Crown Tail (Cupang Serit)

Here's another beautiful crown tail betta fish. Just an update.

Halfmoon Betta

Now I bet you've never seen betta fish like this. It has very wide fins and red blue yet transparent combination. If only those fins and tail were shaped a little bit more round would this fish be the most beautiful halfmoon betta in the world.

Curly Fins Crowntail Betta (Cupang Serit Keriting)

This betta fish has long curly fins and beautiful coloration, ranging from red to violet. This is one of Sinyo's best collection. Enjoy!

Grey Red Halfmoon Betta (Cupang Merah Abu-abu)

Did you know? Male and female Bettas should not be kept together except for an hour or two in a fish bowl or small aquarium, while they spawn. And also, Female Bettas can be kept together in one aquarium. Now for those females, they might get attracted by this one handsome fella right here.

Transparent Gold Halfmoon Betta

Hi all. Just dropping by to say Hi and to introduce you to our newest collection. Your comments will be very much appreciated. Thanks!

All Red Halfmoon Betta (Cupang Halfmoon Merah)

Having enough of crowtail bettas yet? Then check this out!

It's an all red halfmoon betta fish. Compared to the other collection, this fish is rather ordinary. But hey, if you have an all red crowntail betta, then you gotta have this all red halfmoon. It's like collector's edition. :D

Black Crowntail Betta Fish (Cupang Serit Hitam)

Now I've seen a lot of black crowntail betta fish on the net via google. Everytime I searched for crowntail betta, I always ended up seeing those black crowntail bettas. But guess what, I got one too, and I'm posting it here to show them that theirs are good, and mine's better. Hope google will crawl this page fast enough to make this betta fish right here come up to the top of the search page.

Really, this betta fish here is as good as it can be. See its tail. You will see not only it forms a great shape of a crown, but also made of lots of twin points (it's those small tails that formed the whole tail as a crown. I don't know what the right word is, so I use "point"). Next I will post a crowntail betta fish that made of not only twin lines, but three lines on some roots.

Betta Fish that's called Plakat (Plakad)

Meet our new friend, Mister Plakat. As you can see, this Betta fish has different shape. Though it has halfmoon shape on its tail, but the range is rather narrow. The range of the fins is narrow too. Plakats are known to be the most fierceful fighter, and when they start to fight they will stop at nothing. This means you have to choose Plakat when you want to make your betta fish fight and put your money on it. Always put your money on strongest fish. May the best Plakat fighter wins.

But wait, this blog is not dedicated to killer fish or dead fish! No Brother, it is dedicated to ornamental betta fish. Gorgeousness, it's what it's all about. Plakat, while you know it as a strong fighter, also has beautiful side. This one, for example, is a very cute plakat. Its small white fins wiggle around rapidly as it try to float in the aquarium. And the halfmoon tail is just round and perfect. The color is what we call dice-color, makes it even more unique than other plakats.

Red Crowntail Betta Fish (Serit Merah)

It's the devil (fish) himself! This red crown tail betta fish is just splendid! Well, it's not as nasty as it looks. It has a rather calm movement. When we face him to another betta fish (in another aquarium, of course), it opens its fin and tail as wide as it can get (see the picture) and just stop moving, only to stare to its enemy. Will he win if we put him into a fight with another betta? We don't know. Curious, but we won't let the curiousity destroy our lovely fishes.

In my country, we call this crown tail betta as "Serit", meaning a comb. Yeah, when you people from the west think that its fins and tail look like a crown, we think it looks like a comb.

Yellow-tied Blue Betta Fish (Cupang Serit Biru Berdasi Kuning)

Well, what do you think? Lots of people here like this betta fish and would like to buy it for a good price. The spread of its fins and tail make him move gracefully. It grows up to 7 centimeters, and I think it has reached its maximum size. What makes this fish even more attractive is its yellow tie. The color combination is unique. Sorry about the lens flare on the picture (it's really hard to take cupang picture, because it always moves around, and not to mention it has to be inside an aquarium), the glass of the aquarium gave it away.

So, this cupang (betta fish) is one of Sinyo's favorite, and we're happy to present it to you via this blog. Wait for our next update. Do comment if you have time. :)

A Beautiful Halfmoon Betta "Cupang" Fish

Ain't this a real beaut? I took a picture of this betta fish early in the morning, so that the sunlight can reach the fish tank from side. Its halfmoon tail has 10 white stripes, covered by red, then transparent black. We named it the Lady Killer. Please don't ask why. It just came out of nowhere.

