kertaz Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 They're looking real good, shadoh. Though, I can't say much about the cello (not a fan of cello), but the dark coloured one has a very nice colour. I like his colour, from the photo, the colour looks like a holographic foil :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 the first boy is... pink? congrats on the gorgeous boys. I can't to see how they marble out XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 OK, now I have daylight as ambient light to fill out what the light above the barracks doesn't reach, here is the true colour of the dark boy above without the flash... MT - He isn't pink. That is orange in his fins. I will try and get a more accurate daylight photo without flash... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Just for MT Syndrome.... The "pink" boy's true colours... This was #2 in last nights line up... A nice multicoloured cambodian My neighbour calls this colour "Golden Pearl" With or without flash, this metallic boy looks the same... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2littlerevheads Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 metallic boy is so pretty , if he is not sold, i will grap him when he ready hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Thanks Jennie, they're still a few weeks off and I have promised someone first pick. If he is still available after that, he is all yours :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2littlerevheads Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 all good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournebetta Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 They're really coming along... some nice shapes happening there. (and you know me too well, i just need my fish to be perfect drag-queens, i'm over geometry and form, I just want COVERGIRL fish) Sashay! Shante! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Gorgeous! There is quite a bit of variety there. Love the orange in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Thanks Ness, no old flouncy drag queens in this lot, but plenty of sequinned "showgirls" Thanks Sarah, I'm really loving the orange too! Every day I see more coming through. Got a couple of yellows too Speaking of yellows, I might swap the partners of the yellow HMPKs and orange HMPKs over to see what I get If I can get some yellow marbles with metallic blue irids, that would be stunning :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Great! Sounds like a good plan. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanagi Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Love the oranges + metallic. Always been one of my favourite colours. Makes me want to have a few Splendens again... Or toss some girls in with my Imbellis and hope they hybridize some peaceful orange bettas with a more splendens appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 They're great Jarrod. Nice to see the oranges and yellows coming through. I remember with my all girl spawn, it seemed to take forever for them to colour up. Might be a topic for an entirely new thread, but, have you ever considered using "colour enhancing" foods? Also, I'm intrigued by the colour range in this lot. From your pics it seems they are either dark bodied (black), or completely cello, with no in-between splotchy/variegated "marbles". Is this observation actually present in this spawn? If so, I'm interested in WHY? Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Thanks Paul. Yes, you are right the two main types are dark bodies metallics/coppers and cellos. I do have splotchy marble types in the growout tub they seem to start out as the dark bodied types. To add more to the mystery, the only ones that appear to be marbling are the females. Could this be a hormonal thing? Will the males start marbling later on? I am stumped, but enjoying sitting back and watching the show! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Some of the marbled females. No glamour shots in this lot. Fish were scooped out into a plastic container and were not happy. Stress stripes and fins not fully extended, but you get the idea... Round container distorting the shape... Looking at the ventrals on the fish in the 1st photo, looks like it could be a male.... hmm..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Going to have to stop showing the recently jarred females their male neighbours. All the jarred girls are full of eggs. I was doing the late night/before bed feeds and noticed one of the juvie girls looking listless almost floating near the top of the barracks. She saw me and was startled and swam to the back of the barracks. the sudden movement made her release some eggs. It must have felt a relief, as she is acting a little more normally now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 She must have released more and eaten them, or absorbed them, as she is looking much slimmer and more active this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Lol. That looks like red rocket. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Busman.. have you told Jarrod your "secret ingredient"? Must be Brisbane Water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted October 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 She does look as full as a Red Rocket. I was more worried that she would turn out like your Orchid "Popcorn Bettas" If it is the water, it must be something recently added, as Busman and I are on a different water supply. Must be Busmans super water conditioner with added steroids... Never happened before I started using it *lol* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Never though of that. Lol. :-). Might have to get some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Loving your work Jarrod they are looking ammazing. Thats a good idea with the thread Cheers les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Who said HMPKs couldn't be flouncy? Love the orange "train" on the end of this guys anal fin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted November 7, 2011 Report Share Posted November 7, 2011 Flouncy indeed! Lovely as always. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted November 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Just jarred up 2 new males. One has a little damage to his anal fin. It will heal. The exciting part is that they seem to have teal irids over a black base, black fins with a gold/yellow wash through them I'll wait a couple of days to let them settle in, learn to flare and destress and show their true colour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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