Qattarra

He is beautiful , no doubt. I do like the full look of the HM or even OHM . The orchid strain I believe is seen by the series of spots , the rose tail is lovely too with the scalloped fringe. When it comes to bettas I likes'em purdy . ;D

Can be , but also to observe truly wild behaviors .

Wild specimens are the "originals", strongest genes etc.

Mature females can definitely look like that . Under the white stripe there is yellow. The males will almost be black at the bottom . Their white stripe will almost look green . That is a mature female for sure. I suspect the male-like coloring is to try to hide herself while she is holding .

So sorry, that really bites .

Thanks BM, I just may do that . If you look for "Preecha" as a seller on Aquabid and other selling sites you'll see some of the specimens he has . I just love the black orchid strains. The solid color variants are the others I really like . I'm not so fond of the mixed colors , although beautiful . Just 2 examples of what I like. http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auc...&1234424538 http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auc...&1234971194

OB is a gene , Orange Blotch. at least one of the parents would have to carry the gene.

:welcome: to AA What kind of fish did you used to keep? You may have some insight/experience that you could share too . We would love to see your viv and frogs, pics are popular here . Sue

My little girl ( thank you Jay) and my new boy (thank you Ryan) have been busy . Yesturday eggs were being defended. Mom , Dad and eggs

Tomorrow night !!!

If you go with several species you'll run into survival of the fittest . Ensure you have more hiding places than fish . The blues IMO are the most eye catching especially when paired with the yellows. I started with a few of everything but have narrowed mine down to yellow/blues/blacks. It's less confusing for the eye when you sit in front of your tank to observe them .

This meeting will be a lot of fun and interesting . There are raffles too so you never know what you'll go home with , could be fish food , a filter or even neat fish . I hope to see everyone there .

Honestly you are too kind . We could always hold a mini auction here as there are several here, me included, who would like to buy them . How many do you have? After the agreed upon date of the original pick up everything else is imposing on you . Have they paid for the fish or did you? If you did don't even think twice about it, they are yours and you needn't even try to contact the person . If you have already let them know 'their" fish is here and ready to go and they still haven't come, too bad , their loss.You are not expected to help them out any further, I think the "babysitting" fee has paid for them.

Please bring loads of loonies / toonies ans fives. People tend to stop by the ATM on their way and it is difficult for the workers to break that many $20s.

Sounds good .

You may have to set them up by themselves. How big is your tank? How many and types of other fish? planted/decorated? Where did you find these guys?

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IMO those traps are not so helpful . I found live bearers held on too long waiting until it was safe to drop. In the traps this never happened and so they held way too long . A heavily planted tank made things much better. The moms torpedoed their fry out into the foliage and the babies fended for themselves very well.

I really like him , he's a great fish .

If you only come to one meeting this year I think this might be the one to make an extra effort for. The Wonderful World of Fish "Tropical Fish Industry Secrets Revealed" Over 3 years in the making,spanning the continents with commentary by many of the world's great tropical fish experts, this documentary is the most ambitious ever produced concerning tropical aquarium fish & plants. World class director Richard Pabis combines his talents with script writer producer Dr. Thomas R Reich Ichthyologist, it includes incredible special effects and graphics which combine to bring you the tropical fish adventure of a lifetime.Travel to the worlds largest fish farm, learn how all those fish are bred raised and shipped to stores worldwide. Visit the world's leading plant farm as Brad McClain explains secrets and history of great aquarium plants.We journey to Canada and the famous Vancouver Aquarium to glimpse the 5 main habitats, the origins of aquarium fish in nature.Then visit with some of the world's cutting edge aquarium professionals at World Pet Expo and get a glimpse of the future of the fish keeping hobby.

I'd love to bring in some fancy bettas from Preecha but with Katherine MIA I don't know if it'll be possible. Anyone have any insight? Sue

All of my S/A like to re-arrange their decor. They love to dig and make pits. It can be a lot of fun to watch them do their thing .

It is quite normal for fish to scavenge like that . Keep your water very clean and yes epson salts are a laxative but I would have no idea how to dose it or if it could cause more problems than it solves. Perhaps just observe the fish closely for the next few days, I don't suspect you'll get any problems.

pleco-LDA08 Ancistrus sp.MATO-GROSSO http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/aquariu...strus_claro.htm http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/speci...?species_id=152

I'm thinking stop feeding. change the water out, do a good cleaning of the gravel . Something other than just algea is going on . How deep is this tank ?