Comments for MX Bettas - about Siamese Fighting Fish

Comment on Cleaning the Betta Fry Tank by admin

admin — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:33:46 +0000

I’ve had fry go missing when a Mystery snail is present. It’s hard to tell though if the snails hunt them down at night or if fry, that just die naturally, are then cleaned up by the snail/s. In large spawns it is natural to lose some fry as it’s natures way of ensuring the fittest survive. On one instance I lost about 70% of a spawn in one night. The next day there was no sign of dead fry anywhere. I suspect that there may have been an issue with the water, the fry died and then the snails cleaned up during the night.
To answer your question, I think it’s a good idea to add some sort of algae eater though. Whether it’s a Bristlenose Catfish or a Mystery Snail. If you haven’t got a sponge filter though or some sort of aeration then don’t add a Bristlenose. If you add a Snail then removing him at night might be a good idea. Just keep a close eye on what’s going on inside the tank.

Comment on Cleaning the Betta Fry Tank by robin

robin — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:52:03 +0000

hey im thinking about getting a mystery snail for my betta fry they are going to be 6 days tommorow is it a good idea they move alot. will they be eaten please reply i have no heater and cant get one now or a filter but they are doing pretty good and i dont see any dead fry on the floor. so should i get a snail i was gonna do the same thing as you take it out in the night and put it in the morning

Comment on Introduction by Olivia

Olivia — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:32:54 +0000

Could you please make me a list of all the things i need to breed and keep siamese fish just in case i miss out on some thing im am going to get them after christmas when i get all the money and my new room.
Olivia

Comment on Plastic Aquarium Plants by Olivia

Olivia — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:27:47 +0000

i like silk plants but they are more expensive than plastic

Comment on Breeding Crowntail Bettas by Olivia

Olivia — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:17:45 +0000

oh my god they sound hard to breed i think i will just but a breeding pair that hhave been bred before

Comment on Sponge Filter by Olivia

Olivia — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:41:38 +0000

when i had a pump in my pond and had three batches of frog eggs i wrapped a lot of aquarium sponge around the pump and it acted like a filter and moved the water around without sucking upp all the frog eggs and tadpoles. real simple to make depending on the type of filter

Comment on Worm Bin by Olivia

Olivia — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:36:36 +0000

be carefull about parasites and nasty bugs that could make your fish sick one day in my pond there were these red worms and the goldfish ate it and it was a parasite that ate the insides of it out now i bought some anti parasite medicine and everty week i add some in the water just in case

Comment on The Best Betta Tank Set up I could find by Olivia

Olivia — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:32:18 +0000

i have 2 heaters nd 2 filters but my annoying guardian wont let me plug ANNYTHING in so annoying ive got like 10meters of tubing and used to have 2 massive fish bowls and one tank but i hate it when people just give stuff away really annoys me.

Comment on The Best Betta Tank Set up I could find by Olivia

Olivia — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:29:54 +0000

thats really interesting i will copy that info thanks

Comment on Buying Betta Fish for Breeding by admin

admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:22:19 +0000

Sounds interesting. The mother of pearl colouration might be what is known as a opaque and with the added red and purple may mean he is a marble. You may find the colouration/patterm may change/vary over time as this is typical with marbles.