Experiences with fishless cycling?

[Ormsweird]

Yes, I used to buy on aquabid, there are some stunners on there! The importer wasn't ever a problem to deal with to be honest, most sellers list which importers they use to each country. You just get in touch and check when shipping dates are. If you buy a fish you tell the seller which importer and they tend to arrange from there. My importer was very good, kept up to date with messages etc. Fish always arrived fine.

I tend to buy online from the UK too. Quite a few breeders will post fish, and it's how I recently restocked my shrimp too.

 

[MargotC]

Yes, I used to buy on aquabid, there are some stunners on there! The importer wasn't ever a problem to deal with to be honest, most sellers list which importers they use to each country. You just get in touch and check when shipping dates are. If you buy a fish you tell the seller which importer and they tend to arrange from there. My importer was very good, kept up to date with messages etc. Fish always arrived fine.

I tend to buy online from the UK too. Quite a few breeders will post fish, and it's how I recently restocked my shrimp too.

I am tempted to give it a go eventually. I love the Bettas with the copper gene, is that what it is called? And to get one I'd have to buy online for sure as all I see here are the solid blue, or red, veiltails. Ideally I'd like one with copper colouring and a shorter type tail. I'd like a sturdy fish. Of course there are so many beautiful ones I'll surely consider multiple tanks at some point. Oops.

I also like the look of a few of the wild Betta types. I don't consider myself experienced enough to attempt those yet, but a couple would be nice someday.

 

[Ormsweird]

Sounds like you want a copper plakat, fiesty little fish.

I was a big fan of rosetails myself. I love the really long fins. And yes, I ended up with about 15 tanks in the height of my betta obsession. Also a large fresh water full of females, who these days can also be colourful and kept together if they have enough space.

 

[MargotC]

Sounds like you want a copper plakat, fiesty little fish.

I was a big fan of rosetails myself. I love the really long fins. And yes, I ended up with about 15 tanks in the height of my betta obsession. Also a large fresh water full of females, who these days can also be colourful and kept together if they have enough space.

Yes! I think that was it. There are so many strains/names/descriptions to wrap my head around and I'm struggling with the latin names for my 63-litre stocking already.

Fifteen tanks... sounds like heaven. I think the most I can fit into my flat is another three tanks alongside the 63-litre, but they'd obviously have to be between 30 and 40 litres each at most. I'm thinking one quarantine, and one or two Betta tanks. I guess this is what they mean by multiple tank syndrome.

 

[Ormsweird]

Yes, the husband just gave up after a certain point as more tanks appeared. I kept my betta in 20 litres each, so not too big. But still noticeable! Plenty of plants to hide in too. I used to love watching them build bubble nests! Shame I never could breed them, but I'd have hundreds if I had!