How does beta fishes reproduce? I have one, but i dont know if its male or female.how can i tell?

Question

I want it to make it reproduce but i dont know how...

Answer 1

If it was in a tiny cup when you bought it then it is probably a male. Breeding them is very costly and time consuming. Do a lot of research before you buy a female and try to breed them.

http://www.bettatalk.com/breeding_bettas.htm
http://www.bettacentral.com/breeding.htm

Answer 2

If you don't know (or can't tell) the difference between a male and female betta, you should not even be considering breeding them...

The male bettas we see in petstores and from breeders today have long, trailing fins of all shapes and sizes. Females have shorter, stubbier, more rounded finnage. Unless you have wild bettas, another way to check is to hold a mirror up to the betta and watch its reaction. If it pops its gills out (also known as 'flaring'), spreads the fins wide and attacks the reflection, you got a boy. Most girls will dart around, confused...maybe flare, but definitely the boys try to make themselves look bigger and badder and suddenly put on this display of "I'm gonna whoop your butt!" attitude (which is why they're also known as fighting fish).

Becuz of this, breeding this fish can be deadly for them. How they've manage to avoid extinction is beyond me...maybe cuz they can lay a lot of eggs with good paternal care. But anyways, breeding these guys can get ugly. Some males will be gentle with the females; others will beat the living crap outta them, shredding their fins and killing them.

Go to bettatalk.com and read up on breeding this fish. The hardest part for me was providing microworms around the clock once the fry reached the free-swimming stage. The rest is a lot of guesswork too, since I can't really tell if they've spawned or if he's just continuing to heckle the female. Finally, you need the right equipment, temperature, food, conditioning, and breeding pair (don't bother breeding petstore bettas; veiltails are worthless and who knows what kind of nasty genes and traits they might have inherited).

Answer 3

It can't reproduce by itself! You need a male and a female. Males are much more brighly colored with longer finds - females are quite plain.

If you have a pair, when they're both in good condition, the male will build a bubble nest, and wrap himself around the female to squeeze the eggs out and fertilize them.

Answer 4

No, beta fish do not shed pores and skin..men are more effective and are very colourful, they have more effective fins and tails..also they are very aggressive and change into brighter even as they experience threatened..they could blow up their faces so as that they appear like little balloons even as they are on the attack..ladies are small, are available in colorations yet are very straight forward searching..they don't have the plumage that men have and tails are instantly and small..in case your beta is shedding it could be tail rot or a ailment referred to as ick..both ailments will devour away on the gills and make the mouth appear like that is rotting..Ick will make the finss seem to sluff off and they receives little tiny white dots everywhere in the body..maximum shops carry remedies for both..

Answer 5

Males are brightly colored and females are very small and not so colored. Females will need an reproduction box but they are very hard to breed.
"The Betta Splendens is a favorite because of its beauty, its long fins and because they are relatively easy to care for. The males sport deep beautiful colors whereas the females are less colorful"

Below is a site where there is an article on reproduction of Bet'as and there are color pictures of male and female betta's.

Answer 6

Its easy to determine. The male is elaborate with very long fins and beautiful color. the female is sort of a plain jane with out much color. Leave the breeding up to the professionals. Betas are not easy.

Answer 7

The male Betas are bigger and prettier. The female are small and the fins are smaller too. The females are not as pretty. Don't try to breed- big hassle!

Answer 8

Male betas have the big flowing fins. Usually you see the males in the pet stores first because they are more attractive. The females, therefore, have the much shorter top fins.

Answer 9

as with all the others the male is sold in store and very pretty; however i looked into this and unless you are very serious you don't want to do this. the females and male should both be specialy ordered and the younger the male the better though he won't be as pretty and you should get get them from reputable breeders and they will produce hundreds of babies that will need special feeding its alot of work for a hobbyist and not worth it concidering all the suppiles u'd need to set it up properly and keep the babies alive.

Answer 10

Males are the really colorful, vibrant ones and the females are kinda "blah". The boys are a lot more fancy.