One of the thoughts that entered my head as I picked up her leathery body was how I could have let this happen having been a killie keeper. I used to stuff filter wool in the corners of the killie tanks. I guess you forget a lot in 10 years. So that's the answer. No more long breaks from fishkeeping. Short holidays yes. But from now till the day I die there shall be fish in the fishroom. What? Too Operatic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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