Akythara Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 (edited) Fingers crossed all has gone well in shipping them! I'm getting this pair. Will post pics ASAP but...well my computer just caught on fire lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAfFFiuiBpk Can't wait to see them in person, they're my first plakats and they're young monsters from someone. I'd like to spawn them ASAP but it will depend on how they look when I get them out of their bags tomorrow for how long I give them, they're quite young though so it might be a while. I have their tanks all set up and waiting! It's so exciting, I'm like a child the night before Christmas *giggles* EDIT: BTW I've been in the USA for 12months and using an American betta forum as research reading most of the spawning logs and all of the information about betta/spawning I can find so these little guys are in good hands! Also I got them both their own 10ltr tanks/heaters/plants etc Edited May 27, 2009 by Akythara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Yay:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 They are a lovely pair. I hope your computer's fire is out .... hey, hang on... :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akythara Posted May 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 AHAHAH Yes thank you my computer fire is out. It happened because somehow the bag my friend bought me some new females for HER sheila tank (which she keeps in my room...as you do) floated down onto cables inside the box lol ...not really funny...I wanted to spend my next $500 on things OTHER then new computer parts!!! Wait a minute... I CAN'T BE USING A COMPUTER IF ITS ON FIRE! Something fishy is going on here *looks around the room* ooooh this isn't my bedroom at all! its the living room! Must be a different computer...or IS it! Yeah, it is *sad face*Oh Tanis how I miss thee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 ahh, two computers! You trickster! Imagine how many bettas you could have bought with that $500 *cry* . That really is crap. I'd cry too if anything happened to my dearest (computer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akythara Posted May 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 *cries* I could have set up ANOTHER 55gallon/4ft/how many liters is that? tank and FILLED it with beautiful girls! And plants/driftwood for them to hide in if they felt inclined... *cries* They're here and active! The probklem is that their set up tanks were in my bedroom which still smells like computer death and after spending the night their I have a really sore throat! So I'm going to have to redo their homes in another part of the house with UNAGED water! (That said my mother has been dumping water without even any conditioners onto my endlers for a year and theyre fine so maybe it isnt too bad) *sigh* will get back to you with pix once I've found a place to set them up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 (edited) I usually don't age water for more than a few hours at most, seem to be fine. To find the volume of a tank, get the height, length and width in cm, multiply them with each other, divide by 1000 and there you have litres:) Or, type '55 gallons' into google, and it will convert it for you. Edited May 28, 2009 by Marianne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akythara Posted May 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 hehe google is win! 55 US gallons = 208.197648 liters lol so its about 200 liters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Melbourne water seems not to be as bad as Sydney water re the ageing issue. I have abandoned the use of tap water all together and use rainwater now. Looking forward to photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akythara Posted May 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 The heaters have done their job and the tanks are nice and warm now so I think its aged enough anyway, no bubbles on the glass or anything. I'm told the REAL reason we age is because when water gets under pressure a chemical gets into it which can harm fish..don't really understand all that. Time to start acclimatising them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 it's because the pH can swing a fair bit in the 24 hours after it comes out of the tap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akythara Posted June 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 pH is silly it has such mood swings lol Here is mah boy! this is my fav photo, I turned it into a wallpaper! An in focus shot of him This one is pretty close to his true colour but depending on the angle he can be either blue or BRIGHT green. Now for My Lady, Named Fleur by Rosie No special photography here but it shows her amazing colors perfectly! She had an almost white body in the video which I used to buy them off but there is a little white mark on her anal fin which is the same so I guess its just tricks of the light/aging. Either way I wouldnt change her for the world! She's AMAZING! This is a cute shot. She's hard to photograph because she NEVER stops moving Side Note: With in seconds of posting him on DeviantART Dart wallpaper 1 fav Dart in focus 3 favs Fleur 1 0 favs Fleur 2 0 faves... DART IN FOCUS WINS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akythara Posted June 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergus Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Oh they are lurvely! Very nice indeed. I'm loving that up close in focus shot of your boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 They are lovely! Marbles are tricky like that, they change so much so quickly AB adds should have a notice on them! There is some pics in the showroom of my marble delta and his sisters, one of them was almost completely white when I got her. The boy has changed again since those pics, I'll have to take some more. I'm glad you still like her, I think she's stunning. It will be interesting to see if they keep changing for you, it's like having a new fish every few weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akythara Posted June 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 thanks guys! I LOVE marbles!!! Best fishies ever!! Well lol close enough :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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