do male fighting fish need the female to have babys?

Question

hey female and male fighting fish

Answer 1

yes, you need both a male and a female betta. however, please do NOT attempt to breed bettas without learning about the process first (http://www.bettatalk.com/breeding_bettas.htm). they are very difficult to breed if you do not know what you are doing and the will most likely kill each other. they can be very agressive when they want to be.

to breed bettas you need a complex set-up, so if you don't have the money, don't try.
you will need:
- a 10 gallon tank filled half way with water
- a dechlorinator
- Fungus cure or Maroxy to keep the eggs from fungusing and getting your adults sick
- a sponge filter (that can't suck in babies)
- a heater to maintain temperature between 80 and 82 degrees fahrenheit
- live or frozen mosquito larvae/bloodworms to feed your male and female for 2 weeks of conditioning before your spawn
- a hurricane glass enclosure to contain your female during the display period
- multiple plants because the female will need a place to hide after she is released so the male won't kill her
- a safe enclosure for the male to build his bubble nest
- saran wrap to cover the top of the tank to keep a breeze off the surface of the water (because eggs hatch at the surface and can die from change in temperature)
- two separate bowls (one to store the female right after the spawn, and one to store the male once the eggs begin hatching a few days later)
- infusoria culture to feed newborns for the first few days
- brine shrimp hatch mix and a hatchery to feed them after that

if you are willing to learn all the necessary information and invest the money, i wish you the best of luck, because even if you follow every word precisely your bettas will still make it difficult.

Answer 2

Yes. Female Betta are not usually as bright or as colorful as males. You do need a female to produce babies. However you want to take note when a male is building a "bubble nest" he might be ready to reproduce at that time.

Answer 3

yes they do, but one of them are very hard to come buy. I beleive it's the females that are to come by. And also the female will kill the male. So if you are attached to your male don't try and breed them, that's if you can find a female.

Answer 4

YES BUT you should not breed them...you need to learn about them first and from this question you do not have what it takes to breed BETTA!
Go to this site and LEARN! READ IT ALL FIRST then read it again...three more times...
THEN one more time...
IF you can do everything like she does you can be ready to breed them if not DO NOT BREED THEM!
Simple 'eh wot!?


BTW it is the MALE BETTA that raises the fry... BABIES...
you have to take MOM out after they SPAWN!
READ THE SITE!

Answer 5

Well, yes they do. Breed them, then seperate them as they may fight with each other or sometimes they may get along ok. Never house two males together, though.

Answer 6

You should really wait it will take a little while to learn about them but it is good beacuse your female wont be die because you know what to do.

Answer 7

Just for the mating part. Then she can leave. He then puts an egg In each bubble and he takes care rof the babies,

Answer 8

Of course they do. It takes two to tango, no matter the species.

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

Stay away from boys until you are a little older.... trust me!