Adelaide Betta: 2013 Wrap

Wednesday, 1 January 2014

2013 Wrap

2013 was a huge year for me - it marked the beginning of my Betta obsession.

May 28th to be precise...so a tick over 7 months ago. I explain, briefly, how it all started here.

So, 2013 - I learned a lot and continue to do so. My goals were kind of fluid to begin with but have solidified into the chase for CTPK and the colour green. I am also creating a black line and possibly a platinum line. All my lines contain the marble gene as well so I get some surprises thrown in.

The numbers:

I setup 16 spawn attempts during the 7 months of 2013 I was keeping Betta. My first ever attempt was in July so it was really 16 attempts in 6 months, or about one a fortnight.

5 spawns produced a successful mating and eggs - 31.25%
1 of the successful spawns nest full of eggs was eaten.
1 successful spawn's fry didn't make it past week 5.
1 successful spawn is currently nearly 14 weeks old and has 7 surviving fry.
The remaining two successful spawns have stabilised in numbers and are progressing well.

In total, I have produced approximately 300-350 fry from the 4 hatched spawns (150+, 40+ 60+ 50+).
I have jarred 3 individuals.
I have four individuals still in a grow out tank.
I have approximately 40 fry in one fry tank, and approximately 30 fry in another.

I am currently holding 4 male and 8 female adults. Only two of the males are for breeding. Currently 5 females have been used in the breeding program.

Of the seven fry becoming juveniles, two have been confirmed as female. It looks like all seven may be female...

To progress my lines of CTPK into F2 and beyond, I need males from my current two successful fry tank spawns. With approximately 70 fry to choose from, hopefully a few males make it to jarring.

Each end of year wrap will contain photos of only fish I have bred, so the list this year is short...