Jump to content

melbournebetta

Snr Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    3,683

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    3

 Content Type 

Everything posted by melbournebetta

  1. melbournebetta
    Sounds fantastic, having grown up in the 80's watching daggy films with internal walls of fish-tank, I have a really great image in my head of the 'perfect house' with glass walls..... ....so much for the fantasy, welcome to the forum, looking forward to seeing how it all goes for you. (: -ness
  2. melbournebetta
    Sarah, as much as I hate the shorthand "lol" I have to LOL at that song!!! Kick danny boy for me, it's addictive! - funnyyyyyy P.S. Beryl Adjective beryl (not comparable) 1. Of a blue colour. (obvious) And Lav is just short for "Lavendula" / lavender colour.
  3. melbournebetta

    Salamanders on my mind, and in the tank.

    1. Neffy

      Neffy

      Best of luck :D hope they spawn!

    2. melbournebetta

      melbournebetta

      hmmm.... he's showing signs of fatigue & pinhole tail rot :( WHY is he so damn freaked out by spawning, she's even come over with fins clamped and tail up... and he chases her off. Bubble nest all but gone this morning. They get another 48 hours before he gets a dose of TC :(

    3. Nicola

      Nicola

      Oooo the salamaders look pretty :)

  4. melbournebetta
    Hi Rojak, Welcome to the forum - There are plenty of Melbourne betta keepers & breeders here - we even have our own Victorian Betta Group (part of the Aquarium Society of Victoria) What sort of betta are you going to keep, do you have any at the moment ? -Ness (p.s. we have old and young here, I'm about half-way!)
  5. melbournebetta
    Hi Fish Tails, Sounds like you've got your hands full & probably has wrinkly fingers like the rest of us. Looking forward to hearing more about your brood. -Ness
  6. melbournebetta

    Greetings

    melbournebetta replied to a topic in Introductions

    Hi Angela, Welcome to the forum, I'll keep eyes peeled on the classifieds section then! However, if you're getting into breeding betta, you might want to re-consider getting rid of all those tanks.... they come in handy. What sorts of betta do you have / are you interested in breeding, and where in Aus are you? -Ness
  7. melbournebetta

    Thanks for the grindal worm culture, my housemates didn't exactly understand why I got excited when an envelope of dirt and worms arrived, but you and I; we know about the secret joys of such things.

    Thanks once again!

    Mucho Appreciato

    (The Academy copperxcopper spawn are singing your praise)

  8. melbournebetta
    Hey Odie, Allow mine to be the sane welcome; you've now met some of the cast... comedians, emoticons and all. Looking forward to hearing more about your lot - needless to say we're vultures for photos and spawn-logs. Feel free to purchase some betta and log their progress if you don't already have some (biased much?) (: Welcome. -Ness
  9. melbournebetta
    Bec/Neffy: Mr Salamabder (aka Bombastic) is a bit tricky to photograph, as are all out feisty little betta I'm sure, but this was the most accurate depiction of his colour. I waited quite a while for this colour to come through someone's channel, and I have to admit he's my prize in the fishroom. His form isn't quite up to Fuzz (the copper) but that colour! And he's super smart, I've taught him a few tricks & he just picks them up easy peasy! Paul, now I can't get it out of my HEAD! (or the image of Mr Bean dancing to Shaggy!) - Have you seen this? Mr Salamander better learn how to put the moves on little Lav; she's such a prude, who wouldn't want to marry a man that could dance like this? -Ness
  10. melbournebetta
    "Beryl" "The Salamander" "little lav" "Big Red Ned's wife" ...and that's roll-call until the Fry in the Fuzz x Fang Spawn & the Fuzz x Beryl Spawn get more interesting! -Ness 'Razzi - Tim (copper CT) and Pants (the BF) were surprising finds at a Cobourg LFS - they now seem to be importing bonsai super deltas, so there's not much chance of finding more of the top two (may they RIP) But they got me back into the Betta game, with more gusto than I had anticipated (eek, 2 spawning tanks, and I'm eyeing off that small tank we saw at the Victoria Betta Meet) -Ness Thanks Bec, Big Red Ned & his wife were my first pair from someone, Unfortunately I lost him to fin melt in a rather drastic log (see the clinic thread/horror story) Saved the Salamanders and they're the next in the spawn tank, Third time lucky right? My first and second spawn are bubbling away in the tanks, if you like copper there'll be a surplus in a few months, and blues a-plenty there-after. Still looking for a handsome man to come along (hint hint someone) to pair with Big Red Ned's wife - she's a lovely fish (sibling pair to Ned) and is a proven breeder. Hope to meet you & your fish at the next Vic Betta Gathering! -Ness
  11. melbournebetta
    Present: "The Fuzz" "Fang" "MongMong, AKA: Ian" Short for: Ianthinus Adjective ianthinus m (feminine ianthina, neuter ianthinum); first/second declension 1. violet (coloured)
  12. melbournebetta
    Procrastination is a wonderus thing, I'm avoiding keeping a new spawn log - so instead I'm going to post photos of all the Melbourne Betta Gang..... Past (R.I.P.): "Tim" "Pants" "Big Red Ned"
  13. melbournebetta
    Hey Ado, Welcome to the forum - you have quite the collection! I'm going to be selfish and ask about the Betta- what do you have? (: got any pics? -Ness
  14. melbournebetta

    Finding a home for Jeffery, anyone in need of a handsome XL 2 tone comet?

