What are you doing this June 19 – 22???

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ISSN 1553-0191
Journal of the International Betta Congress
November / December 2007
Volume 41 No. 3
What are you doing this June 19 – 22???
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In This Issue
November / December 2007
Volume 41 No. 3
FLARE! is the official bimonthly
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News, Updates and Show Information
International Betta Congress .................................................... inside front cover
President’s Message........................................................................................ 2
Editor’s Message ............................................................................................. 2
Judging Board News........................................................................................ 3
IBC Judges................................................................................................... 3-5
New Judging Board Ruling............................................................................... 5
Chapters and Contact Information .................................................................... 6
Chapter Chatter ............................................................................................... 7
Membership Renewal ...................................................................................... 8
Welcome New Members .................................................................................. 8
IBC Show News – Dates ................................................................................ 9
IBC Show Announcements ...................................................................... 9 - 10
Area 6 Class List and Entry Form ........................................................... 11 - 12
IBC Show Results ................................................................................. 13 - 21
IBC Programs................................................................................................ 26
IBC Sales ...................................................................................................... 27
IBC Show Entry Form .................................................................................... 28
IBC Classes 2007 – 2008 Show Year.......................................inside back cover
Articles and Columns
Hermanus Haryanto’s Photo Gallery..........................................................20, 22
My First Show – Laila Snead.......................................................................... 21
Breeding Your First Mouthbreeders - Andrew Smith................................. 23 - 25
Photo Credits
Myron Tay (Betterbettas) ................................................................. Front Cover
Auvergne Betta Club - Xavier Laine............................................................... 14
First Coast Bettas – Stuart & Linda Scott and Ani Pahlawanian ........... 17, 18, 25
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President’s Message
I can't believe it's been 6 months
since the last IBC convention.
The first half of the current show
season is over and it looks like
we have a great points race for
the top 20. We have been
seeing pretty good numbers of
fish entered in the shows, but
there is room for improvement.
We are still only getting entries
from less then 50 IBC members in the shows so I'm
hoping we will see a few more members getting involved
in the show circuit. There is nothing like having a fish
you have raised take a place in a show. It makes all the
hard work seem worth it. The spring show season is
pretty full so everyone should have plenty of chances to
enter a few fish in a show or two. As the show circuit in
Area 1 stops for the winter the show circuit in Area 6 is
going strong with more shows this season then every
before. The IBC continues to become even more
International with new chapters starting around the
world. The latest additions include a new chapter in
Singapore and the first IBC chapter in Spain. That brings
the total to 18 chapters outside of Area 1 and 28 Area 1
chapters. The IBC is becoming truly International in both
membership and on the show circuit. The future looks
bright for the IBC , but we could really use more
members becoming active on all levels of the IBC. The
last few elections we have only had a few more people
running for offices then we had positions available. We
also seem to be recycling the same people in different
positions each year. We have 3 members at Large and 3
judging board positions up for election so please start
thinking about what positions you might be willing to run
for or thinking about who you think would make a good
addition to the IBC Leadership. The IBC is only as
strong as the people willing to help keep it strong. I hope
everyone has a safe , healthy and Happy Holiday
season
Rich Christman
“Lead By Example, Follow By Choice”
Editor’s Message
Linda & ‘Scotty’ Scott
Hi Everyone,
Sorry this FLARE! is a bit late! You know the saying “Life
comes at you fast!”! That has been our lifestyle this past fall
starting with my 3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer in early
October, our Florida vacation that started in Jacksonville at the
First Coast Betta Show, sprucing my Mom’s house up to get it
ready to sell, moving her into her long awaited apartment in a
retirement facility, work and now the holidays!
The 3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer was an awesome event.
Thank-you, to all of you who supported me! We’ve already
signed up for next year!!
The First Coast Betta Show at the start of our vacation was
great! It was so good to spend time with the Florida crowd! It’s
always fun, so make sure you set aside June 19 – 22, 2008 to
attend the convention in Jacksonville.
The second half of the fall show season has been equally
busy, so there are lots of results for you to study!
FLARE! is a little thin this month, Joe Walker needed to resign
form the “Betta Perspective” column, so if any of you are
interested in picking this up, let me know! Articles have been
non-existent, so you may notice some repeats from the TA
library.
If you’re still getting FLARE! in black & white, you really are
missing some beautiful fish. Even if you don’t have a
computer, it’s worth a trip to your local library set up an e-mail
account and be able to read FLARE! on-line. Maybe you can
even find a Chapter member who will print it for you!
Finally…Remember…
pictures!!
FLARE! needs your articles &
Thanks….. Linda
FLARE!
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Judging Board News
Howard & Connie
Emery
Wow, by the time FLARE! is
distributed we will have completed
the Fall show season. It is great to
see new breeders entering the show
circuit as well as seeing some
breeders from the past entering as
well. We still have two International
Show dates available in Area 1 and
several for Area 2 and 6. Contact
me if your club is in need of a show
date.
The Judging Board recently passed a ruling pertaining to walkin entry guidelines for the benching out process to be enforced
by all Show hosts. This ruling will be incorporated into the
standards with the next re-write of Chapter 2, and is located on
Page 5. This procedure is used in varying degrees by the
different hosts but as it was never written down in “Black and
White”, we recently realized it needed to be specifically
addressed in order to help show hosts organize their show
breakdowns and benching out process. Please make certain
these procedures are implemented. Host clubs and members
are to abide by this specific procedure.
In reviewing some of the issues with show entries, we also
need to remind all entrants that fish are not to be shipped to
shows in colored water. Please make certain you use the
specified bag size per the standards.
Entrants who are
entering in the New Breeder class and exhibiting in the Regular
class with a team entry need to fill out a separate entry form for
each Division. The new format for the registrar’s results uses
the entrant’s name to tabulate points, therefore when a team
entry is entered under the entrant’s name and the remark
column is used for specifying a team entrant the results will be
copied incorrectly to the format. All show chairs should take
note to make a separate entrant using the team name such as:
Smith/Jones rather than entering it under the regular Jones
entrant. All entrants should remember that entries requiring a
label should be noted in the Label/remark column on the entry
form. Entrants MUST mark the bag with the fish entry number
that corresponds with the entry form fish number.
All
paperwork must be sent in a sealed plastic bag. It is very
difficult to read entry forms that have gotten wet. Please
review the new Chapter 2 for the updated rules for entering
shows.
Have a great holiday and go Breed Better Bettas!!
Connie Emery, JB Chair
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Vincent Mah
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Myron Tay
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Diana Yang
Teo Puay Kiat
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Dennis Tan
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Victorea Earnest
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Tony Palmer
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Markus Gutzeit
Xavier Laine
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Mark Toh
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Widy Kiswanto
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Wisnu Gandara
Yono Wijaya
Ardihandiyani
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Brunei
JUDGING BOARD RULING #10-10-2007
Effective immediately the following procedures for all IBC shows will be
implemented:
Bagging of all walk-in entries at the end of a show must be physically verified
for accuracy by the show chair or designated show committee members.
The process will be the same as used for mail-in entries.
Specifically, before bagging fish, show committee members will verify that the
consecutive numbers on each container gathered correctly matches the entry
form (or continuous log) for the respective entrant.
Entrants will not bag their entries until they have been verified with the
designated show committee member.
When bagging is complete, show committee members will verify the total
number of fish is correct for the respective entrant box.
Host clubs will have the right to inspect all boxes carried out of the showroom.
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Betta Kaki's (Malaysia)
Betta Society of Malaysia
The Betta Club of the Philippines
Betta Club (Singapore)
Betta Bite (Singapore)
The Thailand Betta Club
SingaBettas
Betta Club of Indonesia
Contact Person
Victorea Earnest
Judy Latham
Rob Panerio
Mark Milliken
Linda Olson
David Spector
Richard Smart
Gary Kilgore
Wally Nida
Sue MacMillian
Peter Dunn
Dan Young
Yohan Fernando
Maggie DeLauder
Carlos Pereyra
Melissa Migota
Paul Cipriano Jr.