Some Facts on Betta Fish

• Betta Splendens are commonly known as Siamese fighting fish, or Cupang, or Plakad (Plakat).

• Their natural habitat is Sawah (rice paddies) in Thailand, and from there they travel to other countries in South East Asia.

• Betta fish do not live in rice paddies all the time. They can also be found in 3 feet deep water.

• Siamese fighting fish are anabantoids, meaning they can breathe air from the surface of the water.

• Betta Splendens should be kept in water of 24-27 degrees celcius. Any other degree will make betta fish sick, and die.

• Siamese fighting fish do not like strong water currents. They will get stress if you put them in the water that has currents, especially strong ones.

• Bettas have delicate tails - so ensure that no sharp decorations are in the tank.

• As in their names (Fighting Fish), males must NOT be kept together - they will fight.

• Bettas can grow to around 3 inches in length, and get reasonably fat. If we have a giant betta, we will post it here.
  

Betta Fish with Red-White Fin

This betta fish came with the bat-like-fish. It's a very healthy fish. This fish is kinda special because of the fin's color, red-white, the color of our country's flag. We're still looking for the full red-white betta fish (not only its fin, but also its body). If we get one, we'll post it right here. Happy betta fish!

A Halfmoon Betta Fish That Shines (Cupang Halfmoon Biru Terang)

Long time no see. It's been a while since my last post, and I've been busy doing stuffs, but I've taken photos of sinyo's cupang (Indonesian) or betta fishes, and I have to tell you, he got a lot of cool looking bettas. This one, for example, is a normal half-moon and 4 months old betta, but the combination of the color makes this fish looks even prettier. It shines whenever sunlight touch it. I haven't named it yet, maybe one of you can give me an idea?

Blueshine fish... or...

Betta Collection: Mengatasi ekor kuncup

Betta Collection

Ekor kuncup pada ikan cupang disebabkan oleh air dalam akuarium lama tidak dikuras bahkan sama sekali belum pernah dikuras dalam jangka waktu yang lama,oleh karena itu cara mengatasinya adalah dengan sering menguras air yang ada di akuarium minimal 2-3 hari sekali

Kemungkinan kedua adalah air yang dimasukan ke dalam akuarium langsung dari air PAM (belum diendapkan atau masih terlalu baru buat cupang anda),akan lebih baik bila air yang akan diisikan ke dalam akuarium tersebut diendapkan atau didiamkan kira-kira 2 hari lamanya, cara lain yang bisa dilakukan adalah membeli : Bliz Id yang bisa anda beli di toko-toko ikan hias dan berikan sewaktu anda mengisi akuarium tersebut.

Kalau sirip atas melengkung, itu disebabkan karena ikan terlalu sering bermain di permukaan air ,agar ikan kita tidak sering bermain di permukaan air , biasakanlah menyekat antara satu akuarium dengan akuarium yang lain tetapi sekatan itu hanya ditaruh setengah saja (dari bagian atas ke bagian tengan) jadi yang terlihat hanya bagian tengah hingga ke bawah.

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Betta Collection: Seluk beluk cupang hias

Betta Collection

Tren ikan Cupang hias belakangan semakin meningkat saja terlebih-lebih banyak varian-varian baru.Demam memelihara ikan cupang hias tidak hanya terbatas di kota besar seperti Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya, tetapi sudah melanda Malang, Jambi, Pekan Baru, Padang dll. Dipacu oleh seringnya digelar kontes-kontes untuk memperlombakan keelokan jenis ikan hias asli Indonesia tersebut, dan semakin banyaknya dibentuk perkumpulan penggemar ikan cupang hias di tiap kota. Sampai saat ini dikenal beberapa organisasi yang mewadahi penggemar-penggemar atau pemelihara ikan cupang seperti PCHS (Pecinta Cupang Hias Surabaya), BSCM (Betta Spender Club Malang), BSCS (Betta Spender Club Semarang), ACHI (Asosiasi Cupang Hias Indonesia) dll.

