BettaBred Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 There has been a lot of interest in this DT so l thought a thread of his own was worthwhile as this really is one of the best deportments you will ever see in a HM DT. He came 1st at Aquarama this year in the DT class. I also sercured two spawn sisters so hopefully we will see some good breeding results, at the moment tho l am just enjoying looking at him,l hate the thought of those wonderfull fins being damaged in the spawning process. Enjoy, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edie Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Usually it won't get damaged if u do it right, Steve What the sisters look like? Same good looking? Are they ST or both DT? Good luck, Steve and darn....just send us some of the fry! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 I'd be taking lots and lots of piccies before hand just in case! :thumbs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaBred Posted August 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Girls are no where near as pretty, funny that and both are DT which l always thought was not the way to go but after discusions with Preecha Amarra, Wasan and a couple of other master breeders in S.E.Asia they are pairing this way with excellant results so fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edie Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 DT x DT will just give u lots of DT LOL That's why it would be fantastic to get DT off the guy Maybe u ought to find ST for him too, so u can have DT carrier for next generation. Now, where do I put my name on the fry-list?? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaBred Posted August 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 No worries Edie we can work something out as u have some nice looking fishies as well, especialy in CT's from memory. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 I certainly can't fault him Steve. He's amazing. Only possible thing I'd comment on is that his anal fin looks like it curls slightly, but is that just the photo? Is that a fault for showing purposes, Jodi-Lea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishy Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 edie, i thought DT xDT produced fry with spinal deformities? Or have i been led down the garden path? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edie Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Nah...DT x DT is OK, unless u keep it for 5 gens!! Inbreeding is NEVER good for more than 4 or 5 gens anyway. It's just that in DT u would see the "result" much faster imo, in the form of deformities What I have no chance to play around is....what happen if F4 from X is crossed to F4 of Y? At this point, they're both heavily inbred and chances they will have some of the bad genes already....ahhh....gotta find some good stock to play around with The question is then....what generation of DT do u get there Steve? He looks much robust and strong, so it'll be a long way from deformities :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettabegood Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 This guy's colouring is so eye catching. Steve, you can add me to the list of people who'd love to buy one of the fry. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbies Betta Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 This boy is just the only flaw is that he is Red (much much better IMO if he was emerald green :D ) tho saying that, there is no way I would've let him pass either. Breed fishies, breed ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debstep Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 That is one beautiful fish So....is he in the breeding tank yet?? Cheers Deb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 and what are edie's tips for spawning so as not to sustain fin damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edie Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Fin damage on male is only happening when the female is agressive. All u have to do is make sure the female is NOT agressive, which could ended up batterred female lol. Difficult to mention now, but it may just me....I usually don't have the males torn, it's the females that ended up torn. My males torn cause of the plants LOL (* that teaches me not to use plants lol *) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 ;) what a beauty. I would love to get my name on the fry list even if I have to walk from perth to collect! What a looker! Good Luck for a nice gentle, successful spawn. ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaBred Posted August 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Thanks Tammy, would love to send some of his babies West, keep you posted. As for a gentle spawn, can only hope, there is no rhyme or reason to this it just depends on the pair. Hopefully it will not end up in tears. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishchick Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 yup, he is a stunner! Is the photo of him in your tank Steve or a pic from Stingrays? This is the photo I took of him in the competition tanks at Aquarama. Definately eye catching colour and superb deportment. To answer Lisa's question - the anal fin has some ray distortion and is not completely level. He also has the short first ray in the dorsal common in DT. The anal is also a little long. The biggest fault is colour - if it were strictly an IBC show he would probably be best in form & finnage as he does not qualify as a marble - and there is no class for AOC. Non IBC sanctioned shows (like Aquarama) can be more flexible on their classes! He is one awesome fish though and was in the final 3-4 for knockdown to BOS. Good luck Steve, and great job maintaining the fins if that is what he looks like still! (I had nightmares of this guy chewing in quarantine - even though he was in a 3L tank and carded! - He's a good boy!) Cheers, J ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaBred Posted August 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 someone the pic is the one from Stingrays and l have managed to maintain his finnage so far probably due to being kept in a fairly large area, you have seen my barracks which each compartment is 6 litres so he has room to move and flair. I was interested in your comments and would like to have been at Aquarama to see how they judge which l know is a hardtask in S.E.Asia as the standard is so high and fiecerly contested.Thats a great photo you took maybe we need a workshop on fish photography to help everyone with there fish photo taking skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettabegood Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Steve, we plan to include an article on photography in the next issue of Betta Australis Magazine. A couple of our members are working on it as we speak! Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaBred Posted August 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Thats great Sue as you can see l am not the greatest at taking shots of my fish. This photo was taken this morning and as you can see this guys fins are still all intact and he still shows great deportment.This is him just cruising around not flaring at anyone but look at the strength in his rays.I was concerned that he was specialy groomed for competition and that his rays would collapse soon after but so far so good. I will update this post over the next few months just so everyone can see how he goes in breeding and deportment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishy Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 hmmm... might be time to visit to check out the gorgeous boy in his home.. :whistling: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaBred Posted August 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 You are more than welcome Mishy If you wait til after the w/end there will be some new additions to look at. :whistling: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishy Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 :D I'll definately take you up on that!! Just spotted that blue mahachai! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 What is this betta austalis magazine Sue (bettabegood) mentioned. Can I get on a subscription list??? There seems to be this whole little australia betta community. I would love to check it out if I can. Are there any shows coming up on the west side that I could attend? I would love to see how it all works. Thanks guys from Tam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 The magazine is published by an Australian betta club. Bettabegood should be able to send you some more info on the club :hug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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