RB.24.11.2013

The couple of this spawn was bought with the excuse of helping our Italian association since someone ordered the couple but changed mind at the last second. I always had an interest in black dragon and I was happy to get the fish. They were acquired by TMT bettas at the market in Thailand but the breeder is unknown. The fish look like a brother/sister couple but I have no real proof.

The Sire:

The male is indeed interesting. The size is unfortunately not so impressive and the body is short for my taste but it is a good start for my work.

The Dame:

About the female I like the strong color and the broad dorsal.

They couple has been conditioned with frozen artemia and live bloodworm for 2 weeks before spawning. Here a video of the couple:

The breeding will be performed in a standard manner, see method described here

In this particular case the fish were put in the plastic tank the 22.11.2013. The temperature of the water was perfect but the male was not building a nest. I changed half of the water on the 23.11.2013  with RO water. The couple was spawning today, 24.11.2013. The female laid some eggs. Finger crossed.