Giant HM!

[Tevin lee]

Hi guys, i got this Giant red HM a week ago, was told by the breeder that he abt 3.8 mths old, oredi bigger than normal HM at the same age, he's slighty bigger than normal adult plakat. i'm gonna breed him, can u guy's tell me what to improve on? colours definatley...:D

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[David Esguerra]

Dsc01314.jpg is his sister right? Quite long finnage for a female.

Anyway, if your aiming for red, a lot would need to be done, if your aiming for cambodian, I'm betting that only a few inbreedings would get you to where you want it to be.

By looking at the pics, I'd say that the fins need to be worked on quite a bit to give it a bit more crispness on the halfmoon as well as the fin edges (they seem quite jagged in the pic, has he already spawned when the pics were taken?) but considering his age, assuming that the breeder gave relatively the exact age, the finnage may improve as he grows older so really can't say yet.

That's just my take on the situation. Considering that you had an HM with Giant in him, it would already be quite a deal for me. Good luck!

[Daniel Chia]

Hi Tevin,

I believe this is the first time a picture of a Giant HM is posted at this forum. Can't imagine how huge your Giant Red Piebald HM is going to become if he's currently only 3.8 mths old.

Piebald Bettas are actually marbled bettas with the difference being the base coloured patch on the top of their heads.

I read somewhere that the percentage of getting Piebald Bettas in a spawn is low (around 20-30%). Taking into consideration that the percentage of Halfmoon Bettas in each spawn is also not that high, a Red Piebald HM is something rare.

What's his body length (i.e. from mouth to caudal peduncle) and caudal length (i.e. from caudal peduncle to the end of the caudal)?

[Chee Koon]

tevin,

congrats on the good buy. hope you could let us know the actual size. if it's really a true GIANT, then it's a very good piece considering that i have seen quite a lot of GIANTs on aquabid but not many can hold their 180 caudal as good as yours. most of them look "veil" to me. tat's is one plus point.

one not so desirable thing is thar it's not a true solid RED. maybe a mix of cambodian. myron aka mr. red might have something to comment. :-)

wish u success in the breeding program.

[Tevin lee]

hi David, i'm not sure if that's the sister, i did nt ask the breeder, i got them as pair Hm red giants. think i have to work very hard to produce ex reds.[bh] he's going to spawn soon, as if he is really a giant, this would be quite a gd age to spawn, if not a giant, it would be better if i spawn then later down a couple of mths i'm left with a old man.:D

Helo Daniel, The of the male lenght from mouth to caudal peduncle is slighty a bit less than 2 inch, from mouth to tip of tail is nearly 3 inch. the female lenght from mouth to tip of tail is 2.5inch.:D

[Charles Lim]

Tevin

It does not sound very big for a "giant". Hope you don't mind me saying it. The female reminds me of someone's fish which has the same characteristics, i.e. longer fins. All the best to your spawn!

Cheers!

[Tevin lee]

it's okie, since i ask u guys for advice, i will receive all point of view rite? no worries, jus glad if u guys will point out the faults, so i can try to correct them. ;)

[Eugene]

Nice fish Tevin....good luck on your spawning.
He may not be very big for 3.8 months for a giant....but he still does have a good size...
and nice finnage.....actually, depending on the genes, you may get some reasonable reds quite soon down the line....maybe as fast as your next spawn....if you're lucky, who knows, they could be Hm as well :)

[Tevin lee]

My "Giants" jus spawn, i got another fish slighty older than my giants 2-3 weeks, once the frise r free swimming, will ake a pic of them side by side for comparison.:p

[Roy Png]

Hi All,

Just joined BCS - very interested in giant betta.
Would like to see any giant betta greater than 3 inches.

Gby....Roy Png