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BETTAS by Jim Sonnier
Purple (HM-Cu) male x Purple (HM-Cu) female, spawn #121404. These outstanding breeders were raised by Jim Sonnier.
Offspring from
spawn #121404 should be Purple (75%) and Lavender (25%) as both
parents are carrying the Cambodian trait. There should be some
with Half Moon finnage.
This near Half Moon male is decended from the Copper color
complex and has triple ray branching (8 branches) in his caudal
plus an outstanding dorsal fin. This near Half Moon female is
also decended from the Copper color complex and has double ray
branching (4 branches) in her caudal. Both parents have wonderful
dark Purple coloration. Youngsters
should be available for sale around April 21, 2005.
12.14.2004 : Looks like a medium sized clutch of eggs.
12.16.2004 : Looks like about 100 fry hatched out.
01.04.2005 : There are several Double-tailed fry in the tank. A nice surprise!
02.03.2005 : These fry have been slowly dying off. This spawn may have to be terminated.
02.20.2005 : Terminated spawn.
Double Black near HM male x Doubletail Double Black (HM) female, spawn #112904. These outstanding breeders were raised by Jim Sonnier and Connie Emery.
Offspring from spawn #112904 should be 100% Double Blacks (genetically pure melano and genetically pure black lace both together in the same fish!) with some Half Moon finnage. This near Half Moon male has great Black color and triple ray branching (8 branches). This Doubletail female is also a Double Black, and has good color and form. Youngsters will not be available for sale.
11.29.2004 : Looks like a very small clutch of eggs (the female ate most of the eggs).
12.01.2004 : Looks like about 20 fry hatched out.
Pastel Green Half Moon male x Clear (Steel-HM) female, spawn #112304. These outstanding breeders were raised by Jim Sonnier.
.Offspring from spawn #112304 should all be good Pastel Blues with some Half Moon finnage. This Half Moon male from spawn #080604 shows excellent finnage with triple ray caudal branching (8 branches). This near Half Moon female from spawn #071204 shows excellent color and finnage with double ray caudal branching (4 branches). The male does have a lot of Red wash but that should be removed from most of the offspring because of the female's Red-loss influence. The combination of the males Green iridescence and the female's Steel iridescence should produce 100% Blue iridescence on the fry. Youngsters should be available for sale around April 1, 2005.
11.23.2004 : Looks like a small sized clutch of eggs.
11.25.2004 : Looks like about 50 fry hatched out.
02.03.2005 : Jarred up 5 of the largest fry.
02.10.2005 : Jarred up 3 more fry.
02.12.2005 : Jarred up 6 more fry.
02.19.2005 : Jarred up 5 more fry.
04.16.2005 : Offspring can be viewed HERE ...SOLD OUT
Best of Show (First Coast Bettas - Fall 2004) Green Marble HM male x 1st place (First Coast Bettas - Fall 2004) Blue (HM) female, spawn #102504. These outstanding breeders were raised by Ernie Perez and Wayne McLain.
Offspring from spawn #102504 should be split between Blue Marbles and Green Marbles with lots of Half Moon finnage. These were two of the best fish at the First Coast Bettas Fall show 2004. This Half Moon male won Best of Show and has great marble coloration with triple ray branching (8 caudal branches). This 1st place female has excellent color and finnage with double ray branching (4 branches). I am looking for some outstanding Marble offspring from these parents. Youngsters should be available for sale around March 15, 2005.
10.25.2004 : Looks like a medium sized clutch of eggs.
10.27.2004 : Looks like about 250 fry hatched out.
11.06.2004 : The fry are growing well and looking good!
01.08.2005 : Jarred up 6 of the largest fry.
01.18.2005 : Jarred up 3 more fry.
01.22.2005 : Jarred up 6 more fry.
01.29.2005 : Jarred up 5 more fry.
02.03.2005 : Jarred up 4 more fry.
02.10.2005 : Jarred up 4 more fry.
02.20.2005 : Jarred up 2 more fry.
03.29.2005 : Offspring can be viewed HERE ...SOLD OUT
Long-finned Half-Giant Green Marble male x Pastel Green near HM female, spawn #092204. These outstanding breeders were raised by Jim Sonnier.
