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Old 30-07-2008, 10:01 AM   #1
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Talking Giants - All the questions and hopefully all the answers

There's been quite some discussion on giants recently, that I think it might be worth exploring all the issues related to it. I would try to centralise all the questions in this thread, and hope someone kind enough would help with some answers. Please note that this is started in the interest of all so all helpful information is appreciated.

1. What is a giant betta? Or what qualifies as a giant betta? If there's a size vs age guidance, so much better.

2. Any distinguishing features that separate a giant from a normal betta (beside size)? Please be clear in your description.

3. When breeding giants, what do you expect? E.g. faster growth compared to normal sized betta? How to tell any piece is a giant, since we all know that only some of the fry turn out to be giants. Again, we need to be specific, as most of the fry would turn out larger than normal betta.

Let's use plakats as a starting point, before we get confused talking about HMs, veiltails, etc.

Any more questions that you want to ask to help you learn and appreciate giant betta? Otherwise, let's start with these questions first, and contribute all that you have seen, heard or know here.
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Old 30-07-2008, 10:08 AM   #2
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Let me start with what I know or seen/heard. Those other descriptions which I can't appreciate, I will leave them to the experts.

On giant spawns
1. The fry grow a lot faster than normal betta spawns. Never experienced it myself since I have never bred giants before. For those who have bred, can you share with us whether this is true, and whether you have done anything differently for a normal sized betta spawn? Kept the spawn in larger tanks for example?

2. I have seen "giants" which I was told are 3 months old, but they look comparable in size to, or even sometimes bigger than, those which are 5-6 months old normal-sized betta. Again, I have no way of verifying this fact.
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Old 30-07-2008, 10:14 AM   #3
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Where's Livingwall when I need him?
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Old 30-07-2008, 10:44 AM   #4
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Where's Livingwall when I need him?
he went hiding behind the Livingwall
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Old 30-07-2008, 11:07 AM   #5
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he went hiding behind the Livingwall
lol. That was a good one.

Anyway, I can't contribute to this topic since I have never kept a giant. But I would love the answers to the questions bro charlie wrote..
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Old 30-07-2008, 11:10 AM   #6
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I think one other common question on Giant is : what is giant ?
some says it ought to be at least 3.5"in head to toe/tail to be called one.
so, in the same way that a HM spawn would not throw all HMs, within a Gian spawn, it is only some will be eventually 'groomed' into full size Giant.
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Old 31-07-2008, 03:21 PM   #7
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if you are a smoker.. you will know..haha
use your lighter to compare. hahaa
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Old 31-07-2008, 11:52 PM   #8
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Looks like no business. Let's try some additional questions.

What's the largest size giant betta you have ever spawned? Size of male vs size of female?

I ask this because I was told that if giant betta is too big, it would be very difficult to spawn, as the male cannot wrap the female (or did I remember wrongly, that the female has grown too big to be wrapped)?
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Old 31-07-2008, 11:54 PM   #9
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Just remembered another question.

When we measure giants, do we measure head (or mouth) to peduncle, or to tail? So 3.5 inches is from where to where?
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Old 01-08-2008, 12:02 AM   #10
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wah wah all the qns pouring out

cfm later got more one

i also like to know since im a greenhorn in betta...
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