Bob Dozier
J.D. Ewtuch
Doug Kneissl
Sheila Davis
Steve Hagewood
Kristi Porter
Jim Williams
Connie Emery
Joe Becerra
Claude Crass
Kim Wareing
Jim Chaussee
Marion Schultheiss
Caire Pavia
Sharon Simmons
Dougall Stewart
Henry Saenz Solans
Dick Chen
Emerson Sy
Jodi-Lea Matheson
Joty Atmadjaja
Ho Siew Thean
Pank Jit Sin
Angel Ampil
Dr. Li Chieh Hsu
Mark Toh
Col. Jesda Attavichit
Mervyn Chen Qin Yao
Hermanus Haryanto
E-mail Address
victoreae@yahoo.com
jlatham@netgate.net
rob@ibcwest.com
mark.milliken@gmail.com
linda_9555@msn.com
bettaguy@pcez.com
seertexasbettas@sbcglobal.net
TABSIBC@aol.com
wcnida@earthlink.net
SueMac@paisleydals.com
dunnbetta@cox.net
bigbettadan@aim.com
wildbetta@aol.com
mdelauder@twmi.rr.com
cnybc@hotmail.com
smigota@access995.com
paulcip@comcast.net
rdozier22191@comcast.net
acipenser5@aol.com
ctbettaclub@sbcglobal.net
smdavis63@northstate.net
bamabettas@yahoo.com
hans3114@bellsouth.net
jimbetta@bellsouth.net
cjnemery@bellsouth.net
studboyjoe@aol.com
crassjent@earthlink.net
forever_littleone@rogers.com
jchaussee@yahoo.com
m.schultheiss@arcor.de
clairepavia@hispeed.ch
bettababe@ntlworld.com
dougall@ukdiscus.com
henrysaenz@hotmail. com
dickchen@163.net
emersonsy@yahoo.com
fishchick@internode.on.net
joty_atmadjaja@yahoo.com
info@bettakakis.com
pjsalpha@gmail.com
fishyguy@pacific.net.ph
president@bettaclub.org.sg
mark@bettabite.com
jesda_attavichit@yahoo.com
singabettas@ yahoo.com. sg
hermanus_haryanto@ yahoo.com
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Chapters Report
The IBC has some new chapters, but have also lost
some old chapters. I will again remind members of
chapters that if your contact person leaves the IBC,
someone in the chapter needs to step up and take over
as contact person. It’s disappointing for our new
members to try and get in touch with someone in the IBC
for information and no one is at the other end of the
email.
Members who have been in the IBC for years probably
forget all the questions they had when they first joined
the IBC. The fact that they are still members could be
because they got answers to their questions. Being the
contact person doesn’t mean that you have to spend
hours each week to handle the job. If you feel that you
don’t know enough about bettas or the IBC you can get
help from other members, including the Chapters Chair,
the E-Board and the J-Board. Lets try and remember
what it was like being the new kid on the block and help
those that today are the new kids on the block. Make
them feel that they are part of the IBC.
Jack Tobin, Chapters Chairperson
Welcome New Chapters!!
SingaBettas
Betta Club of Indonesia
Spain Betta Breeders
Look for Contact information on page 6!
Meet the Auvergne Betta Club !
The Auvergne Betta Club (ABC) is a new club founded
by breeders in the Auvergne region of central France,
hence the name « Central Betta Show » for our show
hosted in Riom.
The ABC is a sub-group of Aqua’Riom 63, an all-fish
aquarium club.
Our main goal is to share knowledge and information
about Betta splendens.
Our club members also exchange breeder fish, and can
buy equipement at the club.
We’re also developing a car sharing system to go to
other shows in France or other European countries.
We plan to host a show each year in the town of Riom
with international participation, where magnificent Bettas
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from every corner of France, Europe or Asia can be
admired.
The Central Betta Show is the first show in France to be
IBC sanctionned, the second in Europe after
Switzerland.
In this show, we want to combine the seriouseness of
IBC judging with the fun-loving attitude of our club.
The show welcomes beginners and experienced
breeders alike, as well as anyone who is fascinated by
the beauty of Bettas.
Editor’s note: See the results of the show on page 13
and pictures on page 14!
Alexandre & Xavier
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Is Your Membership Renewal Due??
Around the first of each month the Membership Committee
sends out, via snail mail, renewal reminder post cards to
remind you that your membership will expire at the end of that
specific month. For those who receive FLARE! by mail, you
have an additional reminder since the expiration date is printed
on your mailing label.
Beginning in December, the Membership Committee will post
the names of those people who are scheduled for renewal
during each month. In this way both the electronic and paper
memberships will receive a minimum of 2 notices. Remember
that everyone has 60 days to renew. If your dues are not
received by the end of the 60 day grace period, your name will
be removed from the active list. This is especially important for
our Certified Judges whose memberships must remain up-todate.
If you are not sure when your membership expires, you can
always check out the most recent membership list in the Files
Section of BetterBettas.
IBC Membership Committee
Sally Who???
Recently there have been some questions about Sally…. Who is this anonymous person?? What does she do??
And why is she contacting me??? Many of you know her, but for those of you who don’t……….
Here’s the rest of the story from Sally herself…………..
To clear up the confusion ... I am Sally and the wife of Steve Van Camp who is the Membership Chairperson. I maintain
the IBC membership database, so if you have any corrections to your postal mail or email address you can forward the
changes by simply writing to membership@ibcbetta s.org. I will now slowly retreat back to my anonymity……… Sally
Welcome New Members!!
Jose Carlos Flores
Malpica
Nicole Martin
Henry Cesar Saenz Solans
Bryan Galvin
Ivan Garcia
Mentro
Becky Millinger
Roxanna Sanchez
Brett Smock
Lori Green
Soon Hai Ho
Dustin Hodges
Giavanna Moneer
Raul Calero Oliver
Julien Onyszko
Ivan Paloscia
Judy Paris
Penny Clark
Esmeralda Coves Alegre
Reyes Immanuel
Daniel Indarta
Sussangkarn, Susan,
Chakraporn Kawporn
Jeremy Keddie
Alvin Surya
Suwito
Ann Marie Towell
Patrick Pont & Daniella
Vereeken
Hendra Wahju Dirgantara
Danielle Cox
Frederic Denis
Michael Drake
Emilio Jose Elena
Cheng Kee Neoh
Wang Li
Shaochun Lu
Yia Ly
Juan Alvarez
Justin, Jordan, Rachel
Anger
Luke Antonelli
Blanca Azucena Garcia
Gual
Colegio B.V. Maria
Lloyd Barnhart
Remy Bothereau
Laura Burrows
Rika Permatasari
Nicolas Pou Oliver
Antonio Rodriguez
Iglesias
Cynthia Ross
Carol Ross
James Walsh
Madyson Ward
Pete Ward
Richard Weber
Garry Wulyardhi
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IBC Show Dates 2007- 2008
Date
Club
12/13-16/07 Betta Club Singapore
Type
Show Chair
Location
Area 6- International
tba
Singapore
03/22/08
4/4-6/2008
MOBB
Area 1-International
Brooke Lubben
Virginia
04/19/08
MBC
tba
Indianapolis, IN
4/2427/2008
Thailand Betta Club
Area 6- International
Jesda Attavichit jesda_attavichit@yahoo.com
Bangkok,
Thailand
PABS
Clay Crawford
Lancaster, PA
05/03/08
05/17/08
05/31/08
Bettahabari
Richard Smart betta_whisper@yahoo.com
tba
6/19-22/08
First Coast Bettas of
Florida
IBC ANNUAL CONVENTION &
SHOW
Wayne McLain/Connie Emery
waybec48@comcast.net
Jacksonville, FL
There are still a few Show Dates to choose from!
