How to care for betta fry

For many people breeding Betta, besides his own for one pair (or one line) like the are breeding them it is what it is. But most of all have a problem when fish spawn ... that is after the eggs hatch, the fish disappear or grow up to be ugly fish, not value of the rear left ... '

Well!!! There are a lot of books, documents and web guide for taking care of Betta fish hatch eggs but do not focus on the fish until stiff, become a paying adult Betta with graceful fins.

After anchovies pressure off, eggs are sprayed onto the nest, see one corner females and flat belly flat, the time that should remove the roof. When the fry hatch, about 3-4 days, you should remove them blank (if you do not want to fry fish prey to empty).

In the first few days, I can only eat fish species of layers identical mao (grass). You should fry as fish swam across. Note to cover the lake, just leave a few small holes for breathing (due to dirt, mosquitoes to lay eggs) it is not good for your fish.

When the fry are a week old, you should feed them atemia (saltwater shrimp larvae). Only after the first few times out, it will show them to swallow food quickly. When the fish were eating, the stomach will get fat and pink, this means your fish are large. At first you should feed them one at a later adds up.

About 2 weeks you should start the piece ties swimming slowly to ventilation and to observe, not began to cover them too fast or too wide. This makes the strong water flow (wind), not good for fish.

When the fish is 4 ~ 5 weeks of age, you can fish out of a lake. A volume of about 4 ~ 5 liters can be as long as 25 Betta, this helps your fish quickly grow.

When the fish is 2.5 ~ 3 months, the males can not live with such a lake many fish as it may affect their tails and fins.

At this point you should prepare the plastic pot to split the flock. You can own separate drum, when the drum is put the jar, they will own rapid development one particular way.

Note: How to differentiate male and female fish to separate the herd:

1. The first sign is the color becomes darker anchovies, or spread to other threatened fish fin.
2. Our anal more tapered in the back and longer than the female's fin.
3. Ventral to and thicker.

Should instead water in jars feed 4 days one time (if possible), or 1 week 1 time, smoke residue in the pot regularly to keep your fish healthy. And your culture containers must be clean in order to maintain the health of fish.

Wish you success!!!

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Betta fish breeding

Marble was bred in the jar of peanut butter by a prisoner named Orville Gulley. The story is as follows, Orville trying to create black butterfly betta fish and accidentally discovered the marble gene. He sent several children to Walt Maurus, a member of the IBC (and some other breeders) who discovered the beauty of them and began breeding these fish. We like the Pinto horses in the world of betta fish with dark streaks on the background body pale or vice versa. The first marble with two black / white but then it evolved into a multitude of different colors and use them to create new bettas.

 

1. Techniques to breed Betta

- The marble gene seems dominant part (it is said that it is co-dominant or recessive gene part) so the marble hybrid with monochromatic fish will produce majority is monochromatic fish and a few marble. If the parents are carrying the gene marble, marble fry rate will be higher. Marble gene affects the appearance of the fish in an unpredictable manner, ie any type of color combinations and patterns. However, the breeder may have to go through several generations (and selection) before the formation of ideas and then to face the challenge to create new strains.

- Breeding marble monochrome fish together often creates a dark background, monochromatic light background, butterflies and marbles. Monochrome butterfly fish originating from marble will have the same genetic characteristics with monochromatic fish also in marble; while butterflies are bred to mono line monochrome origin, the fry will be the butterfly dominant gene section.

- Hybrid between fish monochrome dark background or monochrome light background origin from marble to create marble, monochromatic fish and butterfly fish. If the marble gene was introduced into the monochromatic line, it would be extremely difficult to return to a monochromatic line. Fish will always stick more or less strange colors or marble. Crossing lines with other lines marble effect will create "marbled" color of the line.

2. Jumping gene phenomenon

- One of the basic principles recently discovered genetic in that the existence of "moving elements" also known as "jumping genes." In fact, the existence of genes that they have the ability to move from one location to another location on the chromosome. Sometimes they insert into a position and influence the activity of genes in that position. This makes the cell (and its mirror) is not able to complete a specific task-related gene. Because temporary jumping genes located in a specific location on the chromosome, so the effects of gene loss is only temporary.

- If jumping genes exist and it inserted the gene location responsible for creating melanin, it will stop the production of pigment from which the cells (and replication) can not produce pigment black. This creates spots such fuzzy white patches or spots. The reverse can also happen! If the cells are unable to produce melanin because of the presence of jumping genes, and genes move the cell (and its mirror) is able to create black and black pigment reappears. Sometimes dark spots on a light body color of white marble suddenly appear in the middle (looks like the eyes). This can be explained easily if you think that the original human cells can not produce black pigment because the presence of jumping genes (creating a light body color) and then jumping genes move make black appear (creating black dots), and in some cells of, gene jumping back and restrict black pigment do appear white point of the black spots.

- The theory of "jumping genes" that can be used to explain why some marbles did not have a pattern, "marble". If "jumping genes" is not inserted (for dark background) or removed (for light background) in any cell during the growth of the fish pattern "marble" will not appear. Now, this can also happen with other colors ... such as green, blue, steel blue and red. Jumping gene inserted into the genome and enable or disable the ability to create pigment in human cells.

- There is a lot of evidence that jumping genes or "moving elements" can cause creating characteristics "marble" in bettas. The appearance of the marble characteristics can be explained by this theory. But to prove it can be very difficult. There is one thing for sure is true: whether you like the genetic mechanism of marbles or not, have to admit that they are very beautiful.

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The right betta fish farming

The right betta fish farming - perhaps many thought that breed Betta fish are hard work and require a high cost in the process, but this time I will be giving out an effective and efficient in terms of time, manner and cost .. please listened may be inspiration for you .. 

First of all the good breeders Please prepare and ready to be mated with a minimum age of 3-4 months special features male was issued a bubble-bubble and the females have a white speck in sex, no less important that breeders select healthy and has a good color because will affect this in the offspring.

Separate parent selected in the container 

Let the process for 42 hours (2 day) on the first day of the male betta fish to make a bubble for the eggs and the second day of marriage and the eggs will be deposited by the male in the bubble. After second day and lift / female betta fish separate from the container and let yearling males with eggs. 

Keep container is in the dark and do not in move-move because eggs fall from the bubble the egg would decay or die. And male fish in the process do not have the news feed. let the process of up to 10 days or 1 week, after which the male parent in the foster puppies and then move to a bigger place carefully to reduce mortality. 

To feed chicks betta fish 1 week aged can with water cabbage (cabbage vegetable immersion results) due to the soaking water contains bacteria cabbage fish / plankton or can be filtered by mosquito larvae. 

Betta fish Puppies are 3 weeks old will begin to see the color. I hope my article this time could be useful for all of my friend. If you want to ask or something is missing in the know please leave questions in the comment box.

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