Okay, so my Beta is a Male...How do I know...?

Question

If my other Beta is Female?? I would be willing to let them mate, but how do I know?? And how do I know when to take the Female out of the tank..or do I put the male in the females tank? Gosh, this is all news to me!
I am going to assume that the bubbles are "nests" like almost all the replys say, so assuming you are right :)....what should I do now???

Answer 1

http://www.liveaquaria.com/search/default.cfm?N=0&Ntt=betta&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=all&Np=1&Nty=1
Here are pictures. The difference is huge
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Answer 2

Male Betts have very long flowing fins,female's fin's are very short. The male will build the bubble nest made of sticky bubbles. The best way to breed them is to get a Betta baricks. It's a small tank that has partitons,usually four.Put a male in one and a female in the other three. The male when he is ready will start building his bubble nest. Here's comes the tricky part,female's don't build a nest,so it's hard to tell when she's ready. At this point just observe. If it appears on of the females is interested put her in the males tank. Now here don't just put her in the tank and leave it un attended,cause if she says not tonoght honey she means it. The female may kill the male.You may have to keep your eye on them for awhile.If they don't show real aggresive attacks you may have a breeding pair.If at first they flare there gills this normal when Bettas first are introduced.If they mate sooner or later you'll see the male rap around the female like a boa and squeeze they eggs out of the female,this is normal. Now you want to re-move the female from the tank ,beause the male will tend to the fry.The eggs will float up into the bubble nest and stay there untill they become free swimming

Answer 3

Bettas --- Don't leave the short finned female in the tank with the male. He will kill or damage her extensively. The only time a male tolerates a female is when she has been thoroughly conditioned and has eggs for him to fertilize.

You must keep her away from his sight and feed her high protein food for about 2-3 weeks so she will produce eggs. You will see when she is ready, she will get quite fat. Then float her in a jar in his tank so he can see her. He will build a nest. When he has the nest completed, slowly release her so as not to damage the nest.

Now you need to watch them very closely for the next hour or so to see if they are compatible. Sometimes, no matter what you do, the male just doesn't get it. If that is the case, get another male. If it works out between them, he will fertilize the eggs and place them in the nest. When she has no more to give him, you must remove her or he will kill her.

The males tend the nest and the young until they are free swimming. After that, he may eat them, so remove him and start feeding the fry very fine food.

Answer 4

You need to determine what tail types your bettas are. Females are always short finned but so are male plakat bettas! You do NOT want to have a male plakat in with your other male.

Female betta fish will have 2 signs of sex: the oviposter which is a white bump/spot under the belly and they will get VERTICAL stripes around the male.

Put the betta in doubt inside a plastic trap or coke bottle until you see those vertical stripes.

You will know if 'she' is ready to breed when she stripes up and starts to keep her head down. The male will build his bubble nest and you can let her out when he stops darting at the trap/bottle with her inside. She will swim along with him and explore the nest. She will push herself into him and when they 'mate' he will curl himself around her.

She will then go into a trance and look dead but quickly recover. He will mouth up the eggs and blow them into the nest. She will either help or eat them!

It is time to take her out after they are done. DO NOT leave her in with him as he will attack her and eat the eggs.

Remove the male when the fry can swim freely at about 2 days old.

Remember that male plakats can look just like a female! Be careful.

Answer 5

Male and female bettas look a lot different. if it has the long, flowing fins, it is a male. Females have small fins and usually more drab colors.

Remember- you cannot house 2 males together.

Answer 6

There are more questions about betta fish than any other. If you can use a computer to post a question here on Yahoo! Answers, I'm not sure why you can't navigate to a site to learn about bettas!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betta_fish

Answer 7

Here's a great resource for betta questions! (by the way...its spelled betta, not beta. Don't feel bad, its a common mistake)

Answer 8

Female... short fins, less colorfull, less aggressive.

Males, Colorfull, long flowing fins, flamboyant, aggressive.

You can't leave them in the tank together... they have to mate and then be seperated so that she can lay her eggs. Then when they hatch... you have to remove her because she will eat them!