Keelokan dan kelangkaan cupang hias diukur dari kombinasi corak warna dan bentuk tubuh, sirip serta ekor. Harga seekor cupang hias ditentukan oleh kelangkaan warna, semakin langka akan semakin mahal. Ini menjadi daya tarik penangkar-penangkar cupang hias untuk bekerja menghasilkan jenis-jenis baru dengan corak warna yang spektakuler. Jika 10 tahun lalu hanya dikenal cupang slayer, maka kini sudah banyak bermunculan jenis-jenis baru yang dinamai half moon, serit, dan crowntail. Apabila cupang biasa dihargai Rp 1.000 - 50.000 per ekor, maka cupang langka (betta spenders) bisa berharga jutaan rupiah. Bahkan untuk pasaran luar negeri (yang dijual sebagai mass commodity / ekspor massal) rata-rata terjual US$ 50 per ekor. Negara pengimpor utama untuk betta spenders antara lain AS, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Jepang, Brazil dan Singapura. Itupun baru 60 % dari permintaan luar negeri yang baru terpenuhi.

Kriteria Penilaian Cupang Hias
Dasar penilaian cupang hias adalah terletak pada dua faktor penting yaitu bentuk tubuh dan warna tubuh. Faktor bentuk tubuh yang menjadi tolok perhatian adalah serit dan ekor. Serit cupang bentuk baru yang dikatakan langka adalah berserit delapan dan silang. Ekor langka adalah ekor bentuk bulan. Warna langka dalam arti belum banyak terdapat di pasaran antara lain warna putih solid, kuning solid, coklat burgundi, keunguan dan tricolor. Biasanya dalam tiap kontes cupang hias yang diperlombakan di kelompokkan ke dalam jenis senior (ukuran tubuh 7,5 cm ke atas) untuk warna dasar, kombinasi dan warna maskot; jenis medium (ukuran tubuh 5,5 cm - 7,5 cm) untuk warna dasar, kombinasi dan warna maskot; ukuran small; dan unik. Cupang yang baik memiliki ekor lebar dan serit tebal. Ukuran ekor harus sama dengan serit dan berbentuk 180 o. Letak ekor seimbang dalam arti di tengah-tengah dan tidak menjorok ke atas. Ikan yang baik tidak berwarna transparan di bagian ekor dan memiliki erit di bagian siripnya. Keserasian warna biasanya dinilai 30 poin, keindahan berilai 20 poin, kerapihan dinilai 20 poin, kesehatan & mental bernilai 20 poin dan ukuran tubuh cupang 10 poin.

Sistematika dan Biologi Cupang
Cupang merupakan ikan asli Indonesia yang diketahui berasal dari Pulau Jawa, Kalimantan, Sumatera. Dalam bahasa Inggris dikenal dengan istilah Talking Gourami atau Croaking Gourami. Termasuk famili Anabantidae, genus Trichosis, spesies Trichopsis vittatus. Bentuk tubuh sangat langsing dan pipih ke samping. Corak warna sangat bervariasi, tetapi warna dasar tubuh kuning hingga sawo matang dengan punggung berwarna lebih gelap dan bagian perut berwarna lebih muda (kuning sampai putih). Pada sisi badan terdapat garis horizontal berwarna lebih gelap sepanjang dari mata hingga ekor. Sirip anal, punggung dan ekor tumbuh sempurna memanjang dengan jari-jari sirip yang tumbuh menonjol. Panjang tubuh mencapai sekitar 6,5 - 7,5 cm.

Pemijahan dan Pembesaran Benih Cupang
Cupang jantan dan betina dapat dibedakan dari sirip-sirip dan warna badan. Cupang jantan memiliki jari-jari sirip anal, punggung dan ekor yang tumbuh sempurna sedikit lebih panjang dibandingkan selaput yang menutupinya, sedangkan cupang betina tidak memiliki penonjolan dari jari-jari siripnya. Cupang jantan dewasa kelamin memiliki lebih banyak bintik-bintik hitam di punggung dibandingkan biasanya dibandingkan cupang betina yang tidak memilikinya. Ikan yang dipilih sebagai indukan berumur 6 - 7 bulan. Cupang dengan ukuran panjang tubuh 5 cm sudah siap untuk dipijahkan. Mengingat perkawinan cupang bersifat monogami, maka rasio kelamin antara jantan dan betina harus seimbang. Tempat pemijahan menggunakann akuarium kecil (20 x 40 cm, tinggi 20 cm), baskom, atau toples yang sudah direndam dengan larutan PK untuk menghindari jamur dan bibit penyakit. Sebagai media pijah (substrat) digunakan tanaman air atau serabut rafia untuk tempat pelatakan busa.