Please make sure you check with the Connie Emery to reserve your date soon!!
Show Chairs – Please remember to use the official IBC Results Form
and send your results to Connie Emery – J-Board Chair, David Spector - Registrar,
Andrea Edwards – Web Master, and Linda Scott – FLARE! Editor
7th National Betta Competition
13th to 16th December 2007
Bukit Timah Plaza
SHOW VENUE: Bukit Timah Plaza, Singapore
SHOW DATES: 13th to 16th December 2007
SHOW INFORMATION: Please visit our website at www.bettaclub.org.sg
ENTRY FORM: Look out for our new entry forms TBA soon!
Pre-registration is required. Spaces are limited and all entries will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Payment
must accompany entry to confirm the entry.
Closing date for entries : 30 November 2007
Late entries and on-site entries will not be entertained.
AWARDS:
Grand Champion:S$500 + IBC Area 6 Friendship Cup
Division Champion:S$100
First and Second of each class: Trophy
Winners in the Regular Classes (Division A) will be awarded points towards Area 6 Year End Awards (Breeder and
Exhibitor)
For further information, please contact:
Dr Hsu Li Chieh drhsu2@gmail.com or Edwin Lim edwinpesky@yahoo.com
This is an IBC Sanctioned International Show.
Entries will be judged by IBC certified judges in accordance to IBC Show Standards.
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HOLD THESE DATES!!! - June 19 – 22, 2008
FIRST COAST BETTAS OF FLORIDA
PRESENTS
THE 2008 IBC CONVENTION
BETTA CHALLENGE, “THE HEAT IS ON”
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HOTEL: HOLIDAY INN AIRPORT, JACKSONVILLE, FL
INTERNET ACCESS - www.hijacksonville.com
PHONE: 1-800-HOLIDAY OR 1-800-465-4329
AIRPORT: JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ROOM RATES: $89.00 PER NIGHT (plus taxes) (3 days before and after)
PARKING FREE
FREE SHUTTLE FROM AND TO AIRPORT
FULL CONVENTION PACKAGE INCLUDES:
o 3 BREAKFASTS
o 2 DINNERS (includes Awards Banquet)
o PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION/HOSPITALITY ROOM
o ALL WORKSHOPS, (including Judging Seminars)
o CONVENTION T-SHIRT
o FCB CLUB PIN
o IBC GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING (members only)
o OPEN EXECUTIVE & JUDGING BOARD MEETINGS
o CONVENTION AUCTION
o ALL OTHER RELATED CONVENTION ACTIVITIES
SPECIAL PET DIVISION SHOW (for children to 18 years old)
PACKAGE PRICING
FULL PACKAGE ____________ $145.00 each
MEALS ONLY
____________$ 115.00 each
BANQUET ONLY ____________$ 50.00 each
WORKSHOPS ONLY _________$ 50.00 each
HOSPITALITY ROOM_________$ 25.00 each
CLASS SPONSORSHIPS______$ 20.00 PER CLASS
ROOM RATES WILL APPLY FOR 3 DAYS BEFORE AND AFTER CONVENTION
PACKAGE PRICING WILL INCREASE $10 AFTER MAY 1, 2008
Keep watching FLARE! for more Details!!
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Area 6 Show Classes
1) Compulsory Classes
Group A classes must be offered at any IBC Sanctioned Area 6 International Show
Only Group A class winners will accumulate points towards Area 6 year end awards
2) Optional Classes
Group B classes will be optional
Each host club can choose to include any number of Group B classes in their show
Group B classes will not be eligible for end of yr points or awards
3) Year End Awards
Year end Award for Grand Champion – Breeder; and Grand Champion - Exhibitor
Division Champions for Divisions A, B, C and D
Points would be awarded in the same way as current Area 1 points.
4) Eligibility to Show
To participate in an IBC Area 6 International Show, exhibitors must be a member of an Area 6 chapter.
Exhibitors from other IBC International Areas who wish to participate will have to be full (standard or electronic)
IBC members
5) New Breeders
Exhibitors who wish to participate in Division D do not have to be members of Area 6 chapters or the IBC.
Such exhibitors can only continue to show in Division D for a maximum of 2 years
Division D Champions have to show in Group A in the next year.
6) Additional Classes
Additional classes may be added at the discretion of the host club (eg more classes for Traditional Plakat)
Additional classes will not be eligible for year end points and awards.
Group A : Regular Classes
Division A : Halfmoon
A1 Red STM (dark and light body)
A2 Black STM
A3 Red/Black DTM
A4 Dark Iridescent STM
A5 Dark Iridescent DTM
A6 Clear/Yellow/Orange STM
A7 Pastel/Opaque STM
A8 Light Solid DTM
A9 Bicolor/Patterned STM
A10 Bicolor/Patterned DTM
A11 Metallic Light-bodied STM/DTM
A12 Metallic Dark-bodied STM/DTM
A13 AOC STM
A14 AOC DTM
Division C : Show Plakat
SHOW/SYMMETRICAL
C1
Red STM Plakat
C2
Black STM Plakat
C3
Blue STM Plakat
C4
Steel STM Plakat
C5
Green/Turquoise STM Plakat
C6
Clear/Yellow/Orange STM Plakat
C7
Pastel/Opaque STM Plakat
C8
Bicolor/Butterfly STM Plakat
C9
Marble/Grizzled/Multicolor STM Plakat
C10 Metallic Light-bodied STM Plakat
C11 Metallic Dark-bodied STM Plakat
C12 AOC STM Plakat
C13 Symmetrical Plakat
Division B : Crowntail
B1 Red CTM
B2 Black CTM
B3 Dark Iridescent CTM
B4 Light Solid Color CTM
B5 Bicolor/Patterned CTM
B6 Metallic Light-bodied CTM
B7 Metallic Dark-bodied CTM
B8 AOC CTM
Group B : Optional Classes
Division D : New Breeders
NB1 Singletail Male
NB2 Doubletail Male
NB3 Crowntail Male
NB4 Plakat Male
NB5 Singletail Female
NB6 Doubletail Female
Division E : Wild Type Bettas
E1
Wild Small Bubble Nesters Pair
E2
Wild Small Mouth Brooders Pair
E3
Wild Large Bubble Nesters
/Mouth Brooders Pair
Division F : Female Classes
F1
Solid Color HM/Plakat Female
F2
AOC HM/Plakat Female
F3
Solid Color CT Female
F4
AOC CT Female
Division G : Temporary Classes
G1 Traditional Plakat
G2 Giant Plakat
Division H : Breeder Development
H1 New Colors and Form/Finnage
H2 Matched Pairs
Division H : Betta Art
I1
Photography
I2
Illustration
I3
Crafts
NB : AOC = Any Other Color - emphasis will be on form/finnage
Class H2 = New Variations in both form/finnage and color
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IBC Show Entry Form – Area 6 only!!
Name:
Phone:
IBC Form 3-E 7/06
Date:
Address:
Postal Code:
IBC member?
Host Club
Member?
Country:
Yes/No
Membership
No:
Yes/No
email:
If you send more than 25 fish please add another form.
This is page _____ of _____
ENTRANT FILLS OUT THIS PART:
Fish #
CLASS
Auction
MIN. Bid
HOST FILLS OUT THIS PART:
Self bred?
Label/Remarks
C#
Entry #
Award
Sold
Remarks
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Special Instructions:
If you need help in determining the correct class for your entry,
MONEY ENCLOSED BY ENTRANT
write "HELP" in the class column. Allow one line per fish (two
lines for pairs, three lines for trios).
For
Single Entries:
STATEMENT: I agree to abide by all show rules of the IBC, and
For
Group Entries:
agree that the IBC, the Host Club, and the show site assume no
$
$
TOTAL:
$
MONEY RETURNED BY HOST
Sales
proceeds
Less
commission
$
TOTAL:
$
responsibility for entries or condition of entries, although they will
do everything possible to protect the fish.