Offspring from
spawn #092204 should be 100% long-finned with some Half Moon
finnage, and 50% of all the offspring should be carrying the
Plakat (short-fin) gene. 50% of the offspring should be
dark-bodied and 50% should be Cambodian. There should be some
Green Marbles and some Pastel Greens, and 50% of all the
offspring should be Half-Giants. This male from my spawn #021704
is very large and hopefully inherited some maternal Half Moon
genes. This female from my spawn #011604 has excellent finnage
with double ray branching (4 branches) and she should pass on
Half Moon characteristics inherited from both of her outstanding
parents. Youngsters
should be available for sale around January
29 February 5, 2005.
09.22.2004 : Looks like a small clutch of eggs.
09.24.2004 : Looks like about 75 fry hatched out. The 50-50 split between dark-body and Cambodian is already apparent.
11.21.2004 : Jarred up 6 of the largest fry.
12.04.2004 : Jarred up 6 more fry.
12.26.2004 : Jarred up 6 more fry.
01.17.2005 : Jarred up 6 more fry.
03.02.2005 : SOLD OUT!
Double Black near HM male x Double Black (HM) female, sibling spawn #090504. These outstanding breeders were raised by Jim Sonnier.
Offspring from
spawn #090504 should be 100% Double Blacks (genetically pure
melano and genetically pure black lace both together in the same
fish!) with some Half Moon finnage. This near Half Moon male has
great Black color and triple ray branching (8 branches). This
sibling female is also a Double Black, and has double ray
branching (4 branches). Youngsters
should be available for sale around January 15
29, 2005.
09.05.2004 : Looks like a small clutch of eggs (the female was small).
09.07.2004 : Looks like about 150 fry hatched out. A momentous occasion for me! My first living offspring from the spawning of a melano female!
10.07.2004 : The fry are growing well and looking good!
11.13.2004 : Jarred up 6 fry. Many of them are showing Red wash at this time, but the Red should soon disappear as they should be carrying the Red-loss gene.
11.15.2004 : Jarred up 6 more fry.
02.15.2005 : SOLD OUT! view offspring here.
Red HM male x Brown/Red (HM) female, sibling spawn #082304. These outstanding breeders were raised by Jim Sonnier.
Offspring from sibling spawn #082304 should be Reds and Brown/Reds with some Half Moon finnage. This Half Moon male shows outstanding finnage and excellent Red color. This near Half Moon female is robust with great form and finnage. Youngsters should be available for sale around January 01, 2005.
08.24.2004 : Looks like a small clutch of eggs.
08.25.2004 : Looks like about 40 fry hatched out.
10.30.2004 : Jarred up 9 bright Red fry.
11.03.2004 : Jarred up 7 more fry.
01.13.2005 : view offspring here. SOLD OUT!
Pastel Green (HM) male x Pastel Green (HM) female, sibling spawn #080604. These outstanding breeders were raised by Jim Sonnier.
.Offspring from spawn #080604 should all be Pastel Greens with some Half Moon finnage. This near Half Moon male shows excellent color and finnage with triple ray caudal branching (8 branches). This near Half Moon female also shows excellent color and finnage with triple ray caudal branching (8 branches). This is another in a long line of spawns of my favorite Betta color. Youngsters should be available for sale around December 11, 2004.
08.06.2004 : Looks like a medium sized clutch of eggs.
08.08.2004 : Looks like about 300 fry hatched out.
09.04.2004 : These fry are growing well and looking good.
09.18.2004 : Divided the fry between two 10 gallon grow out tanks.
10.18.2004 : Jarred up 18 good looking fry. Many more females than males in this batch.
11.03.2004 : Jarred up 4 more fry.
01.09.2005 : view offspring here.
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Red Butterfly Half Moon male x Cambodian Red/White Butterfly (a-HM) female, spawn #071204. These outstanding breeders were raised by Jim Sonnier and Ralph Tran.
(This is a replacement spawn for spawn #051804) Offspring from spawn #071204 should be mostly Butterfly types in Brown-Red/White and Cambodian-Red/White with some Half Moon finnage. This Half Moon male shows a different type Butterfly pattern in each fin. This near Half Moon female has a nice Butterfly pattern and has triple ray branching (8 branches) in her caudal. This female also carries the Albino trait so 50% of the offspring will also carry that trait recessively. Youngsters should be available for sale around November 20, 2004.
07.12.2004 : Looks like a small clutch of eggs.
07.14.2004 : Looks like about 50 fry hatched out.
09.04.2004 : These fry are growing well and looking good.
09.24.2004 : Jarred up 5 fry.
09.26.2004 : Jarred up 1 more fry.
09.29.2004 : Jarred up 12 more fry.
12.11.2004 : view offspring here. SOLD OUT!
