These betta livida juvenile were once in small polystyrene box, then a month later into bigger grow out tank, and now into 4 inches diameter bottles. The juvenile just turn 2 and a half month old, but some males had shown aggressiveness. Therefore they have to be separated, or jarring, the term betta breeders worldwide love to use.
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| betta livida juvenile: jarring the first 19 |
Life would be very lonely in separate bottles I suppose. A bit of ketapang leaf and floating plants is an attempt to create habitat close to nature, that make them feel safe. But each juvenile will get equal share of food, even for for the timid ones, and they don't have to fight for it. For that, I hope they grow well.
Some of them had greenish tip pelvic fins already, a trademark for betta livida. Early maturity I guess. So they say juvenile reach maturity at 3 month, but mine is 2 weeks short. I am expecting the young males to display nest making skill soon and for the females, a glimpse of egg tube at the lower part of their bodies.
Going for sale, return to habitat, giveaways are choices I will soon have. Two pairs to be returned to the original habitat, 3 pairs as giveaways, 3 pairs for future breedings. That would make 8 pairs. At least 10 pairs is up for sale. That's so much about planning, but god knows what's the sex ratio of these juvenile. A wild betta livida breeding should end with some understanding of sex ratio of their offspring. I suppose it should tie with the fertility of the pairs, the weather, water parameters and food they take. As more breeding projects are done, a reasonable estimate of sex ratio of offspring can be obtained.
Pair 1 : LM1s.i. vs LF2t.m. - 38 offspring
Pair 2 : LM3t.m. vs LF1s.i. - 19 offspring
wild betta breeding, seri iskandar PERAK
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