I DO NOT agree to allow my entries to be
moved.
$
SIGNED: ________________________________
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Auvergne Betta Club
Show Type
Date
Judges
Apprentices
District - Area 2
October 6th, 2007
Claire Pavia
JM. Jeannerat, V. Jaquet, X.
Laine
Group A: Regular
Classes
Name 1st Place
Name 2nd Place
Name 3rd Place
Total
Entries
In
Class
Dark Solid Color Non-Iridescent
Males
Jean-Michel JEANNERAT
Dark Solid Color Iridescent
Males
Van Chanh THAN
Dark Solid Color females
Light Solid Color
Females
Leuam CAM
Patterned
Males
Van Chanh THAN
Females
Duen PHEN
Breeders Division
Color & Form Variations
Short-Finned
Traditional Plakat
Jean-Michel JANNERAT
Non-symetrical Plakat
Duen PHEN
Symetrical Plakat
Duen PHEN
Fringed Finned
Crowntail male
Alexandre DAVIAU
Crowntail female
Albert BACCAM
Best of Show
Name & Class Winner
BOS Male
Duen PHEN
BOS Female
Duen PHEN
RBOS Male
Alexandre DAVIAU
RBOS Female
Albert BACCAM
New Breeder Classes
Male
Female
New Breeder Best of
Show
BOS Male
BOS Female
Show Information
Name 1st Place
Sandrine GUERRIEIRO
Erika RUBIN
Leuam CAM
Christian MERMOD
Van Chanh THAN
Van Chanh THAN
Van Chanh THAN
Leuam CAM
Duen PHEN
Van Chanh THAN
Duen PHEN
Van Chanh THAN
Leuam CAM
Albert BACCAM
Jean-Michel JANNERAT
Leuam CAM
Duen PHEN
Leuam CAM
Leuam CAM
Leuam CAM
Leuam CAM
Duen PHEN
Name 2nd Place
Name 3rd Place
Sandrine GUERRIEIRO
Erika RUBIN
Sandrine GUERRIEIRO
Fabienne MAILLARD
Number of Entrants
Number of Entries
Total
Entries
In
Class
Name & Class of Winner
Sandrine GUERRIEIRO
Erika RUBIN
Show Totals
Number
of Fish
152
Check out the pictures on the next page!!
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First Coast Bettas
Show Type
Date
Judges
International - Area 1
October 19, 20 & 21, 2007
Joseph Becerra, Amy Becerra, Allan Hobron
Apprentice Judges
Melissa Beard, Douglas Colson, Dick Houston, Ruth Masciarelli, Jack Schendowich, Kendra
Watson
Group A: Regular Classes
Name 1st Place
Name 2nd Place
Name 3rd Place
Total
Entries
In Class
Division A: Dark Solid Color Non-Iridescent
A1 Red STM
A2 Black STM
A3 Red/Black DTM
A4 Red STF
A5 Black STF
A6 Red/Black DTF
Jack Schendowich
Jay Jaetzold
Jack Schendowich
Leo Buss
Jay Jaetzold
Jack Schendowich
Ani Pahlawaian
Jack Schendowich
Connie Emery
Jay Jaetzold
Jennifer Lapello
Connie Emery
Jack Schendowich
Best of Division A Female
Connie Emery
Reserve BOD A Male
Reserve BOD A Female
Jack Schendowich - A1
Division B: Dark Solid Color
Iridescent
Leo Buss - A4
B1 Blue STM
B2 Steel STM
B3 Green/Turquoise STM
B4 Dark Iridescent DTM
B5 Blue STF
B6 Steel STF
B7 Green/Turquoise STF
B8 Dark Iridescent DTF
Dan Young
Jennifer Viveiros
Jennifer Viveiros
Dan Young
Ani Pahlawaian
Jack Schendowich
Eryn Rosenbaum
Jennifer Viveiros
Jack Schendowich
Jack Schendowich
Dan Young
Jack Schendowich
Ani Pahlawaian
Rosenbaum/Casey
Jack Schendowich
Jay Jaetzold
Jack Schendowich
Jack Schendowich
Jack Schendowich
Jack Schendowich
Jennifer Lapello
5
3
4
3
4
8
8
Jack Schendowich
Best of Division B Female
Jack Schendowich
Reserve BOD B Male
Dan Young
Reserve BOD B Female
3
Ani Pahlawaian - B5
Name 1st Place
Dan Young - B1
Name 2nd Place
Eryn Rosenbaum - B7
Name 3rd Place
Jennifer Viveiros
Jack Schendowich
Lissette Molina
Nathaniel Emers
Jack Schendowich
Jennifer Viveiros
Best of Division C Female
Jennifer Viveiros
Lissette Molina
Jack Schendowich
Reserve BOD C Male
Reserve BOD C Female
Best of Division A Male
Best of Division B Male
Jennifer Viveiros - B2
Division C: Light Solid Color
C1 Clear/Yellow/Orange STM
C2 Pastel STM
C5 Clear/Yellow/Orange STF
C6 Pastel STF
C7 Opaque STF
C8 Light Solid DTF
Best of Division C Male
Name 1st Place
Name 2nd Place
2
Name 3rd Place
Jennifer Viveiros - C1
Division D: Bicolor
D1 Dark Bicolor STM
D3 Dark/Light Bicolor DTM
D4 Dark Bicolor STF
D5 Light Bicolor STF
D6 Dark/Light Bicolor DTF
Best of Division D Male
Jack Schendowich - C7
Name 1st Place
Jennifer Viveiros - C1
Name 2nd Place
Lissette Molina - C5
Name 3rd Place
Lissette Molina
Jack Schendowich
Jack Schendowich
Jennifer Lapello
Jack Schendowich
Best of Division D Female
Lissette Molina
Lissette Molina
Jack Schendowich
Lissette Molina
Lissette Molina
Lissette Molina
Reserve BOD D Male
Reserve BOD D Female
Lissette Molina - D1
Jack Schendowich - D4
Lissette Molina - D1
Jack Schendowich - D4
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First Coast Bettas - continued
Division E: Patterned
E1 Butterfly STM
E2 Multicolor STM
E3 Marble STM
E5 Patterned DTM
E6 Butterfly/Multicolor/Grizzle STF
E7 Marble STF
E8 Patterned DTF
Name 1st Place
Name 2nd Place
Name 3rd Place
Jack Schendowich
Jack Schendowich
Jennifer Viveiros
Jack Schendowich
Jennifer Viveiros
Lissette Molina
Eryn Rosenbaum
Jay Jaetzold
Jack Schendowich
Lissette Molina
Jay Jaetzold
Jack Schendowich
Jennifer Lapello
Lissette Molina
Jennifer Lapello
Eryn Rosenbaum
Best of Division E Male
Jack Schendowich
Best of Division E Female
Jack Schendowich
Reserve BOD E Male
Jennifer Lapello
Reserve BOD E Female
Jennifer Viveiros - E3
Lissette Molina - E7
Jack Schendowich - E5
Lissette Molina- E7
Division F: Wild Type Bettas
PAIRS ONLY
*Note: For pairs total the number of entries in each class, not number of fish.
