Marine Betta

[Zionas]

Awesome. Will take a look.

What do you think of the Captive Bred ones from Bali Aquarich having so many misbarred/ aberrant specimens?

 

[ThRoewer]

Awesome. Will take a look.

What do you think of the Captive Bred ones from Bali Aquarich having so many misbarred/ aberrant specimens?

My feeling is that Wen-Ping Su picked the pair with that in mind. So it is likely to some degree intentional, an attempt to create "designer" regal angels.

 

[Zionas]

I’m honestly not a fan of that, much prefer clean, straight bars.

 

[ThRoewer]

I’m honestly not a fan of that, much prefer clean, straight bars.

I prefer the straight bars as well. Male and female of my pair have some irregular bars, the male has just a minor irregularity while the female has a bit more on one side. I ordered both blind and didn't pick them out myself.

 

[Zionas]

Yeah, good luck with the breeding project. How long have you had your pair and how big are they now?

I’ve seen many straight bars / nearly straight bars among the captive bred ones too but I hope Wen-Ping Su doesn’t try to really go for the “designer” stuff, including a red Regal.

 

[leo12345]

I kept pairs in 120 liter (30 gallon) tanks without issues. They really don't need that much volume, just enough caves (= rock heavy aquascape).

How long do they take to grow, I would like to keep a baby one in my 30 gallon until i upgrade in a year or so?

 

[laverda]

In my experience they grow pretty slow.

 

[albano]

In my experience they grow pretty slow.

Same here, can’t be certain, but I don’t think that one of mine has grown at all in past 6-7 years

 

[leo12345]

Same here, can’t be certain, but I don’t think that one of mine has grown at all in past 6-7 years

How big is it at the moment?

 

[albano]

How big is it at the moment?

I’d say 6-7”, my smaller pair are 4-5”

 

[leo12345]

I’d say 6-7”, my smaller pair are 4-5”

Thanks

 

[ThRoewer]

How long do they take to grow, I would like to keep a baby one in my 30 gallon until i upgrade in a year or so?

C. altivelis grows pretty slowly and takes a couple of years (3 to 5) to reach its full size.
C. argus is even slower in growth.

 

[leo12345]

C. altivelis grows pretty slowly and takes a couple of years (3 to 5) to reach its full size.
C. argus is even slower in growth.

How do you tell the difference between the two genuses?

 

[Ardeus]

They're very different. The argus has a brownish color (instead of black) with much more fine and well aligned dots and the fins seem really fragile.

 

[Bpfor3]

How long do they take to grow, I would like to keep a baby one in my 30 gallon until i upgrade in a year or so?

You will be fine. i got a couple in October, 2021. About an inch long. They are about 3" now and still hanging out in a 20 high refugium attached to my DT.

 

[Bpfor3]

Here are my two from Mr Roewer. one year at 1.5-2” to this. they reside in my 20 gallon refugium below my DT. Bought time to move them, just got to convince my wife

 

[Zionas]

Nice. Are they taking all foods dry and frozen?

 

[Bpfor3]

Nice. Are they taking all foods dry and frozen?

i’m not a big dry food guy. They mainly eat frozen mysis soaked in selcon. some krill and grass shrimp from time to time.

i do have a mandarin from Biota that only eats pellets.

 

[leo12345]

C. altivelis grows pretty slowly and takes a couple of years (3 to 5) to reach its full size.
C. argus is even slower in growth.

Could i have one in a 55 gallon?

 

[laverda]

Could i have one in a 55 gallon?

Only while it is smaller if you want it to be happy. They are not big swimmers like a tang but they do get decent sized. In my experiance they are pretty slow growing.