Monday, October 24, 2011

Betta Macrostoma


I had bought a pair of Betta Macrostoma (aka Macs) in early 2011. The color of the male is striking red with a patch of black at the mouth. The female was drab in color, not much color on her body. I fed them with Tetrabits(TM) . While the female eats it with no problem the male just munch it then spit it out. I wonder how it can live until now although sometimes it will eat insects and mosquito larvae. I saw it spawn twice now but no baby have been observe. Still hoping for an answer how to make it breed.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Betta Imbellis


Recently i got a pair of betta imbellis from the internet for RM10 (less than US$3). Anyway i place them in a 6 L aquarium. It was planted with Java ferns ( i didn't attach it to any driftwood). i added black water extract. They started to breed after two weeks of conditioning. I feed them with Tetrabit(TM) and they certainly love it like crazy. The male build a nest of bubbles with some duckweed attach to it. Now the fries start free swimming. The problem is now the micro-worm I ordered are all dead. I ordered a new one and will arrive in two days time.