Has anyone bred bettas?

Question

I just bought 2 bettas and wondered if anyone could give me some insight as to how to go about breeding them. thanks!

Answer 1

I hope one of them has short fins... that would be the female.

Don't leave the 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 him 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 aquarium 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 2

.......The spawning sequence of the Betta


2......The male constructs a bubble nest to receive the eggs.


3.... The male entices the female beneath the bubblenest.

4... The spawning embrace occurs with the fish intertwined beneath the bubblenest.
......The male squeezes the female until she releases the eggs.
.....As the eggs float to the bottom the male fertilizes them.

5......The male then retrieves as many eggs as he can and places them in the bubblenest. Remove the female as soon as possible after all the eggs are extracted .

6.....The young fry hatch in about 2 days.


7.... Sometimes a light in one corner of the tank will help concentrate both food and fry in one place.

8......The young fry need infusoria as a first food, but they will soon graduate to baby brine shrimp.


Remove the female as soon as possible after all the eggs are all extracted and the male as soon as the young are free swimming.


The young fish should be separated as soon as possible to small floating jars after they reach the size of about one halve inch. Once you can determine the sex you can put the females together, but the males must always be separated.

imp note
The betta does not require any special water hardness, but does prefer a slight acid reading..... It is a extremely big hardship on the fish to keep them in a small container for any length of time .

The betta is a bubble nest builder, the male builds the nest and cares for the young.(It is best to remove the female immediately after the spawning and the male in about four days.)The male will kill the female in order to protect the young. The male must be there to tend the young when they are hatched or they will drown. He keeps them in the bubbles until their gills begin to function.

The name FIGHTING FISH was given to them because the males will fight each other to the death.

As soon as the young begin to show any aggression they must be separated. The females can be kept together with no problem. The male is the most beautiful of all Tropical Fish in most hobbyist minds.

These fish can be in a species tank with many cells or one may be kept in a community tank.

The Betta is a hardy friendly fish, and comes in many brilliant colors. A good beginners fish....

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

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