Male: LM1si Female: LF1si
Breeding date: 11/11/2020
Offspring: 20
Get a pair, put in a tank, fill up water to 3 inches depth, put ketapang and mahang leaves, and place daun pegaga (asiatic pennywort) for nesting. That sums up basic breeding requirements, at least the way I do. Breeding can be much deeper if we wish to challenge ourselves. Inbreeding, outcross, backcross; these are new terms I have to get involve with as I venture further with betta livida breeding.
I believe my 29/8/2020 wild caught betta livida are related, because they were caught within a square meter in their wild habitat. Of the 2 males and a female, they might just be brother, sister, daughter, son, mother or cousins. Of the two males, one is bigger than the other, I just guess they are son and father, and the female could be sister to the young male.
So the 11th of November 2020 breeding project, could be a backcross between father and daughter. It was a successful mating with offspring of 20. At the age of two weeks, 5 of them are noticeably small, as if they are stunted. They move, but always on the floor of the tank. The other 15 exhibit normal growth as we would expect for two week old. Culling the tiny stunted five?..... Not yet I think, they could just be late bloomers. Its too early to conclude, but the idea that stunted growth is typical of closely related pairing is lingering in my mind. But at least I can rest assured that the wild betta livida seri iskandar has their next generation ready for future breeding adventure for whoever wish to participate.
 |
| Pic1: Offspring of livida 11/11/2020 project. Some are somewhat very small. |
bangchik
wild betta breeding, seri iskandar
No comments:
Post a Comment