(Not Eligible for BOS)
F1 Small Bubblenesters*
F2 Small Mouthbrooders*
Best of Division F Pair
Ani Pahlawaian - F1
Division G: Breeders Division
G1 Color & Form Variations
G2 Form & Finnage
G3 Pairs*
Best of Division G
Name 1st Place
Ani Pahlawaian
Dick Houston
Reserve BOD F Pair
Dick Houston - F2
Name 1st Place
Ani Pahlawaian
Jennifer Viveiros
Leo Buss
Reserve BOD G
Jack Schendowich - G2
Name 1st Place
Name 2nd Place
Ani Pahlawaian
Dick Houston
Name 2nd Place
Connie Emery
Jack Schendowich
Spector Family
Total
Entries
In Class
5
3
3
1
6
14
3
Name 3rd Place
Cassin Stacey
Dick Houston
4
4
Name 3rd Place
Dan Young
Lissette Molina
Leo Buss
6
11
8
Jennifer Viveiros - G2
Division H: Short-Finned
H1 Plakats - Traditional form
Connie Emery
H2 Show Plakat-Solid Dark & Light
Iridescent
Connie Emery
Jack Schendowich
Leo Buss
10
H3 Show Plakat-Solid Dark & Light
Non-Iridescent
Leo Buss
Leo Buss
Jack Schendowich
5
H4 Show Plakat-Dark Metallic /
AOC / Pattern
H5 Symmetrical Plakat
Best of Division H
Jennifer Viveiros
Dan Young
Reserve BOD H
Jennifer Viveiros
Leo Buss
Jack Schendowich
7
3
Jennifer Viveiros- H4
Name 1st Place
Name 2nd Place
Name 3rd Place
1
Jennifer Viveiros - H4
Division J: Fringed Finned
J1 Crowntail Solid Color STM/DTM
J2 Crowntail AOC STM/DTM
J3 Crowntail Solid Color STF/DTF
J4 Crowntail AOC STF/DTF
Jack Schendowich
Jack Schendowich
Jack Schendowich
Jennifer Lapello
Jennifer Viveiros
Jennifer Viveiros
Jack Schendowich
Jack Schendowich
Jennifer Lapello
Best of Division J Male
Best of Division J Female
Reserve BOD J Male
Jennifer Lapello
Reserve BOD J
Female
Jack Schendowich - J1
Division K: Metallic
K2 Metallic Dark-bodied STF/DTF
K3 Metallic Light-bodied STM/DTM
K4 Metallic Light-bodied STF/DTF
Jennifer Lapello - J4
Name 1st Place
Jennifer Viveiros - J1
Name 2nd Place
Jack Schendowich - J3
Name 3rd Place
Jennifer Viveiros
Al Haskell
Al Haskell
Jennifer Viveiros
Al Haskell
Kendra Watson
Best of Division K Male
Best of Division K Female
Reserve BOD K Male
Eryn Rosenbaum
Jack Schendowich
Al Haskell
Reserve BOD K
Female
Al Haskell - K3
Jennifer Viveiros - K2
Al Haskell - K3
Name 2nd Place
Name 3rd Place
4
3
1
4
10
4
5
Al Haskell - K4
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First Coast Bettas - continued
Best of Show
BOS Male
BOS Female
RBOS Male
RBOS Female
Division I: Optional Classes
(Not Eligible for BOS.)
I1 Photography
I2 Illustration
I3 Crafts
Group B: New Breeder
Classes
Name & Class Winner
Jennifer Viveiros - B2
Ani Pahlawaian - B5
Jennifer Viveiros - H4
Jennifer Lapello - J4
(Not counted as Regular Entries)
Name 1st Place
Name 2nd Place
Ani Pahlawaian
Ruth Masciarelli
Ani Pahlawaian
Angela Casey
Ani Pahlawaian
Ani Pahlawaian
Name 1st Place
NB-1 Singletail Male
NB-4 Plakat Male
NB-5 Singletail Female
NB-6 Doubletail Female
Laila Snead
Angela Casey
Angela Casey
New Breeder Best of Show
BOS Male
BOS Female
RBOS Male
RBOS Female
Name 3rd Place
Ani Pahlawaian
Total
Entries In
Class
3
2
2
Name 2nd Place
Angela Casey
Angela Casey
Angela Casey
Name 3rd Place
Angela Casey
Angela Casey
Angela Casey
Total
Entries In
Class
10
15
16
Laila Snead - NB1
Angela Casey - NB5
Angela Casey - NB1
Angela Casey - NB5
Show Information
Regular Classes
Optional Classes
New Breeder Classes
Show Totals
Number of Entrants
Number of Entries
Number
of Fish
20
3
2
25
212
7
41
260
228
0
41
269
First Coast Bettas - Pictures
Ruth Mascarelli labeling her auction fish
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A close-up of Ruth’s Auction Fish!!
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Amy & Joe add a bit of ‘spice’ to the
Friday Night Judging Seminar
Friday Night Judging Seminar
Lino, Jack, Joe & Amy talking & relaxing
Connie & Melissa checking the entries
Kendra, Dick and Joe during judging
Wayne and Jack at the auction
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New members Rick & Sandy
Dot & Dick Huston, Ruth and Kendra
at the auction
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Asian Betta Alliance
Show Type
Date
Judges
International - Area 6
October 25 - 28, 2007
Jesda Attavichit (Head Judge), Hermanus Haryanto (Indonesia) and Edwin Lim (Singapore)
Group A: Regular Classes
Division A: Halfmoon
A1 Red STM
A2 Black STM
A3 Red/Black DTM
A4 Dark Iridescent STM
A5 Dark Iridescent DTM
A6 Clear/Yellow/Orange STM
A7 Pastel/Opaque STM
A8 Light Solid DTM
A9 Bicolor/Patterned STM
A10 Bicolor/Patterned DTM
A11 Metallic Light-bodied STM/DTM
A12 Metallic Dark-bodied STM/DTM
A13 AOC STM
A14 AOC DTM
Best of Division A
Division B: Crowntail
B1
B2
B3
B4
Red CTM
Black CTM
Dark Iridescent CTM
Light Solid Color CTM
B5 Bicolor/Patterned CTM
B6 Metallic Light-bodied CTM
B7 Metallic Dark-bodied CTM
B8 AOC CTM
Best of Division B
Division C: Plakat Show/Symmetrical
C1 Red STM Plakat
C2 Black STM Plakat
C3 Blue STM Plakat
C4 Steel STM Plakat
C5 Green/Turquoise STM Plakat
C7 Pastel/Opaque STM Plakat
C8 Bicolor/Butterfly STM Plakat
C9 Marble/Grizzled/Multicolor STM
Plakat
C10 Metallic Light-bodied STM Plakat
C11 Metallic Dark-bodied STM Plakat
C12 AOC STM Plakat
C13 Symmetrical Plakat
Best of Division C
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Name 1st Place
Name 2nd Place
Name 3rd Place
Total
Entries
In Class
Eric Tiu
Morris Gabriel
Tae Betta, Thailand
Interfish/Pichet, Thailand
Eric Tiu
Brian Kuah, Singapore
Eric Tiu
Eric Tiu
Eric Tiu
Interfish/Alfredo Tumacder
Eric Tiu
Kyle Guatno
Eric Tiu
Eric Tiu
Eric Tiu
Walet F.C., Indonesia
Eric Tiu
Interfish/Alfredo
Tumacder
Morris Gabriel
Interfish/Alfredo
Tumacder
Interfish/Afredo Tumacder
Celso Sy Gutierrez
Eric Tiu
Morris Gabriel
Eric Tiu
7
5
7
8
3
9
3
8
13
4
8
Celso Sy Gutierrez
3
12
Polsin, Thailand
4
Name 1st Place
Name 2nd Place
Name 3rd Place
Ralph Tan
David Poh, Singapore
Celso Sy Gutierrez
Sincere James, Thailand
Celso Sy Gutierrez
Bayani Estanislao
Celso Sy Gutierrez
Eric Tiu
Celso Sy Gutierrez
Eric Tiu
Eric Tiu
Ralph Tan
Dexter Pat Litonjua
Celso Sy Gutierrez
Eric Tiu
Widy Kiswanto,
Singapore
Eric Tiu
Eric Tiu
Eric Tiu
Name 1st Place
Name 2nd Place
Name 3rd Place
Total
Entries
In Class
Eric Tiu
Celso Sy Gutierrez
Alvin Francis Zapanta
Kyle Guatno
Ho Siew Thean, Malaysia
Eric Tiu
Interfish/Brian Santos
Morris Gabriel
nil
Celso Sy Gutierrez
nil
Celso Sy Gutierrez
11
10
6
3
4
3
14
Nelson Chan, Singapore
8
Polsin, Thailand
8
Eric Tiu
Eric Tiu
Sincere James,
Thailand
Widy Kiswanto,
Singapore
Celso Sy Gutierrez
Morris Gabriel
Celso Sy Gutierrez
Eric Tiu
Morris Gabriel
A4 Interfish/Pichet, Thailand
Eric Tiu
Celso Sy Gutierrez
Bayani Estanislao
B8 Bayani Estanislao
Celso Sy Gutierrez
C3 Celso Sy Gutierrez
Celso Sy Gutierrez
Total
Entries
In Class
10
7
12
6
13
3
3
18
9
20
7
19
Asian Betta Alliance - continued
