Natalie’s Blog

Day 1 always begins with the basics, right? I’m going to attempt breeding my Bettas in August. I have chosen Dot (my white female CT) and Lex (my black/blue with zebra stripes and leopard spots male HM). I am going for color as opposed to tail type, so putting a white female with a black male who each carry the metallic gene should be awesome. Maybe round two I will give Apache and Dot a go.

I went to Petsmart and picked up a 10 gallon tank ($13.99) and a 2 way breeder ($3.99). I used a plain styrofoam cup for the egg nest that Lex will build.

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Haley Building A Bubble Nest

Today when I got home I noticed that Haley had calmed down and was gliding peacefully through the water. I shut her light off for a couple of hours to give her some rest and cool the temperature of the tank.  It only took about 2 hours for the temperature to drop 2 degrees to 74F and I decided to turn the lamp back on.  After I did this I noticed a line of bubbles at the edge of the water all the way around aquarium.  I had read about males blowing bubbles just before spawning but never a female.

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