what do i need to do to breed bettas i know it takes a lot but i need to know what i need what to do when to do stuff things like that,please help.ten pionts to the one with who know what they are talking about
2006-07-21 16:50:59 · 14 answers · asked by ilovemydogcuddles 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
what do i feed the fry(babies)
2006-07-21 17:00:56 · update #1
Breeding bettas, as with any fish, can be a bit of a challenge especially if you’ve never done it before, and it’s not something that you should decide overnight. Take your time and ask yourself, am I ready for the extra work that comes with breeding, do I have the extra time and money needed for fry (babies) care, do I have enough room for 50 or more jars for the males, if you can answer yes to all these questions then breeding may be for you.
The first thing you will need to do is set up a tank for when your bettas are ready to breed. The tank you choose will be very important, and it shouldn’t be too small or too large. In most cases a ten-gallon will be sufficient. Don’t add a bunch of gravel and decorations, it will only become a hassle for both you and your male betta once the female lays her eggs. Instead try dropping in a few large leafed plants, this will give the female somewhere to hide from the male, and give the male a place to build his bubble nest. It is best to keep the temperature around 80 degrees and the water level about 6 inches deep until the fry are free swimming.
2006-07-21 16:54:59 · answer #1 · answered by annaliesse_coolgal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first you need at least a 10 gallon tank to breed 2 Betta's: they need their own space so that they won't fight. If you have a Betta aquarium then the male and female will only fight and well one will die. Get a male and female and let it happen.
when the female has the babies you need to take away the babies because the female will eat them. Then you can put the baby Betta's in the Betta aquarium for awhile and when their fins start to puff up that's when you need to separate. Hope this Helps!!
Good luck!!
2006-07-21 23:58:30 · answer #2 · answered by DeeDee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you enter Betta breeding in a search engine it will take you to several sites that tell you all need to know. It is quite interesting actually. Good luck
2006-07-21 23:58:05 · answer #3 · answered by wolfy1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess not everyone knows that these are "fighting fish" and that makes breeding a challenge...
when my son had Bettas, I found this the best site:
http://www.bettatalk.com/
She's got breeding information, just click the menus on the left side.
2006-07-21 23:54:52 · answer #4 · answered by HearKat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok buy a male beta and hav it in it's own tank then buy a female beta and put her in her own tank and u can put the feemale in the male tank and let them get used 2 each other and it'll happen good luck and when they first meet and they start 2 fight just take them out and buy a diferent female cuz if the male doesn't like her then it won't work and it may kill the female
2006-07-21 23:55:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
please go to www.forums.petlovers.com and i am bettachris and i am the head fishkeeper at this site. i wrote many articles there in the fish Q&A section. one including a profile on betta splendens where i have writen a betta breeding article.
here is the link . http://forums.petlovers.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18475
again if u have any fish questions espaclly bettas please let me know, by posting in the fish section. i will answer fast and vvery accurate.
and if you have any more questions just post there and i will get to it.
2006-07-21 23:57:55 · answer #6 · answered by ballerina_kim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/spayingneutering.htm
This site helped me--I could tell you but this puts into perspective for you---
Hope this helps and happy Betta Baby luck to you!
2006-07-22 00:02:58 · answer #7 · answered by Ann 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get one male(other wise if you get two or more, they will kill each other!) and get 5-20 females. once you see ANY eggs or ANY babies, make sure that you get that male outta there!! he will start attacking those females, and the babies! put him into a seperate bowl or tank until the babies are little older! keep each in different baggie once they get older, and make sure you keep them SEPERATE!!just incase any of them are males! them take the baggies to a pet store or wal mart or where-ever they sell pets, and ask them to identify if each is a male or female!!! it might cost money though!!
later
-christina
2006-07-21 23:59:31 · answer #8 · answered by Christina G ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get one male and as many female betas as you can fit in your tank. (not one those little bowls). Wait for nature to take it's course. Remove the male once you see babies.
2006-07-21 23:53:29 · answer #9 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uhh...im not sure, but make sure you have a male and a female..if you have two males in the same fishbowl they will fight until one of them dies..i heard that places dont sell female betta fish, but i suggest asking your local pet store
2006-07-21 23:55:11 · answer #10 · answered by laura 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