oh.. surface breather..
how green water looks like? where can i get it?

Ha ha..... Sorry for late reply ya...

Ok, green water is actually algae enriched water. You know water from ponds or tanks left in the sun for a week or so? Greenish in colour? Ya, that's green water.

It is not so much about the algae in the water that is essential, then is the paramecia present that feeds off the algae. So in REAL sense, green water is more of a reference to paramecia feed.

There used to one supplier i know of that supplies paramecia starters, but he has migrated to australia de (or studying there, not too sure which one)...

But still it is possible to start a green water culture.... Just take some aged water (need not be from fish pond or the like), and fill a plastic 1 foot tank with it. Add some water lettuce, place it where there's strong sunlight, and let it decay... The water lettuce itself would have paramecia colonies all over it, and as it decays, will supply the nutrients needed for algal growth, which would in turn support the paramecia.

I find feeding green water to newly hatched fries for the first 4 days very suitable in my case, as prior to using green water, i used to give egg yolk and liquid fry... Ended up with only a handful of fries each time.... When i switched to green water, ended up with 400++ fries survived.... So as far as I'm concernedl, green water is the way to go....


Hoped this has helped a bit

oh.. i get wat u mean.. but isnt the green water have bad smell? cos i remember last time when i rare guppy and swordfish, i do put some plant and leave it under the sun.. then the water grow with greenish stuff and eventually end up the whole tank in green colour.. some fish die thuogh.. the algae attack the plant aso.. it is a disaster for me heh..

the water is really green.. but how u extract from it?

hey joeybugg, beside of betta.. u rare other fishes like small fishes, guppy, swordfish, Cichlid? cos im thinking of setting another tank for these fish.. setting it with havin plant inside without filter and put it outside.. i fail last time.. hopefully someone can guild me through..

Ha..... Ya ya... Smells bad... What i do is let the algae settle before i extract the water to add to the tank.... When I'm in a hurry, i just filter using an ultra fine net... Like those bbs nets....


Other fish ah? Got, but are largish fish, so no real setup one la.... I keep tomans, so no deco la.... Bettas are the only fish that i'm really into...

nahh...forget that ler,microworm is easier to use...very good in raising betta's fry!!! can get almost 100% survival rate for first 2 weeks!!

Ha ha Ya ya... I'm sure it works for you... For me, green water works best... Different people different method ma...

By the way, where got sell microworms ah? Would benefit those who want to get some to culture...

well,u have to get it from mostly betta breeder la...nt many will culture it cos it stinks asso...hehehehe!! where u stay?

I'm from Sepang... Actually, I do know breeders who do culture microworms, just that they are few, and far apart Was wondering if you knew of a more easily obtainable source


Anyway, if anyone is interested of knowing some other breeders, do visit the Betta Society of Malaysia webforum at www.bsm.betta4u.com I believe that the RM5.00 sale for blue HMs are still on....

I want green water :P

hi joeybugg.. RM5.00 sale for blue HMs.. where can i get it? think of havin another betta heh..