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Any fish people?

They are cheaper....

RobbiesCornField said:
I think they're cheaper at Wal-mart (the Bettas, that is).
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but talk about a crap shoot for a healthy fish.
Nolan's (our local fish speciality store) is a bit cheaper but they are more interested in selling a huge set-up with lots of expensive fish. Bettas are few and far between.
 
If I ever get into serious breeding again, I'd like to go with the the different types other than the splendins. My fish club breeds some extraordinary types that are just fascinating. I'm having my doubts whether mine will actually ever die, though. I think she's been sent by aliens just to mock me. She's coming up on 3 years now. My last one lived almost five years. :p
 
3 and five years...

LBoz said:
If I ever get into serious breeding again, I'd like to go with the the different types other than the splendins. My fish club breeds some extraordinary types that are just fascinating. I'm having my doubts whether mine will actually ever die, though. I think she's been sent by aliens just to mock me. She's coming up on 3 years now. My last one lived almost five years. :p
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thats pretty flippin good Lori.
What alot of people don't realize is how the breeders will keep the better fish, ship off the older breeders to the pet stores. Hence you get a fish that will not live long.:twoguns:
 
admitchell08 said:
Actually, I have had numerous guppies while I was growing up and never saw any fry except for a single one that I saw recently...but he disappeared. I don't know if they are getting sucked up in the filter or being eaten or what? Idk...guppies are gorgeous and I'd love to have a tank full of them, but I just can't seem to get them to breed. And I've heard they are supposed to multiply like rabbits...so I don't know what the heck is going on!
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If guppies don't work out for you and you want lots of colorful fish, another good live bearing fish are Platies. They are much heartier fish than gups in my opinion. I think i have about 8 females that have baby's regularly, so i always have fry swimming around. I bet your baby's were getting eaten by the bigger fish. I've tried using one of those fish breeding trap things but they just stress the fish out way too much. i just let pregnant fish have the baby's and then go through the tank and try and find them. I put the fry in a net thing that hooks on the side of the tank and wait till they're big enough to not get eaten.

Every three weeks or so i go to the fish store near my house and trade in fish to get fish food, filters, chemicals or whatever i need at the time. they kinda pay for themselves in a way. haha
 
Cflaguy said:
thats pretty flippin good Lori.
What alot of people don't realize is how the breeders will keep the better fish, ship off the older breeders to the pet stores. Hence you get a fish that will not live long.:twoguns:
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I don't think that is true. Each betta pair can produce at least 5,000 bettas per female per year. The professional breeders get insane production out of them. Why ship off retired breeders when they are that prolific? And even if they did, it would be a tiny percentage of the fish they sold. I get 25 or so every week, have toured many wholesalers facilities and have never seen a single one come in that looked like a fully mature adult. Just my 2 cents, but I don't think older breeders are winding up in many people's hands.
 
mynamesrick said:
If guppies don't work out for you and you want lots of colorful fish, another good live bearing fish are Platies. They are much heartier fish than gups in my opinion. I think i have about 8 females that have baby's regularly, so i always have fry swimming around. I bet your baby's were getting eaten by the bigger fish. I've tried using one of those fish breeding trap things but they just stress the fish out way too much. i just let pregnant fish have the baby's and then go through the tank and try and find them. I put the fry in a net thing that hooks on the side of the tank and wait till they're big enough to not get eaten.

Every three weeks or so i go to the fish store near my house and trade in fish to get fish food, filters, chemicals or whatever i need at the time. they kinda pay for themselves in a way. haha
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Do the platies need salt? I understand lots of people add it for livebearers..

The fish I keep looking at and coveting are the endlers live bearers. I'd have them already, but I have yet to find a place that will sell females for some reason.
 
I can get you endlers, Tom! Easily! I think you'll find mostly males because the females don't have the colors that the males have...plus, (maybe Chip's place is different, tho) most chain stores have males because the breeders are hanging on to the females to increase their stock.

Geez, I just gave up my endlers. Wish I'd known...but PM me if you want some.
 
Did you work at PetSupermarket?

elrojo said:
I don't think that is true. Each betta pair can produce at least 5,000 bettas per female per year. The professional breeders get insane production out of them. Why ship off retired breeders when they are that prolific? And even if they did, it would be a tiny percentage of the fish they sold. I get 25 or so every week, have toured many wholesalers facilities and have never seen a single one come in that looked like a fully mature adult. Just my 2 cents, but I don't think older breeders are winding up in many people's hands.
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True I may have made a broad stroke. My apologies and I bow.
But if they are retired breeders, why keep them?
 
I've heard where some people suspect those new giant sized ones at Petco are retired breeders. They gave them a fancy name, but they are being silent about what the difference is. They look a little 'wild type' in the tail. Not so fancy but really big..
 
Here are a few of my bettas...
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Cflaguy said:
True I may have made a broad stroke. My apologies and I bow.
But if they are retired breeders, why keep them?
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I agree. I doubt they put them to pasture and continue feeding them until they die of old age! I really don't know if they are fed off, flushed, or sold along with the rest of the stock. There would just be so few from a numbers standpoint that it wouldn't make sense that consumers are getting them and that's why people's experience is that they don't live long. I'd put my money on husbandry, there. :cheers:
 
elrojo said:
I'd put my money on husbandry, there. :cheers:
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I agree, which takes us full circle back to the OP. Thea, please consider keeping those fish in proper conditions OR finding someone willing to do so. Saying that "I know they need water but I get lazy" is like me saying "I know my children need food, but sometimes I just don't feel like feeding them coz I'm tired."
 
I keep mine in deli cups in the store, and get soooo tired of explaining that it's not proper long-term housing. Then being asked why I do it, then asking if they want to pay two dollars or six for their betta! There are just a handful of pet-peeve things like that for me. "Allergy eaters" is another.
 
Yeah those Chinese Allergy Eaters are the WORST! JK.

Cajunmom, you got some great looking plants going there! Are those Anubias nana petit on the branch?
(Sorry to highjack back to plants- I have a one track mind with my new obsession, lol.)

As to the bettas, I fully understand being unaware of their housing needs, I've kept some in the past in small cups as I just didn't know. But I'd go out to the thrift stores and look for interesting vases to keep them in! Bet you could easily upgrade their housing for just a couple of bucks and make some really nice displays as well..
 
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