Untuk tanaman aponogeton sebaiknya diberi pecahan genteng untuk mencegah tumbang, eceng gondok bisa diletakkan begitu saja. Cupang dikenal sebagai ikan penyusun sarang busa sebelum melakukan pemijahan. Suhu air ideal adalah 25 oC dalam kisaran 21 oC - 31 oC. Kedalaman air 10 - 15 cm supaya air di dasar tidak terlalu dingin. Setelah penyusunan busa selesai, cupang betina akan meletakkan telur pada busa dan cupang jantan menyemprotkan sperma ke kumpulan telur untuk pembuahan. Telur-telur fertil akan menetas dalam 24 jam pada suhu 24 oC.

Pembesaran
Benih sampai umur 2 - 3 hari tidak pelu diberi makan karena adanya cadangan kuning telur dalam tubuh. Hari ke-4 mulai diberikan plankton hasil pemupukan. Hari ke-7 sudah bisa diberikan kutu air, cacing sutera atau jentik nyamuk. Hari ke-10 anak cacing dipindahkan ke kolam pembesaran, dan diberi makanan cacing Tubifex sp atau Chironomus sp. Cupang jantan mempunyai bentuk dan warna tubuh yang lebih menarik ketimbang cupang betina, sehingga akan lebih menguntungkan untuk menghasilkan lebih banyak cupang jantan. Dalam masa degenerasi kelamin (telur ikan fase bintik mata yaitu 30 jam setelah pemijahan) diberikan hormon androgen (dilarutkan dalam larutan hormon 17 alpha metiltestosteron 20 mg/liter selama 8 jam). Ikan cupang mempunyai kebiasaan bertarung, biaanya mendekati umur 1 bulan naluri bertarung mulai muncul. mengingat aktivitas bertarung dapat melukai tubuh dan mengurangi keelokan maka penting untuk menghalangi munculnya sifat merugikan tersebut.

Penangkar biasanya tidak mengganti air mulai dari bertelur sampai umur 1 bulan (karena air bersih merangsang aktivitas hormonal cupang yang mengarah kepada agresivitas) dan menggunakan tanaman air hidrilla untuk menghindarkan pertemuan langsung antar cupang yang bisa menyebabkan pertarungan.

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Betta Collection: Bila Hobby Jadi Bisnis

Betta Collection

Jikalau Anda penggemar atau penghobi ikan hias, cobalah membudidayakan ikan cupang atau ikan Betta ini sebagai alternatif penghasilan tambahan atau penghasilan sampingan. Karena modal yang dibutuhkan dalam pembudidayaan ikan cupang hias tidaklah besar, Anda hanya mengeluarkan modal sebesar Rp. 5.000.- s/d Rp. 10.000,- untuk sepasang ikan cupang, sebagai indukan.

Sebagai wadah tempat ikan atau aquariumnya, Anda bida memanfaatkan bekas botol air kemasan yang tentunya Anda bisa mendapatkan dengan mudah di sekitar lingkungan rumah Anda. Untuk pakan ikan cupang tidaklah memerlukan pakan ikan yang mahal-mahal, cukup carikan nyamuk mati, jentik-jentik nyamuk atau sisakan beberapa serat daging dari lauk pauk yang kita makan sehari-hari.

Tentunya Anda harus mempelajari terlebih dahulu bagaimana cara mengawinkan ikan cupang hingga bertelur dan menetaskannya. Kembangkanlah lagi dengan cara mengawinkan anak-anak ikan cupang tersebut, pilihlah anak ikan cupang yang sehat dan mempunyai sifat genetis yang baik.

Anda bisa menjual anakan ikan cupang ke pasaran dengan harga Rp. 1000,- per ekor. Dari sepasang induk ikan cupang bisa dihasilkan 100 s/d 200 anak ikan cupang. Anda bisa hitung sendiri berapa pemasukan yang Anda dapatkan bila Anda punya 10 pasang indukan. Lumayan kan?