Group B : Optional Classes
Division D: New Breeders
NB1
NB2
NB3
NB4
NB5
NB6
Best
Singletail Male
Doubletail Male
Crowntail Male
Plakat Male
Singletail female
Doubletail female
of Division D
Name 1st Place
Name 3rd Place
Kyle Guatno
nil
Vincent Abeng
David Sy
Kyle Guatno
nil
Kyle Guatno
nil
Bayani Estanislao
David Sy
David Sy
nil
Name 1st Place
Name 2nd Place
Name 3rd Place
Eric Tiu
Eric Tiu
Kyle Guatno
Celso Sy Gutierrez
Bayani Estanislao
Emerson Sy
David Sy
Celso Sy Gutierrez
NB1 Kyle Guatno
Division F: Female Classes
F1 Solid Color HM/Plakat
Female
F2 AOC HM/Plakat Female
F3 Solid Color CT Female
Name 2nd Place
F4 AOC CT Female
Best of Division F
Matinus Johan-mosi,
Indonesia
F1 Eric Tiu
Best of Show
Name & Class Winner
BOS Male (Grand Champion)
RBOS
A4 Interfish/Pichet, Thailand
C3 Celso Sy Gutierrez
Show Information
Regular Classes
Optional Classes
Show Totals
Total
Entries In
Class
4
1
5
10
15
1
Total
Entries In
Class
Interfish/Alfredo
Tumacder
Ralph Tan
Interfish/Afredo
Tumacder
Interfish/Afredo
Tumacder
Eric Tiu
Ralph Tan
Matinus Johan-mosi
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Number of Entrants
Number of Entries
Number of
Fish
28
269
56
325
269
56
325
6
6
5
Playful Pairs compliments of
Hermanus Haryanto.
See many more on
page 22.
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Betta Kaki's Malaysia Betta Competition 2007
Show Type
Date
Judges
Apprentice Judges:
Group B: New Breeder
Classes
District Show - Area 6
November 10, 2007
Dennis Tan
Ho Siew Thean (Malaysia), Emerson Sy (Philippines)
Name 1st Place
Name 2nd Place
Total
Entries
In Class
Name 3rd Place
Seng Pui Mun (Malaysia)
Andrew Tan Kee Jin
(Singapore)
(Philippines)
Charles JR. (Singapore)
Andrew Tan Kee Jin
(Singapore)
Jimmy (Singapore)
Andrew Tan Kee Jin
(Singapore)
(Philippines)
NB-4 Plakat Male
Jimmy (Singapore)
Nelson (Singapore)
Wee Hoe Phek (Malaysia)
New Breeder Best of Show
Grand Champion
NB3 Crowntail Male : Asian Betta Alliance (Philippines)
N of Entrants
Number of Entries
NB-2 Doubletail Male
NB-3 Crowntail Male
Show Information
New Breeder Classes
Toh JR. (Singapore)
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19
Number of Fish
94
My First Show
By Laila Snead
I think I went a little crazy right before my first show. In fact, I
am certain I did.
I was not expecting to have to show any fish until September,
when I happened to look on the show schedule, and see that
there was going to be a show in TWO SHORT WEEKS!
What, wait!! I logged on to the Better Betta list and saw the
announcement there. I am not even going to go into what
happened next, it is irrelevant. I had to prep my fish for this
show.
The first thing I did was put my show able fish in isolation, the
better to deport my dear. Most of my guys were rather small,
though I thought, well. I can get them that 1/8th an inch they
need to qualify. It wasn’t even an issue of the females.. It was
the males.
Oh, I was Joe Cool. Until the morning I was going to send my
fish to the other side of the country…
I woke in the middle of the night. I just knew all of my fish were
two small and would be disqualified. And then I knew my fish
would turn up missing. And I just knew my fish would die on
me. (It had happened before, long story, and not at all
interesting).
For the next couple hours I tried to measure my fish, I just
knew that if I could be sure that they qualified, that I would not
have to worry about anything else.. It would all fall right into
line.
It was my plakat males that concerned me. They were the
ones I knew were going to DQ, Die or Disappear. The three
dreaded D’s. And of course no fish worthy of his salt is going to
float there in the water, and allow you to measure them. Then I
conceived if the best way to measure them.
Grabbing my brine shrimp net, I would scoop up a male, and
using a measuring stick, measure him. If he was 1 ½ inch, he
was good to show, and if not, well, back on the rack he went.
I did this, winnowing through my males, and then I gave my
size qualifiers the hard eye. Yes, I should have done it before,
but I guess that if I pretended the show was not going to
happen, it would go away or something.
After measuring 20 plakat males, I had 9 I think it was, that
made the first cut.
Then here I am looking, looking. His tail is too rounded, he
doesn’t have enough dorsal. Then it was 7 in the morning, my
kids were here, and I said the heck with it, and bagged up all
the fish. They would place, or they would not.
It is funny, for hours I had been frantic, wild thoughts
screaming through my head. But as soon as I thought that a
calm washed over me. That was it, it was over. Things were
out of my hands, and in the hands of the judges.
That was when I knew I could do this showing thing.
I gave the box one last pat, as I walked past it, while cleaning
up the remainder of the mess I made packing. I was ready…
Epilogue:
The irony of all I went through is highlighted by the fact that
none of the plakat males I agonized over even placed.
However, two of my long finned boys took second and third.
That second place male also took BOS NB Male at the First
Coast October Show… So it wasn’t the fluke I thought it to be.
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Hermanus Haryanto’s Gallery!!
Dennis Tan, Hermanus & Martin
Fries 16 days old
Fries 16 days old
Hermanus, Atison & Jesda
Hermanus’ children with
Friendship Cup
Big Mouth
Feeding Macs
Lucky Macs 01
Lucky Macs 02
Lucky Macs 03
Lucky Macs 04
Macs Male 4 inches
Female Macstx
Macs Tank Setup
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The Following Article has been reprinted from the Technical Assistance Library which is
available from IBC Programs – The original date of this article is April/May 2000.
Breeding Your First Mouthbreeders
Andrew Smith – Anabantoid Association of Great Britain
I am often asked about the best fish for this and best fish
for that and the most popular question relates to
breeding Anabantoids. As many of you will know in the
IBC, you can basically split the Anabantoids into three
groups when referring to breeding them.
The bubblenesters, those that construct a nest
of mucus coated bubbles, spawn and place the eggs in
the nest where the fry hatch out and free swim in a few
days. These are usually patriarchal carers, but
sometimes the female plays a part in the defense of the
nest, eggs and young.
The free spawners. These fish include the large
Ctenopomas and Kissing Gourami. This group spawns
often at night by frantically embracing for a few seconds
and expelling many hundred floating eggs. The eggs are
left at the water surface and prone to be eaten. None of
the free spawners display any parental care.