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Lavender Half Moon (Cu) male x Purple HM (Cu) female, spawn #062604. These outstanding breeders were raised by Wasan Sattayapun and Manoch Sridakest.
(This is a replacement spawn for spawn #060304) Offspring from spawn #062604 should be Purple and Lavender (the female is carrying the Cambodian trait) types with some Half Moon finnage. This Half Moon male is decended from the Copper color complex and has triple ray branching (8 branches) in his caudal.. This Half Moon female is also decended from the Copper color complex and has triple ray branching (8 branches) in her caudal. Youngsters should be available for sale around October 30, 2004.
06.27.2004 : Looks like a medium sized clutch of eggs.
06.30.2004 : Looks like about 300 fry hatched out.
07.13.2004 : These fry are growing well and looking good.
09.04.2004 : WOW! What great looking Purple or Lavender colors on these. Most show Red-loss also, so the colors will be very clean. Jarred up 10 fry.
09.06.2004 : Jarred up 11 more fry.
09.08.2004 : Jarred up 6 more fry.
09.11.2004 : Jarred up 2 more fry.
09.22.2004 : Jarred up 4 more fry. That will be it for this batch. I am really seeing some wonderful colors on these!
10.16.2004 : The largest Purple male took 1st place in the T2 class at the Jacksonville International show. The first Champion from this spawn!
10.31.2004 : Purple/Copper offspring can be viewed here. SOLD OUT!
11.10.2004 : Lavender offspring can be viewed here.
Lavender Half Moon (Cu) male x Purple HM (Cu) female, spawn #060304. These outstanding breeders were raised by Wasan Sattayapun and Manoch Sridakest.
Offspring from
spawn #060304 should be Purple and Lavender (if the female is
carrying the Cambodian trait) types with some Half
Moon finnage. This Half Moon male is
decended from the Copper color complex and has triple ray
branching (8 branches) in his caudal.. This Half Moon female is
also decended from the Copper color complex and has triple ray
branching (8 branches) in her caudal. Youngsters should be available
for sale around October 16, 2004.
06.06.2004 : Looks like about 150 fry hatched out and there are Cambodian offspring present.
06.22.2004 : Lost most of these while away at Convention. Will have to redo this spawning.
Red Butterfly Half Moon male x Cambodian Red/White Butterfly (a-HM) female, spawn #051804. These outstanding breeders were raised by Jim Sonnier and Ralph Tran.
Offspring from spawn #051804 should be mostly Butterfly types in Red and Red/White with some Half Moon finnage. This Half Moon male shows a different type Butterfly pattern in each fin. This near Half Moon female has a nice Butterfly pattern and has triple ray branching (8 branches) in her caudal. This female also carries the Albino trait so 50% of the offspring will also carry that trait recessively. Youngsters should be available for sale around Septemeber 25, 2004.
05.20.2004 : Looks like about 150 fry hatched out.
06.22.2004 : Lost many of these while away at Convention. Probably best to redo this spawning.
Half-Giant Green Marble Plakat male x Half-Giant Blue Marble Plakat female, spawn #050804. These outstanding breeders were raised by Jim Sonnier and Wasan Sattayapun.
Offspring from spawn #050804 should be 25% full Giants, 50% Half-Giants, and 25% regular sized Plakats. Most of the youngsters should be Green Marbles or Blue Marbles, or variations on that theme. Youngsters should be available for sale around Septemeber 11, 2004.
05.11.2004 : Looks like about 50 fry hatched out.
06.22.2004 : Lost some of these while away at Convention.
07.10.2004 : Jarred up 6 fry.
07.17.2004 : Jarred up 6 more fry.
09.04.2004 : Nice Marble color and finnage on these, but there are only 2 females and they look to be regular sized.
09.27.2004 : 8 Half-Giant (or Giant) males can be viewed here.
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Half-Giant Green Marble Plakat male x Half-Giant Green Marble Plakat female, sibling spawn #041704. These outstanding breeders were raised by Jim Sonnier.
Offspring from spawn #041704 should be 25% full Giants, 50% Half-Giants, and 25% regular sized Plakats. Most of the youngsters should be Green Marbles or variations on that theme. Youngsters should be available for sale around August 28, 2004.
04.19.2004 : Looks like about 100 fry hatched out.
06.25.2004 : Jarred up 12 fry.
07.06.2004 : Jarred up 12 more fry.
08.21.2004 : Pretty Marbles and Pastels in this group.
09.21.2004: SOLD OUT view offspring here.