Apalagi kalau Anda bisa menghasilkan ikan cupang kualitas aduan, kontes atau bahkan kualitas ekspor. Anda bisa mendapatkan ratusan ribu rupiah per ekor. Tapi tentu saja Indukan yang dipilih benar-benar berkwalitas sehingga anakannyapun besar kemungkinan akan mewarisi kwalitas seperti sang induk.

Namun, sebelum itu Anda harus membayar terlebih dulu dengan ketelatenan dan ketekunan, karena kendala yang biasa dihadapi adalah masalah air, makanan, media, suhu dan penyakit. Cari tahu mengapa ikan cupang Anda misalnya mati, apa penyebabnya? Perbaiki kesalahan-kesalahan tersebut dan mulailah lagi dari awal.

Yang jelas semua usaha yang anda lakukan tidak akan menjadi sia-sia jika anda tidak berhenti usaha begitu saja. Akhirnya selamat berbisnis ikan cupang

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Betta Collection: Perawatan ikan cupang kontes

Betta Collection

Merawat ikan cupang hias siap kontes tidaklah sulit , yang diperlukan hanyalah ketekunan dan ketelitian pemeliharaan ikan cupang setiap harinya, misalnya permberian pakan yang teratur , penggantian air akuarium yang teratur, dan tidak lupa pula melatih mental ikan cupang. Tak jarang peternak menghabiskan waktu dari pagi hingga malam untuk mengontrol kondisi ikan cupang.

A. Pakan

Cupang hias diberi pakan alami seperti kutu air. Permberian pakan 2x dalam sehari ,pada waktu pukul 07.00 dan 17.00, berikan pakan yang secukupnya. Terlalu banyak pakan tidak bagus khususnya terhadap kebersihan air di akuarium (dikhawatirkan akan mengendap dan membusuk di dasar air). Pemakaian takaran, seperti sendok teh bisa mengontrol jumlah pemberian pakan. Botol air mineral yang diberi selang juga bisa dimanfaatkan untuk pemberian makanan cupang. Alat itu selain murah juga mudah dioperasikan. Kutu air dimasukan ke botol lalu disemprotkan satu per satu ke dalam akuarium. Kutu air yang telah dibekukan di dalam freezer pemberiannya cukup dengan dicuil-cuil. Jentik nyamuk dapat diberikan sebagai selingan setiap 2 hari sekali , bisa juga diberikan untuk makanan pokok. Toh ,ikan cupang yang berumur 1.5 bulan sudah bisa makan makanan yang berukuran besar. Cuk sebaiknya diambil yang teidak bengkok atau tua.Ada cara untuk menyeleksi cuk. Jentik nyamuk yang diambil dari selokan atau empeng biasanya masih kotor dan bercampur dengan larva hewan lain. Masukkan cuk ke air es, secara otomatis mereka akan teler, cuk akan mengendap ke dasar sedangkan Non-cuk akan mengambang.Cuk diambil dengan saringan halus,lalu dimasukan ke dalam air yang telah ditetesi PK, dosis 1/2 tetes untuk ember ukuran 15 liter, ini untuk "membangunkan" cuk, setelah itu cuk dicuci dengan air bersihdan siap disajikan. Jika cuk susah diperoleh, cacing cutra ,cacing rambut, atau cacing darah juga bisa diberikan,namun penggunannya terkadang membuat cupang menjadi kembung. Sebaiknya cacing dibersihkan berulang-ulang dengan air bersih sebelum siap disajikan

B. Ganti Air

Pengolahan air sangat penting agar cupang tetap sehat. Ganti air 50% sebaiknya dilakukan setiap hari,semakin sering air diganti pertumbuhan ikan cupang akan semakin cepat. Batas maksimal pergantian air 3 hari. Caranya cukup menyedot dengan selang plastik. Seminggu sekali air diganti total. Botol atau akuarium dicuci bersih kemudian dijemur agar kuman-kumannya mati. Cara lain untuk membunh cendawanatau bakteri dengan merendam wadah itu dengan larutan PK dosis tinggi selama 1-2 jam. setelah itu wadah dicuci dengan bersih dan dijemur. Terlambat mengganti air menyebabkan penyakit. sisa pakan dan kotoran cupang yang mengendap di dasar air dapat menyebabkan penyakit misalnya: white spot , velvet, busung dan berak putih

Betta Collection: Budidaya Ikan Cupang

Betta Collection

Keindahan tubuh dan ciri-ciri yang spesifik yang dimiliki oleh setiap ikan hias serta nilai ekonomis, adalah faktor utama yang harus diperhatikan dalam budidaya ikan hias. Salah satu jenis ikan yang memiliki syarat-syarat tersebut adalah ikan Betta.