The mouthbrooders. Finally, this group of fishes
takes the spawn into their mouths and incubates it there
for a period of time (variable from species to species)
and release free swimming young. Many species of
Betta do this (patriarchal) as well as the chocolate
gouramis of the genus Sphaerichthys (in this group
some are matriarchal and other are patriarchal), and the
Chameleon Gourami Ctenops nobilis.
As species of Betta become more and more
available in the hobby both in Europe and the USA, if
you have some, there may be an occasion where
looking into the tank would surprise you, if a male was
skulking in the plants with his mouth fully distended. In a
community tank, the male may well hang onto his eggs
and release fry, some of them may even survive, but this
article is aimed at getting the best results out of any
spawning.
The Mouthbrooding Bettas
For the purposes of this piece I shall focus on
the Betta species that mouthbrood rather than include
the chocolate gouramis or chameleon Gourami, as these
are the species that one is most likely to have success
with (and it would be of more interest to most readers of
FLARE after all). Most initial reactions to the word Betta
is to think of the Siamese Fighting fish and it’s nest of
sparkling bubbles, ballet like courtship and spawning
embrace, and the doughty defense of the nest by the
male. Consider bow if the male was in an environment
where his nest would not stay together because the
water flowed. This would seem the reason why the fish
took the eggs into the mouth and incubated them there.
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The incubation period is usually between 12-24
days. The fry are then released, and have a head start
on their bubblenesting cousins. The bubblenester fry are
basically helpless for the first couple of weeks. Firstly
they hang tail downward in the froth of the nest for 2-5
days, then free swim. At this time they are reliant on
finding copious amounts of tiny living food for their first
nutrition. Mouthbrooding species are released when they
are already ‘street wise’. Looking at the fry when they
are released small fish, with finnage, although small.
Upon their release they immediately look for cover, and
from their hunt for food. They have no need for such a
small diet and can start to hunt for much coarser foods.
This is of great advantage to the fishkeeper. If
the process of getting young, small fry up to a size
where they can take course foods is eliminated, then so
much the better. It does away with the need for infusoria
in most cases (I know from contacts in the USA that
some of you feed shrimp as first food in any event). It is
worth noting at this point, that the young are released
from the parent and then left alone. Unlike many
Cichlids, the parents do not take the young back into
their mouth, only as food, so be aware of this later.
Species to Look For
An easy fish to spawn may well exist, and
indeed many of the mouthbrooding Bettas will readily
spawn given the correct conditions. There are many
hurdles to overcome before you can consider a breeding
project a success though. Even then, a species may be
easy for you to spawn, but for the next person it remains
a problem. So I don’t think that there is a really easy
mouthbrooder to breed, until the first brood is released,
there is likely to be more frustration than elation, in the
early going.
So, as with the bubblenesters, you would like a
fish that will spawn quite readily, and that will not
produce more young than you can handle comfortably.
Another advantage with the mouthbrooders, is the fact
that the fish do not need to lay hundreds of eggs,
producing hundreds of fry to give to a few a select
chance of survival. Mouthbrooding is a more advanced
method of breeding so less eggs are laid, producing less
fry, but those that are produced are more robust.
Table 1 shows a few of the many species of
mouthbrooders. In addition to this there is a group of
very colorful species, that cannot really be described as
suitable for anyone starting out with mouthbrooders for
the first time. They are members of the Betta foerschi
group, which have different requirements to the above,
much more acidic and soft water for example.
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Water Composition and Quality
Many of the species of bubblenesters, especially
the small wine red species of the Betta coccina group,
need soft, very acidic water conditions in which to thrive.
This isn’t the case of many mouthbrooders. Once again
this would be a relief for those of us, like me, who live in
a hard tap water area. It is much easier to maintain
water quality if you need not relay totally on rainfall.
There is a correlation between water quality and
welfare, and water quality and successful breeding.
Many of the species will live relatively long lives in softer
acidic water, (and some wild caught fish are actually
found there) but do not seem so keen to spawn unless
the pH is higher and the water a little harder. So to keep
a happy medium, my recipe is two-thirds rainwater, to
one-third tap water. This comes out at roughly pH 6.5-7
and somewhere in the region of 10 DGH. This may
seem a little vague, but in the past I’ve found it not to be
as critical as with some fish.
Water temperature, is another aspect that varies
in the fish’s natural habitat. Consider the fluctuating
temperatures of a stream with its source on higher
ground. Also flowing water would be naturally cooler.
Your tank should reflect this also. Keeping the
temperature at 70-74F is fine for general maintenance,
higher values are unnecessary. Once again, different to
the bubblenesters, a steady flow is also beneficial to
them. You can use a power filter, internal or external, but
the air operated sponge filters are ideal for the breeding
tank, as are the filters that hang on the outside of the
tank that are prominent in the USA (we don’t have them
here yet).
Choosing Breeders and Conditioning
Once you have decided what species you would
like to breed, try to get four to six young fish and grow
them on. Most (and I stress Most) of the mouthbrooders
are not as aggressive or as territorial as their
bubblenesting cousins, and will integrate into your
various community tanks. Indeed with species like Betta
dimidiata, there is almost a communal spirit within the
numbers.
This way you can watch the fish grow and decide their
potential for breeding from there. Be aware that some of
these species will live in excess of ten years, size may
well come into play. The best way to find an obvious
compatible pair is to let them sort it out for themselves.
You will find that two fish will pair off, flare, circle and
generally their behavioral pattern alters.
Sexing the fish in adults is usually quite easy,
the males have larger, more powerful heads and jaws
(yes the males have bigger mouths!), and the females
are fuller in the belly which in many species is a more
creamy color. Finnage in some species such as B.
dimidiata, size as in Betta pugnax types and coloration
like in some strains of Betta unimaculata are other clues.
Females in many species show a broad creamy stripe in
between two darker brown stripes running longitudinally
along both sides of the body when in spawning dress.
Some males display iridescence as well.
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These fish will eat just about anything and
usually lots of it, flake food, dry, freeze-dried or frozen
food and live stuff as well. Betta unimaculata are almost
like a cross between mischievous schoolchildren and
circus clowns in their behavior. It is a temptation to
always feed the scroungers every time you pass the
tank, but be aware that they are also like torpedoes.
Their caudal fin is the size of a teaspoon and a hand
held over the water surface will see them leap out of the
water like trained dolphins to take what you have in your
hand. You can feed medium to large bettas on
earthworms dug up from the garden or from a fishing
tackle shop. If you have three B. unimaculata in a tank
and throw ten worms in, I guarantee that they will all
squabble over the same one.
Spawning Tanks and Spawning
As with most breeding projects, the spawning
tank need not be an aesthetic masterpiece. All you need
is one large enough for the species you are going to
spawn, and also adequate for the resultant fry. Décor
need only consist of a couple of flowerpots or caves
made of slate and bogwood and I like to put a large
tangle of Java Moss in for the fry. Traditionally species
that spawn near or on the base of the tank like to spawn
on a smooth surface, so if you are one for gravel in your
tanks than place a couple of slate pieces in the gravel.
The female initiates spawning. She swims
across the back of the male, and to and fro in front of
him. He responds usually like he is uninterested, but
soon both fish make their way into the spawning cave or
onto the spawning site. Unlike the bubblenesters it is the
female who does any defense of the territory. Several
spawning embraces take place before any eggs are laid,
a sort of trial run. The male forms a ‘U’ shape into which
the female fits. The spawning proper commences when
the fish’s embrace is more purposeful, and the male
wraps himself completely around the female, forming an
‘O’ shape. Some species spawn exclusively on the base
of the tank/slate, others rise in the water, it varies.
The eggs are not released all over the place and
allowed to drop loosely in the mouthbrooders. The
male’s anal fin forms a type of trough where they are
kept until the embrace is broken. The male stays still
while the female picks out the eggs with her mouth
(exceptions like B. unimaculata where the male turns
over and picks the eggs up himself). She and the male
then exchange the eggs, but not immediately. She spits
them out and tries to grab them before the male can.
