Sale of Red Plakat

Done a couple of spawns of my red plakat line in April and I am glad there are some decent fishes to be release.  Please check out the sales link on the right of this blog.

Stable Red

Spawned: 

The main reason I prefer to breed Betta that are more than 5 months old is that genotypic attributes can be assessed more accurately with matured fishes. The flip side of this methodology is that fertility maybe an issue as older fishes are less virile. Anyway, I prefer mid-size spawns that is easier to manage. I do not need the numbers as the line is much more stable.

Nonetheless, I managed to spawn my red champ with one of its aunt. I plan to spawn it another time in January with another female.

One of my 2 month +  

With my red line proven and stable, maybe it is more interesting to try another colour... what will it be?

Red Glory

Champion in Red HMPK class

Last weekend, my self-bred Red HMPK won the 1st placing for the Red HMPK class in the National Betta Competition (NBC).

This two-time champion has very minimal irids also won 1st prize for the Red HMPK class in the November competition (96 Betta Competition). It was from a medium size spawn from line-bred parentage.

A potential successor

It is high time to propagate  his genes. This weekend, I would be deciding which females from its siblings and cousins to match with him, hopefully his offspring would glorify its bloodline in Aquarama 2013. 

I am also looking for a few potential Red in younger spawns to prepare for future competition.

Keep the Best, Forget the Rest

2 month-old about 2 inches

Could only achieve 2 spawns of red due to work commitment. Culling very strictly to provide the best for the best.

Finnage and deportment improvement compared to the last generation :) 
Feeling the itch to try this spawn combination again :P

Round Robin

My line of red is getting old - nearing 8 months old and too old for competition. It is time to spawn them to continue the line... I hope I got the time to groom some decent ones again...

The advantage of breeding older fish is the feature stability is more affirmed, but the flip side is they may not be so virile and easy to spawn successfully.

Red Army Update

Second line-breed spawn and 3rd in-breed spawn looks promising too... :)

Had to destroy one of the 4th in-breed line due to many deformed fries.

One of my favourite thick ventral

X'treme Red

Red class - 2nd Prize
5th Team X'treme Betta Comp

I was very happy that my red came in second placing in the Red Class for the recent 5th Team X'treme "King of HMPK Challenge" Betta Competition.

A sibling of the prize winner

The winning fish belongs to line 1 (line-breed) highlighted in the earlier post, spawned on 8th January 2012.

Though the spawn size is big, the good ones are only but a handful. It is important to cull diligently in order to provide the best to the good fishes.

Red Revamp

Recently got a pair of Super Red from a good breeder to cross with my line of Super Red. In fact my line of super red originated from this bloodline few years ago. It will be interesting to see the results of the following crosses:

T x T - this gotta be a big spawn

My line: W
Other Line: T


W(male) x T(Female) - linebreed
T(male) x W(Female) - linebreed
W(male) x W(Female) - inbreed
T(male) x T(Female) - inbreed

Super Red HMPK

My first betta trophy. The winning fish was one of the three males from a very small spawn of 12. They are from a "Bettar" red combination that I have been working on for 2 years.