Untuk membudidayakan atau mengembangkan ikan Betta atau cupang hias tidaklah memerlukan lahan yang luas, cukup menyediakan areal sekitar 5 meter persegi. Di Tulung Agung, Blitar Kediri dan sekitarnya banyak yang membudidaya ikan cupang hias ini. Ada yang dilakukan diatas dek rumah dan dipekarangan yang relatif sempit Namun ada juga yang menggunakan kolam khusus. Soal wadah tidak terlalu repot. Dengan menggunakan wadah bekas ataupun kolam bak semen atau akuarium biasapun oke. Ikan ini relatif mudah dipelihara dan dibudidayakan, karena tidak memerlukan pakan khusus. Pakan ikan untuk benih biasanya digunakan pakan alami berupa kutu air atau daphnia sp. yang dapat ditemukan di selokan yang airnya tergenang. Untuk induk cupang digunakan pakan dari jentik-jentik nyamuk (cuk). Untuk pertumbuhan anak ikan bisa diberi kutu air dan diselingi dengan cacing rambut, akan lebih mempercepat pertumbuhan anak ikan.

Wadah Budidaya

Pada umumnya wadah pemeliharaannya adalah bak semen atau akuarium yang ukurannya tidak perlu besar yaitu cukup 1 x 2 m atau akuarium 100 x 40 x 50 cm, sedang wadah perkawinannya lebih kecil dari wadah pembesaran, yang bisa digunakan antara lain : baskom, akuarium kecil atau ember dapat dipakai untuk memijahkan ikan.

Ciri-ciri khusus

Ciri-ciri khas yang dimiliki oleh ikan cupang hias jantan adalah selain warnanya yang indah, siripnya pun panjang dan menyerupai sisir serit, sehingga sering disebut cupang serit. Sedangkan ikan betina warnanya tidak menarik (kusam) dan bentuk siripnya lebih pendek dari ikan jantan.

Ciri ikan jantan untuk dipijahkan :

a. Umur ± 4 bulan
b. Bentuk badan dan siripnya panjang dan berwarna indah.
c. Gerakannya agresif dan lincah.
d. Kondisi badan sehat (tidak terjangkit penyakit).

Ciri-ciri ikan betina :

a. Umur telah mencapai +- 4 bulan
b. Bentuk badan membulat menandakan siap kawin.
c. Gerakannya lambat.
d. Sirip pendek dan warnanya tidak menarik.
e. kondisi badan sehat.

Pemijahan dan perawatan ikan

Setelah induk cupang hias dipersiapkan begitu pula dengan wadahnya maka langkah selanjutnya adalah melakukan pemijahan :

1. Persiapkan wadah baskom/akuarium kecil dan bersih.
2. Isi wadah dengan air bersih dengan ketinggian 15 – 30 Cm.
3. Masukkan induk ikan cupang jantan lebih dahulu selama 1 hari.
4. Tutup wadah dengan penutup wadah apa saja.
5. Sehari kemudian (sore hari) induk betina telah matang telur dimasukan ke dalam wadah pemijahan.
6. Biasanya pada pagi harinya ikan sudah bertelur dan menempel disarang berupa busa yang dipersiapkan oleh induk jantan.
7. Induk betina segera dipindahkan dan jantannya dibiarkan untuk merawat telur sampai menetas.

Pembesaran anak

1. Ketika burayak ikan cupang sudah dapat brenang dan sudah habis kuning telurnya, sudah harus disiapkan media yang lebih besar untuk tempat pembesaran.
2. Pindahkan anakan bersama induk jantannya.
3. Kemudian benih ikan diberi makanan kutu air dan wadah ditutup.
4. Sepuluh hari kemudian anak ikan dipindahkan ke tempat lain.
Dan selanjutnya setiap satu minggu, ikan dipindahkan ke tempat lain untuk lebih cepat tumbuh.