The reason for this rather bizarre ritual is not clear, but
the spawning phase will not recommence until she has
given all of the eggs to the male.
This whole process lasts several hours and at all
times the female is guarding the site and the male
against other fish and intruders. Once the spawning is
over, she still guards him. He will look, basically,
dreadful. His mouth and buccal cavity will be seriously
distended, and he will several chewing motions to roll
the eggs around. Air is taken at the water surface in one
large gulp. For the next days he will incubate the eggs
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and not take any food. He usually hides amongst the
Java Moss or in the caves with his fins clamped and
takes on a very drab coloration. The female eventually
loses interest and drifts off. She takes food again, and
once in the old routine, will be ready to spawn again
within a week or so.
Potential Problems
The fact that the female is ready to spawn again
is a problem for you and the male. He may only be
halfway through incubating the eggs and she is round
him again ready to spawn. There are many ways to
combat this, but all have disadvantages. Remove her.
This is fraught with stress on both her and the male and
he might eat the eggs. Remove him. See above. In fact
just about every outcome could result in the male eating
the eggs. Even walking around the tank on eggshells,
covering half of it with a towel, not looking in it, looking in
it, banging your elbow on it, not lighting it, lighting and so
on could see him consuming his charge. A small pygmy
light on 24 hrs a day seems to reduce the likelihood of
the male eating the eggs but this is by no means
foolproof.
This is where the frustration outweighs the
elation. I have had a pair of fish spawn regularly for four
years, and only recently did I get the first release of
young, which died within 36 hours. In March I did get a
hatch that are growing on now, but patience is definitely
part of what you need, as much as nice conditions.
You will know when the fry are ready to be
released. The male has been missing for a while but
now he is quite prominent. He swims repeatedly back
and forth making sneezing motions. The fry are released
a few at a time and shoot away into the moss. Once all
of the fry are released, the male stays still again. He
could have carried anything from 10 to a few hundred
eggs and fry for a period of weeks without food. He does
not take food immediately, and when he does, he will not
ordinarily eat the young. Don’t put him back with the
female, for reasons given earlier. Wait for at least a
week when he has got his strength back again.
Feed the young Brine shrimp, microworm or
powdered fry food for the first few days, then grindal
worm. One sure way to get them to grow quickly is to put
a ball of live Tubifex in the tank and leave it. The young
tear off bits as they can, and combining this with
changing the water regularly will really see them grow
quickly.
Table 1
Small Bettas
Medium Bettas
Large Bettas
B. picta
B. edithae
B. enisae
B. pugnax (group)
e.g. B. pulchra
B. dimidiata
B. alarensis (group)
B. waseri (group)
B. unimaculata
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#10 CBS Program - Betta Genics and Judging Commentary with Dr. gene Lucas – 50minutes
#11 CBS Program - Wild Bettas with Yohan Fernando – 50 minutes
#12 CBS Program - Keeping Your Fish Healthy with Dennis Lee – 30minutes
#13 CBS Program - Betta Nutrition with Jim Atchison – 45 minutes
#14 Historical Halfmoon Betta Clip with Rajiv Masillamoni, Jeff Wilson, and Laurent Chenot CD-rom (to watch this movie you
must install the div-x program included on the CD-rom) – 51 minutes
#15 Convention 2004 Seminar - Breeding Better Halfmoons with Dan Young – 30 minutes
#16 Convention 2004 Seminar - The Logic of Life and the Intro to Genics with Dr. Leo Buss – 69 minutes
#17 Convention 2004 Seminar - Asian Betta Breeders and Bettas with Dr. Gene Lucas – 43 minutes
#18 Convention 2005 Seminar - Metallic Geno with Dr. Leo Buss – 42 minutes
#19 Convention 2005 Seminar - Intro to Ocean Nutrition Atisons Betta Products –48 minutes
#20 Convention 2005 Seminar - Double Blacks with Connie Emery – 32 minutes
#21 Convention 2005 Seminar - SMP Slide Show – 33 minutes
#22 Convention 2005 Seminar - JB #1 with Ernie Perez and Dan Young – 65 minutes
#23 Convention 2005 Seminar - JB #2 with Ernie Perez and Dan Young – 60 minutes
#24 Betta Club Singapore 6th National Betta Competition – 43 minutes
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IBC Classes 2007-2008 Show Year
GROUP A: REGULAR CLASSES
Division A: Dark Solid Color NonIridescent
Division E: Patterned
I - Males
A1 – Re
d STM
A2 - Black STM
A3 - Red/Black DTM
II - Females
A4 - Red STF
A5 - Black STF
A6 - Red/Black DTF
I - Males
Division B: Dark Solid Color Iridescent
E7 - Marble STF
E8 - Patterned DTF
E1 - Butterfly STM
E2 - Multicolor STM
E3 - Marble STM
E4 - Grizzle STM
E5 - Patterned DTM
II - Females
E6 - Butterfly/Multicolor/Grizzle STF
I - Males
B1 - Blue STM
B2 - Steel STM
B3 - Green/Turquoise STM
B4 - Dark Iridescent DTM
II - Females
Division F*: Wild Type Bettas
B5 - Blue STF
B6 - Steel STF
B7 - Green/Turquoise STF
B8 - Dark Iridescent DTF
Division G: Breeders Division
Division C: Light Solid Color
G3 - Pairs
I - Males
C1 - Clear/Yellow/Orange STM
C2 - Pastel STM
Division H: Asymmetrical Plakat
C3 - Opaque STM
C4 - Light Solid DTM
II - Females
PAIRS ONLY *(not eligible for BOS)
F1 - Small Bubblenesters
F2 - Small Mouthbrooders
F3 - Large Bubblenesters/Mouthbrooders
I - SINGLE ENTRIES
G1 - Color and Form Variations
G2 - Form & Finnage
H1 - Plakat - Traditional Form
H2 - Show Plakat-Solid Dark & Light Iridescent
H3 - Show Plakat-Solid Dark & Light NonIridescent
H4 - Show Plakat-Dark Metallic/AOC/Pattern
H5 - Symmetrical Plakat
C5 - Clear/Yellow/Orange STF
C6 - Pastel STF
C7 - Opaque STF
C8 - Light Solid DTF
Division I*: Optional Classes
Division D: Bicolor
I3 - Crafts
I - Males
D1 - Dark Bicolor STM
D2 - Light Bicolor STM
D3 - Dark/Light Bicolor DTM
II - Females
Division J: Fringed finned
D4 - Dark Bicolor STF
D5 - Light Bicolor STF
D6 - Dark/Light Bicolor DTF
Division K: Metallic
NB-2 Doubletail Male
NB-3 Crowntail Male
*(not eligible for BOS)
I1 - Photography
I2 - Illustration
J1 - Crowntail Solid Color STM/DTM
J2 - Crowntail AOC STM/DTM
J3 - Crowntail Solid Color STF/DTF
J4 - Crowntail AOC STF/DTF
K1 - Metallic Dark-bodied STM/DTM
K2 - Metallic Dark-bodied STF/DTF
K3 - Metallic Light-bodied STM/DTM
K4 - Metallic Light-bodied STF/DTF
GROUP B: NEW BREEDER CLASSES
NB-4 Plakat Male
Label goes here!
Stamp
here
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Alexandria, Va. October 31, 2007 – Thanks to Finvillage.com, fish
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“Finvillage.com connects hobbyists, entrepreneurs and would-be aquaculture
farmers with a single source for information, shopping and interaction,” said
Jinen Viswakula, the Website’s community manager. “Hobbyists can make
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FLARE! November / December 2007
International Betta Congress
Steve Van Camp, Membership Chair
923 Wadsworth Street
Syracuse, NY 13208 USA
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