Alright, I did it. I just ordered a pair of Betta Channoides and Betta Macrostoma. I am sooooo excited!!! :WOW:

I've been wanting them for so long.

I just can't wait until they arrive. Yeah!!!!!

Ani

Holy Cow!!!!!!!!!!!
No you didnt!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HInt Hint***** Waiting list for babies?!!!! :OMG: :OMG: :WOW: :WOW: :WOW:

WOW! I am so excited for you Ani!

My dream wild is the gold phase macro, I think they were burma, bruni, something like that. I saw them at a presentaion Mark gave at convention..
They run like 200 a pair, lolol

I am absolutely hoping I can breed them. I'm totally scared of course since I know macrostoma are hard to breed let alone keep alive. But I have to try. And of course Erma you have first dibs on babies if I can make some!

A gold phase macro? I've never seem pictures or even one in person. I bet they are lovely! Of course regular macrostomasc cost a fortune already!!!

Ani

Oh they are amazing. Wher Marcos are red, they are gold... My mouth dropped to the floor, and I turned to Nate, and at the same time, we said, I want!!
Super rare
and I am in no way ready for regular macros, let alone a subspecies that costs twice the amount, lol.

:Y :WOW: :WOW:
:Y :Y :hawaiibanana :wub: :wub: :wiggle :lala

Congrats Ani !! Keep us posted on how eveything goes!!

Will do! Right now I am waiting for an e-mail from Mark that they have arrived and are ready to ship!

Ani

ENVY what?! :OO

:congratulationtoyou

Total Bummer! :(

The macrostoma didn't come in the shipment. Though the channoides did come in. Mark will be ordering them again with the next shipment of fish in two weeks.

He's holding the channoides for me until then so I only have to pay shipping once.

I'm so sad! I know they'll be here eventually, I just have to be patient!

Cross your fingers they make it next time! :prayers

Ani

Oh Ani! That stinks.........
Be patient?!!!
:rolleyes:
ya um patience isn't my thing? lmao.............. <_<

I'm a brat and I don't care! :P
I want it now.......
I need it!..............
lol you should feel bad for my husband!
:OO :OO

ps........ thats ok I share my betta brownorum with you :hug: :lala

I know! It's hard to be patient now that I have committed to having them and pair for them! I really want them. And their tanks are all set up and lonely!

Erma, your poor husband! :wink

Yeah, Betta brownorum! They are sooo cute!

Ani

*Makes plans to go pay Mark a visit in the middle of the night.. where is the liver treats for the dogs???*

LOL!!! Are you thinking of bettanapping my fishies? Better not!!!

And no messing with Mark, I need him to get the macrostomas still! :)

Ani

Hmmmm.... you're right. I'd better wait until the macros get here....

LMAO................. :OO :OO :OO

OOO very cool I so want to be on the list too..... :WOU :T :C :Ohlalala

Hopefully there will be tons of babies to go around! The mahachais sure produced a ton of babies so hopefully these guys will like me too!

:D

Ani

I think it's really cool that there are those of us willing and wanting to increase the population of the Wild Type Bettas. Most people seem to not want to have these, much less breed them, I guess because they don't see them as being as pretty as Splendens. However, I think they ARE pretty, and they are unique from the Splendens.
Ani & Erma, now you know we wanna' trade Wild Types with you Ms Ladies :D
We're working hard to produce Smaragdina and Falx Fry, and we also want to expand into the other Wilds as well.

But of course!!!!!!!!!!!

I will have Mahachai to trade and (hopefully!) Betta Brownorum..........

The brownorum come in tomorrow so we'll see how that goes, at the rate I'm going
I might run out of room!!!

LOL :OO :OO

I wonder if I can start throwing away stuff in the garage? :rolleyes: :D

lol :coverlaugh

Part of the reason, I think, is few people get to see them colored up, and looking all bright and pretty.
That is why I am experimenting with raising my mahas with splendens, to see if the splendens can help make them more out going.
I am also going to be b=picking for my breeders those who are not so shy.
So, maybe I am fussing with the natural order of things a bit.. But honestly, that is why so few people seem to be interested in them..
You hear it all the time, oh, but they are so dull, they aren't pretty..
WE know it just isn't true, but how are they to know? They can only go what they see, and what they might have read in a book, or seen online.