Pasca Panen

Pasca panen yaitu setelah ikan cupang hias mencapai 1 bulan sudah dapat dilakukan pemanenan sekaligus dapat diseleksi atau dipilih. Ikan yang berkwalitas baik dan cupang hasil seleksi dipisahkan dengan ditempatkan ke dalam botol-botol tersendiri agar dapat berkembang dengan baik serta menghindari perkelahian. Setelah usia 1,5 sampai 2 bulan cupang hias mulai terlihat keindahannya dan dapat dipasarkan.

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The Real Turquoise Betta Fish!

Now I've seen a lot of betta fish that people call turquoise-something-fish. I see those fish indeed have the color of turquoise. But then I found this really cool fish that has the color of a real turquoise stone. And it also has hey-this-is-my-area attitude towards other fish. Not dashing around, just staying calm with its fins wide opened and its eyes right on the target. And so we have a name for him: The Cool Brother.

Betta Fish with Air Jordan's Color!

See this one is my favorite. The betta fish has cool color combination and it's very aggressive! Because of its color, this betta fish here is named Air Jordan!

Betta Fish Betta Fish Betta Fish! Kame Hame Ha!

A betta fish that has the color of Son Goku's outfit, the infamous saiyan from earth in Dragon Ball. So, we named it Son Goku!

Betta Fish Training Methods

Personally, I'm not very fond of the fighting type betta fish. For me, it's just plain cruel to buy living things and make them fight to the death, while we gain profits from it. But that's the trend in my country (Indonesia) and other South East Asia countries like Thailand, Philippine, and also China. Well, what's an opinion of one man? So I googled around to find training methods for fighting type betta fish (which is also useful for non-fighting ones, just for excercise), compiled it together, and, here you go.

1. Conditioning
Ensure that the tank or jar has sufficient room for your betta to easily turn around. Plants or objects that might interfere with this should be placed at the back or to one side of the tank in order to leave sufficient room for circling. Bettas that are in compound tanks have softer skin and their scales are not smooth enough to tolerate hard hitting from the sharp teeth of the opponent. They need to be kept individually in a jar or bottle for conditioning for about a week. Add 5 ml of Atison's Betta SPA per gallon of water in the container. This extract of wild almond leaf will make the skin and scales harder. During one week in the container, just feed them once every two days with Atison's Betta PRO. This food is preferable since the Betta will get a lower fat diet than with other foods for fish. Keep the fishes in their individual containers without seeing each other. After a week, the fishes will lose their fat, their scales will become stronger and harder and they will look shinier than before the conditioning. If there is no time to do the training or if there is a lack of opponents, the fish can be kept in the conditioning container for another 2-3 weeks without any problem. No water change is required during this conditioning, for up to a month.

2. In the morning move him to new soft water (condition new water with dry banana leaf). 15 minutes after you have moved him to his new container, put a small female into his container for a minute. The male will flare and chase female around. You should remove the female immediately if your betta fighter starts to bite her. This is to make your fighter active and fierce. Do this step again in the evening. Make sure he doesn't bite anything during training to protect his teeth for fighting!

The whole process of training will last about 6 to 7 days, depending on the fitness of the fighter. The training period should not take longer than 10 days. The longer the training period, the more boring and stressful it becomes for the fish. If there is no suitable opponent, just put the fish back to the conditioning process again. Then do the exercising process, step by step.

3. Prepare a circle tank or at least 15" high bucket with a small aquarium water pump. Put 12" water high and put a small bottle with a female into the center of the male's tank. Put your fighter into circle tank. He will swim around the female bottle to try to fight the female. Turn on the water pump to flow the water around tank. Your fighter will try to go against the water flow. Let him exercise like this for 15 minutes after feeding in the morning and evening. This will give your fighter a strong body and help him to develop good breathing techniques.

The fighter will chase the females around the container. It looks beautiful when he is chasing the females. Leave the fighter in the container for about 5 minutes or until the fighter starts to bite a female. Take him out and leave all the females in the container. Repeat this process again next morning for another 4 days.

4. Let your fighter have rest in his container. Repeat day 8 step once a day. Feed him only a little food in the evening.

5. To make a fighter more furious and aggressive is one of the most important part of this betta fish training method. If a fighter is not aggressive and furious, it will not bite hard and bites less often. Every betta has their own territory and will protect it for life. Therefore if one invades one's territory a fighting begin. I use a small healthy female put into a fighter's container. The fighter will chase the female and finally it bites the female furiously.

