Re: [GSAS-Member] Paradise fish and bettas

["phil" <phil@lacefield.com>]

> Oh and Phil, in case you are reading this - you mentioned you were having 
> trouble getting your paradise fish to breed at the auction - I think I have 
> figured out how to tell male from female; maybe you have all of one or the 
> other, or the males are so busy arguing over the female that nobody has time 
> to build a nest. 

Please do share what you know about how to sex them!  I have five that Cliff 
gave me a few months back in a 6gal Eclipse in the kitchen, with one of 
those little card-size Eheim bowl heaters in it keeping it nice and warm.  
Four are big and striped; one is much smaller and much more plain, but no 
one really seems to chase any oter one around in any particular fashion.  
Perhaps if I took out three stripeys and put them in the big tank for a 
spell... 

As for bettas, Calye says this: "Bettas in the little tiny 'popular' cup or 
two sized tanks have died repeatedly for me. I have one now in a half gallon 
sized bowl with some stones and two very small plant snips.  I change the 
water once a week and he seems very happy there. We also have one in a three 
gallon Eclipse with no heater and he seems happy as well." 

So there :-) 

Phil
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