Betta Splendens a.k.a Siamese Fighting Fish

[svmx123]

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@The Goods
Reservi ko anang Halfmoon nimo ha hehehehe thanks!

[The Good$!!!]

@ all:

A couple of weeks from now, I'm going to sell some of my Red fries so that I could have enough moolah to purchase new strains, buy extra tanks etc...

As you know, breeding Halfmoons does not give any assurance that all of it's offsprings would become Halfmoons when the time comes that their fins are fully developed... Inexperienced breeders (me included) would be lucky to have around 5-10% Halfmoons from a spawn of Halfmoon parents...

Instead, these fishes that have caudal fins less than 180 degrees but are 170+ degrees are called Super Deltas or "Halfmoon geno" (meaning they carry Halfmoon genes and will pass it on their offsprings, that is why it is best to breed siblings)... Super Deltas are still very desirable fin strains although it would be obvious that they would cost less than Halfmoons.

My pair (parents of the fries) are indeed Halfmoons, meaning their fins have the same shape as that of a protractor (180 degrees) or a letter "D"... Since the fries are now 2.5 months old and I could already tell the males from the females, I would be separating the males soon as they begin show their aggressiveness already to avoid torn fins.

To label any of my fries as Halfmoons when I sell them is dishonest on my part since they do not flare (display ther fins in all its glory) yet... So, I cannot tell as of the moment if indeed some of my fries can spread their caudals to a full 180 degrees!

In conclusion, I would refer to my fries as of the moment as Super Delta fries, or Halfmoon genos...

Heck, I sure as hell would sell them in a price a bit less than what I got for their parents which is 1,500 pesos (900 for the female, 600 for the male)...

If you do decide to get a Super Delta pair and breed them, fear not coz they CAN AND WILL PRODUCE HALFMOONS! Heck, you might be ever luckier or better than me! You might get more Halfmoons from a Super Delta pair!

So, a couple of weeks from now, I would be selling some fries (not decided yet how many since I would be keeping at least 2 pairs to continue the line)... I'm just waiting for the male fries to start flaring so I could tell if indeed I was able to produce Halfmoons (I'd be so proud of myself for that)!

From bettatalk.com:

"So you bought the best halfmoons you could find. Maybe you even went to a breeder whom you trusted to be sure to get siblings. Or maybe you bought the best you could regardless of breeder.

And the fry have super delta tails, or even rounded edges. Hmph. The few that might make the cut grow long anal fins and the dorsals go to fizzy twisty messes.

Welcome to the world of Halfmoons.

So you wrote the breeder or went on public forums, where they tell you only 10 percent of the spawns will be halfmoon regardless. Bummer."

Thanks...

[Edgar]

sa may skina tabada. dool sa mambaling. tan aw lang nya mo basin makaoyon mo sa ako betta. hehehe

[nevalaroza]

ok bai, lisud man maka produce HM's, it will take time gyud. also, breed ka at least 10 pairs of HM's at a time for you to get high probability to have enough quality HM stock for the next breeding.

Ok ra man cartimar, daghan man ka mapilian pud. If you want HM from davao order ta kay Jude naa atbang robinsons ( kanang nagdisplay HM yellow sa iya plant shop) order nalang ta dungan kay
pang fillers ra man na ato orders sa unused spaces sa iya box. Makatipid ta freight.

Give me your number para magkakita ta someday, suroy balay

[elvinhunk]

hi fellow istoryans,

just would like to share some pics of our betta breeding in manila. taga cebu ko pero ako lolo naa dd2 bettas gyud iyang hobby. . . his foundation stocks are imported from thailand. . . nag supply sad cya sa cartimar ug naa sad cya mga gpang-supplyan sa davao. . I am really am really glad that there are betta enthusiasts here in cebu, im also thinking of joining this hobby. . .. medyo doubtful lang kay wala ko time tungod sa work. . anyways here are some pics. . . thanks for viewing. . update lang nya ko puhon. .

here's the setup. . medyo dark lang kay gabii na and phone ra ako gamit pag capture. . iyaha na tanan gkan sa pag panday2x sa shelf hantud sa pag assemble sa tanks.


mga plastic cups lang ang gigamit when the time comes to segregate the fishes. daghan gyud kaayo cya bettas, this is only one of his rooms. . . naa pa cya 2 more and sa sala puno sad ug tanks.



below are the results of his first breeding. .medyo tigulang2x na . i will update these nya. . . naa pa man ang uban pics sa balay. . . including the plakat who won best in show. . .



salamat sa pag tanaw hehhe

[svmx123]

Hala I really like the white HM

[nevalaroza]

salamat sa sharing bai

[nevalaroza]

roy, try daw Halfmoon Betta Fish Guide - your ultimate ebook to care and raise beautiful and healthy halfmoon betta fishes successfully! regarding ur HM

[The Good$!!!]

Bai elvin lamia manang Opaque sa imung lolo... Hehehe

Pagdala ug mga pairs dri bai dn e try ug breed pra managhan pud ta... Grabeha iyang barracks, daghan kaau ug tanks! Serious Betta breeder jud...

Well, let your gramps know na nia pud dri sa Cebu interested ug Bettas although not that many yet...^^ It would be great if he would help in spreading the hobby here in Cebu...

Thanks for sharing bai!

@ Nevs gae daw ko contact # nimu bai...^^

If muadto Davao imu kaila basin mag padala ta ug pair... White Opaque Halfmoons akoa hehehe... Ako pud texsan si Mike kung ganahan bah cya mu order HM ky murag ng sugod nato ug ganahan balik mag breeding...

Katul-tol ka anang Dumoy, Toril Davao City bai?

Nia man Betta Club didto, gkan daw KelsonBettas ilang line from Singapore...

[nevalaroza]

layo mana ang Toril sa Davao city bai, mura mana cebu city ug Toledo .
ako number 09189168838.

la na lage ko camera oi, try nako cellfone camera. pero suroy lang balay bai para ad2 ta ako mga kaila na karaan napod ani fyting. Nagtrabaho naka? ako sa Toledo ko asyn karon pero cebu based ghapon ko mao di nako pirmi kaanha manlili.

Cge gamit talisay leaf bai, gamit kau