Friday, May 13, 2011

Change of Plans?

I was just thinking:

The Great Salvania vs the Elodea= Floating plant vs Floating plant

If you don't get what I mean, I'm saying that it wouldn't make too big a difference if we use both of them. We should use something like:

Floating plant vs Fully Submerged plant.

However, if we do that, it means that we'll be needing a medium(e.g. gravel) to hold down the Fully Submerged plant. This will pose as a problem to our male betta during spawning, he would find it difficult t0 retrieve the eggs that have sunk to the bottom of the tank.

Should we use :

Floating plant vs Plastic plant instead?

At least we can use something else to hold the plastic plant to the bottom of the tank (they usually come along with suction pads) But if we do it this way, we'll sort of be measuring 2 variables at once:

Floating,LIVE plants vs totally submerged PLASTIC plants.

What do you all think?

Haha, we could anchor it sideways on the side of the tank...

Friday, May 6, 2011

Monday, May 2, 2011

The Anatomy of Betta


We will be checking for a small white tube (ovipositor) to be sticking out between the female's ventral fins before releasing her to be with the male. This means that she is ready to spawn.



Sunday, May 1, 2011

Check this site out



Another Website for Breeding Bettas

http://elizabethchristopher.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/betta-mating-betta-breeding-101/

Spawning



Sorry, this is sort of what spawning looks like, forgot to mention earlier.

Spawn refers to the eggs or sperm, released or deposited, usually into water, by aquatic animals. As a verb, spawn refers to the process of releasing the eggs and sperm, also called spawning. Most aquatic animals, apart from aquatic mammals, reproduce through a process of spawning.

Spawn consists of the reproductive cells (gametes) of aquatic animals, some of which will become fertilized and produce offspring. The process of spawning typically involves females releasing ova (unfertilized eggs) into the water, often in large quantities, while males simultaneously or sequentially release spermatozoa to fertilize the eggs.

~Adapted from Wikipedia

Fish Farms selling Tropical Fish

Anyway, if that farm doesn't give us the information we need, then I went to search for other fish farms that sell tropical fish:


Check out the link: http://http://www.eguide.com.sg/Products/Fish-Tropical

Fish Farms in Singapore


Hihihi!!!
Managed to find 1 Fish Farm in SG tt sells Betta ( Swee Seng Fish Farm)

The Address

#01-23, 109 Clementi St 11, Singapore 120109

p: 67795072

Website& Email - None Supplied

I called up the farm on Friday and the operator said that they have 3 types of Betta.
Why don't we go check it out?