Normally training a betta takes two weeks - one week for conditioning, and one week to exercises. Be sure to feed your fish with proper food, and don't forget about relaxing. That way you can grow a real fighter with this simple betta fish training method!

Thanks to bettafishguide.blogspot.com for this one.

Do Betta Fish Sleep?

The answer is yes, they do. If your betta have plants or cave inside his aquarium, that's where he usually sleeps. He will act as if he's startled if you light him at night. Why night? Because it's hard to sleep for creature that don't have eyelids. Betta fish doesn't have eyelids and therefore they choose to sleep when the lights go out.

Sometimes they take naps during the day right in-between the leaves. So be sure to have leaves in your aquarium.

Betta fishes are diurnal, meaning that they are active during the light hours. When they do rest, most diurnal fishes will be very pale. Usually they rest when the light is out and the surrounding is dark.

On the contrary, nocturnal fishes will look for dark areas and often rest there, and when other fishes rest at night, they will come out and feed.

Betta Fish Lifespan

Female bettas are smaller, and duller in color. Their fins are are also considerably shorter, but they do have similar coloration patterns as the male. The female will have mild striping along the sides of her body. She grows to a maximum size of about 2 inches. Although she doesn't get the size or color, the female often live longer than the male by several months.

If you want to buy a betta fish from a store, you might need to know that usually people sell 6 months old bettas. The average betta fish lifespan is about 2 to 3 years, but sometimes these tropical fish live up to 5 years if water conditions are ideal and food is optimal. The lifespan of a betta fish depends on how well cared for it is. So be sure to take care of your betta fish.

Betta Fish called The Tropical Rainbow

This betta fish right here is the double tail type. In bahasa we also call it double tail, but we have another name, and it's "Cagak". Now I happen to fall in love with its color, just like a fading rainbow in the afternoon. So I asked Sinyo what if we called it "The Tropical Rainbow"?

Well, he seems to like the nickname. I came up with another nickname "Splendid Splendens" but I think it was too much.

Wait till I post a very cool betta here, with a very cool nickname too!

Crowntail Betta a.k.a. Cupang Serit

Now these are Sinyo's new collection. As you may already know, this type of betta fish is crowntail, or perhaps in bahasa we call it Cupang Serit. What do you think?

A Betta Fish Named Paradoxically

Now Sinyo called this Betta Fish here The Blue Demon, while I call it Putri Biru, an Indonesian name meaning The Blue Princess. It's weird having two very different name come from the same betta fish. Well, what do you think?

Betta Fish Called Bat-a-Fish

Now this betta fish is very cool. It has fins with color and shape of a bat. It's not a betta fish anymore. No Sir, it's not. It is now called The Batfish!

From today on, I will post regularly the coolest collection of my neighbour (he collects betta fish and with his permission I'm publishing it on the internet) and see if we have good feedback.

How to Feed Your Betta Fish

First thing you need to know is don't overfeed the fish. You should feed adult betta fish just once a day and for the babies twice a day. Once you've fed them don't just leave them. Spend your time for a moment to see your betta eat. A betta fish should take two to five minutes to make itself full.

The most common food for betta fish is water flea. Click here to see how to breed water flea. Betta fish prefer live food, but feeding them freeze dried food is a more convenient and affordable alternative. Never use worms caught from the garden or caught in the wild for your betta fish as they may have been subjected to pesticides.

Now here's some useful tips for you (thanks to aquariumguys.com for this tips):

• Just like most fish, betta fish can go a couple days without eating, so don't worry about leaving for the weekend. But if you leave for a longer period of time, be sure to have someone feed the fish (or use a time-release food block, or automatic feeder) and clean their water (if smaller than 5 gallons it will need cleaning at least once a week).
• It is good practice to skip a day of feeding once a week, as it gives the betta fish's digestive system time to recover and clean itself out.
• IMPORTANT: While betta fish will stop eating dried or frozen food once full, they will continue eating as long as there is live food in their aquarium. Thus it is extremely important not to overfeed them with live food, as they will literally eat themselves to death.
• If your betta fish develops a paunch, or an overpronounced belly, you may be overfeeding it. Conversely, if he appears gaunt or thin, he may have an infection or need more food.