Betta albimarginata

After been looking for these fish for a while I finally picked up a pair last Saturday. I put them in a small 20l tank with a good 2 inches of oak and beech leaves on the bottom and a handful of alder cones. pH was 5.5 and tds was 30. I fed them soley on live blackworms hoping to condition them well. When I went into the shed on Wednesday morning before work to find the male holding. He's still holding today 4 days later so fingers crossed he holds on.

I love the look of your tank with the tea coloured water and the leaf liter. It feels like the video was taken in their natural habitat

Thanks Anthony. It's important to at least try to replicate their habitat when possible. These fish thrive in dark water and tanks. Only problem with that is its hard to see them lol. Here's a pic of the colour water I use. It's filtered through peat 1st.


Eric

A week in a still going strong



Eric

The male B. albimarginata released his fry today on day 14. I've no idea how many is in there but seems to be a decent number.



Eric

That's brilliant Eric, well done, just gotta raise them now!!

Yes the real work starts now. I've micro worms and bbs at the ready

Eric

and a hearty meal for dad

I've plenty of live black worms ready for him. I removed the female on Sunday so ill build him up for a week or so and add him in with the female in the hope they'll breed pretty soon again

Eric