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Khai's journey in the Betta World
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Lazy Method of Culturing Microworms
I would like to share with all betta and fish hobbyists on the method I use to culture microworms. Ever since I purchased my first microworm culture more than half a year ago, I have successfully kept the culture going to this date. The method I use is rather simple (and lazy!), and I call it “The Lazy Way of Culturing Microworms”. It is very easy, and it might just be the easiest of all the microworm culturing methods. For my method, there is no need for any cooking/boiling nor is there need to add any yeast. All you need is a container, water and some wholemeal bread (also known as whole-grain or whole-wheat bread). My method is presented in the picture below. Hope you can try my method, and do let me know what you think about it. I wish you fun and all the best culturing your microworms! :) So, here goes: The BettaMas Lazy Way on How to Culture Microworms:-
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Super Gold HM Betta ( Male )
I'm really excited about this piece, a Super Gold Half-moon Male. Of course, the term "Super Gold" is coined up, but to me this betta is quite superb, as I would say that the gold is pretty intense. However, my ideal gold would be that of a real gold bar, and that will be my objective, if that is achievable. A fellow Malaysian breeder and friend, Jit bought him while scouting for decent bettas in the market during one of his recent visits to Bangkok, Thailand. His deportment is good too, and he is born to pose in front of the camera; photographing him was surely enjoyable!
It is possible that he carries some dragon genes, as the scales look pretty solid, not transparent. I am impressed by his excellent gold metallic spread. Finnage can be improved further, but my problem is that I do not have a good gold female HM to pair him with at the moment. I will use what I have at this point of time, and hope for the best, so wish me luck in spawning him. Stay tuned for developments in a couple of months' time! :)
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It is possible that he carries some dragon genes, as the scales look pretty solid, not transparent. I am impressed by his excellent gold metallic spread. Finnage can be improved further, but my problem is that I do not have a good gold female HM to pair him with at the moment. I will use what I have at this point of time, and hope for the best, so wish me luck in spawning him. Stay tuned for developments in a couple of months' time! :)
Sunday, 25 September 2011
Two Male HMs from my Gold project
Here are two Half-Moon (HM) males from my Gold project. Intending to use both of them for spawning.
The dusty gold piece has a metallic layer very similar to the father, but lacks the yellow intensity of its father. Finnage is still quite poor. However, my objective is to work on the gold intensity and spread, I am not very particular about finnage at this stage.
The dark-bodied gold has pretty decent finnage balance, but is entering into the "rose zone". My first thought is to pair him up with a sibling with rounded caudal edge and reduced rays, in order to counter the rose effect. Wish me luck. I like the way the metallic gold layer covers body and part of the fins. However, I do admit that he is a little on the copper-ish side with some green hues. Hope to extend the metallic gold spread on the fins, though I must admit that this "mustard gas" kinda look is rather attractive.
The dusty gold piece has a metallic layer very similar to the father, but lacks the yellow intensity of its father. Finnage is still quite poor. However, my objective is to work on the gold intensity and spread, I am not very particular about finnage at this stage.
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The dark-bodied gold has pretty decent finnage balance, but is entering into the "rose zone". My first thought is to pair him up with a sibling with rounded caudal edge and reduced rays, in order to counter the rose effect. Wish me luck. I like the way the metallic gold layer covers body and part of the fins. However, I do admit that he is a little on the copper-ish side with some green hues. Hope to extend the metallic gold spread on the fins, though I must admit that this "mustard gas" kinda look is rather attractive.
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Thursday, 15 September 2011
Dusty Gold Female HM
Here's the female that I got from Thai breeder Sanya Ponpal for my gold line project. Colour is toward darker tone of gold, with some "dusty" appearance. Not so obvious in this photo though... Anal is quite long, so need to work on that in the upcoming generations.
She has now bore me a spawn : fry are almost 7 weeks old. I can see some intense coloured potentials in there. Recently got a few pieces of very solid "Super Gold" line. Hope to cross that line with this, and observe the results. Hope this combination will give improved gold intensity. Something to note, I can see and strongly believe that both line carry dragon genetics as I observe a coating over their scales, similar to that of the dragon. To me, this does play a part in improving the metallic look, as compared to non-dragon golds.
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She has now bore me a spawn : fry are almost 7 weeks old. I can see some intense coloured potentials in there. Recently got a few pieces of very solid "Super Gold" line. Hope to cross that line with this, and observe the results. Hope this combination will give improved gold intensity. Something to note, I can see and strongly believe that both line carry dragon genetics as I observe a coating over their scales, similar to that of the dragon. To me, this does play a part in improving the metallic look, as compared to non-dragon golds.
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Blackhead Steel Blue HMPK
Just got my breeder pair of Blackhead Steels from a local breeder, Jason, last week. The male is gorgeous. Would love to work on the caudal in my next project, but I've yet to find a good female for that. Anyway, here is the male:
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