Marine Betta
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Already done! And I sent them a picture of the dead fish this morning.
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That's pathetic.... Another reason to boycott Diver's Den.....
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Yeah, after this I'm done with them.That's pathetic.... Another reason to boycott Diver's Den.....
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They really went downhill fast since Petco's dissolution of Drs. Foster & Smith in 2019. And them being spun off as independent company didn't improve things either.
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I keep a few as future broodstock, the rest gets sold - most will go to Biota.
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Awesome. I doubt any will be available to me in Canada, but I am still very glad to see captive bred marine bettas. In my year of reefing, I have seen six or seven in stores, and only two have been healthy. Keep up the good work.
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Biota ultimately intends to distribute them internationally once I can breed enough. I'm still in the ramp-up phase and trying to get more pairs. So far I have 3 pairs, but I will need at least twice as many to get a reliable supply of larvae. But by now I have juveniles of all 3 pairs and therefore will be able to make unrelated F1 generation pairs. But those will take a few years before I can expect any eggs from them...
I also have 4 singles:
- a large female, collection region unknown
- 2 medium-sized individuals from Australia that may be male and female or two females. So far they still fight when I put them together.
- a large specimen from the Philippines that may be a male, but it's too early to tell, I just goth that fish a week ago and it only now started to eat well enough.
And I still need to find a partner for my single C. argus... and ideally at least another pair. That is a species even more in need of being bred.
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What is swimming around with them in the holding tank? Pods or lunch ? 
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Just a little snack to keep them busy...What is swimming around with them in the holding tank? Pods or lunch ?
Well well, I got 2 beauties from Thomas today. I have to say that they are perfect little Beta's at 1 and 1+ inch. I cannot be any happier with the two I got. Here are a few pictures of them as I drip them into my QT tank.
They are only about 1 inch, I don't want them end up as Tusk food so I put them into my QT system.
They are only about 1 inch, I don't want them end up as Tusk food so I put them into my QT system.
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Great pictures!Well well, I got 2 beauties from Thomas today. I have to say that they are perfect little Beta's at 1 and 1+ inch. I cannot be any happier with the two I got. Here are a few pictures of them as I drip them into my QT tank.
They are only about 1 inch, I don't want them end up as Tusk food so I put them into my QT system.
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Distribution goes through Biota now.
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I saw that on divers den tonight and wondered if it was one of yours. Congratulations!!! Really happy to see this.
One of the first 9 just sold on Diver's Den:
I did not get an email today, just the "Sneak peak" list but not the email notify of new stock for sale. :mad:
Sold quickly too.
Sold quickly too.
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