LaBella, we didn't forget you ! You know we're trading with you too ;)

Heck, if I still looked at any Betta the way I used to, we wouldn't be breeders, because I used to think the females were ugly ... but now I can spot at least something pretty in about any female Betta.
Granted, the Wilds don't have the finnage of the LF Splendids, and maybe don't have the color of the Show Plakats, but they do have a beauty all their own :wub:

When I first got into splendens I didn't really think wilds were much to look at either. But then I got a pair at an auction. And they colored up at home and were fantastic.

Also I could raise the babies together and not have to jar them all apart. That was something I was really sold on! Someone who does have a lot of space can practice breeding bettas and raising them with little commitment to a million jars!

It's interesting about the mahachais...I've found with some of them, if you jar them and keep them carded, they will flare immediately when exposed to another mahachai or another splendens. And even when not exposed the males are much more colored up than in the group tank. I've got one guy who just goes crazy gorgeous the minute he sees another fish! Not every fish is so cooperative but the majority are!

So I've been thinking that maybe the shyness and unwillingness to flare, at least with mahachai is a product of their group living. If kept individually, or maybe in smaller groups, you'd probably see their shyness reduce. At least that's my theory!

Ani

I need to see pics of these guys! *prod*

I dunno. I always wanted some Mahachai from the beginning. I guess it helped that the first issue of FLARE! I got, had an article about their plight. I finally took the plunge and got a pair at the Indy convention... Hey Ani, guess whose they were? Thanks for getting me hooked into the wild bettas. I am more than appreciative as many other I know, who have benefitted from your breeding of wilds.

Did I mention... PICTURES?! :WOU

Glad to have helped in the addiction! I've tried this past year to send some to every show and put them in the auction. That way they get into more people's hands and there is no way they'll become extinct!

I have two boys and a girl isolated right now and they are on the list of pictures I need to take. Hopefully I'll be able to take pics this weekend (I have a house guest right now, so doing anything other than feeding and manditory cleanings is difficult.)

But he leaves Sunday so I'm hoping to take pics then!

Ani

Just heard from Mark again today and his supplier confirms that he has Betta Macrostoma in stock! So in theory, Mark should get them in the next shipment. So many next week I'll finally get macrostoma and channoides to play with!


:WOW:

Ani

WHooo HOoooo!!!

Congrats! I love Macs, they're such pretty fish.

Sigh...there was a problem with Mark's supplier's email so the Macrostoma still aren't in yet. But Mark swears his order is in now, so they should come next week. I'm getting tired looking at their empty tank!

Ani

P.S. Finally took some pics of the mahachai last night. I'll download them today and post them soon!

Mark has the macrostoma!!! :WOW:

He is shipping them, along with the channoides to me today! I should get them tomorrow.

:lala

Ani

Yay! Congrats Ani! moooohahahahha you must open them and take pictures and then post them so I can see them and drool.......... :LOL:

:WOW: :WOU :hug: :hawaiibanana :lala :clap

Yipee! Make sure you don't forget us sitting around waiting to see pics of them! At least let us know if they arrive safely. It's been such a long wait. Who needs Santa when ya got Mark?

Fish are here!!!! :hawaiibanana :hawaiibanana :hawaiibanana

The macrostoma look great.

:OMG:

One of the channoides didn't make it though. :(

I can't tell if it's the boy of the girl so Mark's going to order another pair tomorrow and I'll pay for one of them. I'm going to be up north next week so I can pick up the pair in person at his open house.

I'm still at work so I'll take pictures if I can tonight when they get in their tank.

Ani

:WOW: Yipee! :WOW:
Sorry one of them didn't make it. It's nice that Mark can get another one for you.

It's been a couple months, any update on these guys? :D