Betta rubra holding male and fry!!!

[@Ourfrenchiegirls]

Uhh huhhh.... sure it’s the camera and the stand! Lol! The best!

[@DansFish]

LOL!!!!

[@AquaPawInnovations]

Beautiful Rubras Red but myn always pale.... Inspired by your channel and took a pair of Rubras and they always hide hardly see them.... Need suggestion please

[@DansFish]

Lots of hiding spaces, some dither fish and/or a larger group of rubra might help. When kept in groups, they usually are not shy if enough hides are provided...at least that has been my experience.

[@AquaPawInnovations]

@@DansFish Thanks Mate...

[@hilblue6224]

Beautiful eyes on baby Betta, you must be very proud fish dad! I may have to consider getting some wild betta types this spring, i know a guy in Scotland who breeds a few different types he'll post to liverpool where I am. I will keep watching you to work out by spring which wild bettas I should get! Cheers Dan

[@DansFish]

Hope you are able to get some wild bettas. As a recommendation, mouth brooders are probably easier to start with than the wild-type bubble nesters because the young are much bigger and easier to feed upon their release. Bubble nest betta fry are TINY!

[@hilblue6224]

Thanks for the tip, nice one!

[@DansFish]

Anytime, Hilblue!

[@MrJoshdouglas]

It's ok that you passed gas lol congratulations mine started holding 3 days ago but can't wait to raise them

[@DansFish]

Good thing the fish room is well ventilated, eh? I've got to adjust that camera tripod or I'll be getting all sorts of comments every time it squeaks :)

[@NantThananan]

I subscribed mainly because of the farts. Great fish info too.

[@DansFish]

LOL!

[@neven3029]

Hey Dan will the male eat the fry after he spit them out or can I raise them along side him

[@hilblue6224]

Dan, could you recommend some other names of wild betta mouth brooders I should look out for if I can't get Rubra? Cheers for any advice.

[@DansFish]

Of course! Channoides, albimarginata, picta, pugnax, and edithae are all contenders. I'd suggest you comb over the information on wild bettas at the International Betta Congress and go from there. I don't agree with all the info I read at IBC (or anywhere else :)), especially when folks claim you have to have highly acidic water to be successful keeping and/or breeding wild bettas. That has not been my experience, but this is still a great resource to get you started. Here's a link: smp.ibcbettas.org/articles/index.html I'd also suggest checking out Inglorious Bettas's channel here on KZbin. She has some experience with wild bettas that she shares in some of her vids.

[@BenBSeattle]

Dan do you have any pairs for sale?

[@DansFish]

Just females at this time.

[@EdiPrifti]

Hello Dan, i have had some fry of the betta rubra that i was able to grow. It looks like all of them are females. Can you tell me when the males are visible what age ? Thanks for your help.

[@DansFish]

Hello Edi, Congrats on raising these neat fish! It is not so much a factor of age as it is of size. I'd say that around the 1" - 1.5" range the males start to become readily visible.

[@CarterBing]

Very nice!

[@DansFish]

Thanks, Carter!

[@sholikhahthok8885]

Aceh endemic

[@DansFish]

:)