Betta spawn!!

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    There are about 20 fry.
    I feed them microworms,BABY FISH FOOD for egg layers and crushed tetra prima food.
    The big ones are those who ate the flake food.I think thats why they are so big.The small ones ignore the crushed food. And I do a water change every second day
     
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    Hmmm interesting. I have tried "teaching" mine to eat crushed foods but they only gulp it up and spit it out again.
    How many times a day do you feed them?
     
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    In the morning I feed them the crushed foods and in the evening microworms.
    Some of my betta fry also gulped it up and spit it out.
    O yes the water change is very importent.
     
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    Oh I cant wait anymore!
     
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    THe very small fry die. The ones that are a cm long survive. There are about 5 big blue fry

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    In what size tank are you keeping them?
     
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    In a bowl about 26 cm in diameter. I was wondering if must move them to a 30 cm tank.
     
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    It would be better if they had a bit more space but if you are going to sell/give some of them in a week or two then I wouldn't worry to much.
     
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    I definetaly want to see how these babies turn out.
     
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    I've got 2 spawns of bettas.

    One spawn is 1 month old (9 babies) and they just started to show some blue colour. Male was a blue veil tail and the female a red veil tail. I just feed them microworms and tried to feed them small amounts of these wet packets of brine shrimp (very small) pieces or dry baby powder foods, but seem like they still only eat the microworms.

    The second spawn is one week less than a month old (about 30 babies), but they are still their baby see through colour. The male was a blue veil tail and the mother looks like a red spade tail. They also eat only microworms.
     
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    I think I will put them tomorow in a 30 cm tank.
     
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    When I did feed my betta fry this morning I saw one fry waiting for her food. And when I gave her crushed food she eat it. And 3 others did join her.[​IMG]
     
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    Five of the betta fry are in the 30 cm tank.
    They are growing fast.[​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
     
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    How big are they now??
     
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    From the tip of their nose to their tail they are about 1.3 cm.
    Only part of their tail have colour so it the fry look small.
     
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    Hehehe sounds cute, I cant wait to see them! And then see what colours they turn :D
     
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    I hope that their colours are the same as their parents.
     

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