1.5 Black Half Moon male x Steel (HM) female, sibling spawn #040704. These outstanding breeders were raised by Jim Sonnier.
Offspring from spawn #040704 should be about 50% Blacks (melano) and 50% Steels (melano genotypes) with some Half Moon finnage. This Half Moon male has good Black color and triple ray branching (8 branches). He also carries the Black Lace gene. This sibling female carries the Melano and Black Lace traits, and has double ray branching (4 branches). I am expecting about 12.5% Double Blacks with fertile melano females. Youngsters should be available for sale around August 21, 2004.
04.09.2004 : Looks like about 150 fry hatched out.
06.08.2004 : Jarred up 12 fry.
06.12.2004 : Looks like there is only one Black male and no Black females.
06.25.2004 : Jarred up 3 more fry hoping they are Black females.
07.13.2004 : Looks like there are now two Black females.
08.29.2004 : SOLD OUT view offspring and a Double Black male here.
Red Half Moon male x Half-Giant Multicolor Plakat female, spawn #032404. These outstanding breeders were raised by Jim Sonnier.
Offspring from
spawn #032404 should all be multicolored (Green & Red) and
long-finned with about 50% Half-Giants. This Half Moon male was
Reserve Best of Show at Houston in 2003 and has outstanding color
and triple ray branching (8 branches). This Half-Giant Plakat
female is from my 091503 spawn. Youngsters should be available
for sale around August 1, 2004.
03.25.2004 : Female and then the male ate eggs. Both parents removed with just a few eggs left in the nest.
03.27.2004 : Looks like only 3 fry hatched out. Youngsters will not be available for sale.
04.13.2004 : One fry appears to be a Half-Giant. I will try to raise that lone youngster.
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Half-Giant Pastel Green male x Opaque Pastel Green (HM) female, spawn #021704. These outstanding breeders were raised by Jim Sonnier and Phil Lafferty.
Offspring from spawn #021704 should all be long-finned (unless the female is carrying the Plakat trait) Semi-Opaque Green Pastels with some Half Moon finnage possible. 50% of the spawn should also be Half-Giants! This is my first cross of Half-Giants into long-finned stock. This near Half Moon female has excellent color and good finnage. Youngsters should be available for sale around July 1, 2004.
02.19.2004 : Looks like about 300 fry hatched out.
04.16.2004 : Jarred up 17 of the largest fry.
07.13.2004 : view long-finned, half-Giant offspring here.
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Masked Blue Plakat (HM/DT) male x Blue (HM/DT) female, spawn #020204. These outstanding breeders were raised by Vinita Tippimul and Sonny Haase.
Offspring from
spawn #020204 should all be long-finned Greens, Blues, and Steels
with the possibility of some Half Moon
finnage. This fully masked male has the most
outstanding color I have seen. This near Half Moon female has
excellent color and tremendous caudal branching. These offspring
should all be partially masked, and should produce some fully
masked offspring when spawned brother to sister. Youngsters should be available
for sale around June 6, 2004.
02.02.2004 : Looks like a large clutch of eggs.
02.04.2004 : Looks like about 500 fry hatched out. No kidding!
02.18.2004 : Got a wonderful surprise today - some of the fry are Doubletails! Normally you can tell that the breeders are carrying the DT trait because they have wide dorsals with extra rays. But neither of these breeders showed me any indication that they were carrying DT.
04.03.2004 : Jarred up 6 of the larger fry. This has been a sub-par and sickly batch. I will decide in the next couple of weeks whether or not to pull these from sale.
04.09.2004 : Jarred up 3 more fry.
04.12.2004 : Jarred up 5 more fry.
04.13.2004 : This batch has been pulled from sale. I don't know if I will even get a good spawning pair out of these few that were jarred!
Semi-Opaque Pastel Green Half Moon male x Opaque Pastel Green (HM) female, outcross #011604. These outstanding breeders were raised by Jim Sonnier and Phil Lafferty.
Offspring from outcross #011604 should be excellent Pastels, Opaques, and Semi-Opaques (all light Green) with some Half Moon finnage. This Half Moon male was Pastel Male Champion at the IBC Convention in 2003 and has outstanding color and triple ray branching (8 branches). This near Half Moon female has excellent color and good finnage. Youngsters will not be available for sale as the spawn was very small.
01.18.2004 : Looks like about 20 fry hatched out.
03.14.2004 : Jarred up 13 fry.
03.21.2004 : Jarred up 6 more fry.
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