    1. bewarebrunette

      bewarebrunette

      if I were closer I would take him, he is very handsome

  15. melbournebetta
    Looks great Joan, if the fish aren't too crowded I wouldn't bother culling it down, plenty of the professional aquascaping tanks are really heavily planted. Perhaps we should look at doing a Victorian / or all of Ausaqua Aquascaping photo comp? - we could break it down to size categories..... oooohhh that could be fun! (My 10 litre tanks don't compare to this - they are, how shall I put it - more..... bare-bottom zen rock gardens with the occasional Anubis) -ness
  16. melbournebetta

    It's a wrap.... a copper x turq HM wrap to be more specific... wOO

    1. Sarah

      Sarah

      Yay! Well done Ness.. well done fishies! :D

    2. Bettarazzi

      Bettarazzi

      Big WOOP! Of course you mean, turquoise/heterozygous metallic turquoise/metallic green. LOL

    3. melbournebetta

      melbournebetta

      oh my, she's shiny - can we stick with that? - until she's proven which T/HM or T/MG....... my head hurts.

  17. melbournebetta
    Hey NAATU, Always good to have new forum members, especially the Victorian variety. I've just gotten back into Betta after a big break, and found this to be the most fantastic brains-trust for various issues, and particularly breeding tips. You'll soon find out we're total suckers for photos too, so we'd love to see what you have and where you want to go with them... (you have to upload them somewhere first then link to them using the [picture] button) (: Enjoy! -Ness
  18. melbournebetta
    They look fantastic, what a great setup. Loving the red against the blue bkgnd. And believe me, if my girls were half as conditioned as yours, I'd be pretty happy! -Ness
  19. melbournebetta

    The Salamander pair have been rested- she was. not. interested. and he's showing stress with some potential rot (straight into a salt bath young man) So the Copper / Turquoise are in the tank sparring as we speak.

    1. Neffy

      Neffy

      Awww good luck with the next pair ! Hope mine do better

    2. melbournebetta

      melbournebetta

      They WILL/MUST! ....cos I want a lady from your spawn :P

  20. melbournebetta

    Dear Jess,

    I've been talking to Joan about doing a logo for the Vic Betta Society...

    While I was doing my research, I was really looking for a good outline image, and I've realized the image you had on the certificates was really great, did you do that?

    How would you feel about us using it - altering it probably a bit - but trying to see if it would fit in as ...

  21. melbournebetta
    Great layout - love it!
  22. melbournebetta
    Hey Rhys, You've already been welcomed (but here's another one) Glad to see the collection is expanding already! My mum is out in Ballarat, haven't yet been to visit her new place - is there a good LFS/Aquariums around the 'Rat for Betta? I'd love to hear about 'em, as I'm heading up that way next week some time. I have to admit (and to you Sarah) that I just don't 'get' axis - they have legs, it's just........... I struggle. However they look pretty healthy and happy - (eek!) If you haven't already seen someone's channel - check out fishchick65 on youtube - this is generally the reason everyone on this forum has no more expendable income (; someone imports from Thailand and uses some Aus breeders, and is basically the best betta retailer in Aus (QLD) -Ness
  23. melbournebetta

    Hey Elle,

    Just saw your DA site, very impressive - what is the course you are doing?

    Seems besides betta we have a few things in common, I work for an Andalusian breeder in the Western District & finished a Fine art course a while back :)

    Hope uni is ace and u can take a few fishes with you.

    -Ness

  24. melbournebetta

    Conditioning the Salamander HM pair is she even interested? - all the while Mrs Turq is bursting and Mr Fuzz are making eyes at eachother... The Salamanders will get a go, but the Copper/Turq temptation is real...... eeek - full moon on the 4th, make it count!

  25. melbournebetta
    Seconding and Thirding the sentiments of other commenters here. We all know someone to be professional, passionate and dedicated to the sale of quality fish that we otherwise wouldn't have access to. (: Please accept our thanks and support for the work you do someone. I'm sorry you have to deal with these sorts of issues, but lots of people aren't half as clever as the fish they keep. -Ness
×
×
  • Create New...