why wount my betta fish not get pregnant?

Answer 1

First you'll want to have several females in the tank with the male. This will spread the males aggression out among all the females. Otherwise the male may badger the female incessently to the point that he kills her.

You'll need to make sure you feed them extra well, and provide a wide variety of foods. Betta's do well with meaty foods and many will feed them black worms in preparation to breeding them.


Once you notice that a female is becoming gravid (filled with eggs) you should lower the water level in the tank so that there is about 3-4 inches of water in the tank. You'll also want to minimize any water movements as this will effect the ability of the male to build a bubble nest.

The male will build a bubble nest at the top of the tank. This is where the eggs will be put once they are fertilized.

Around this time it's best to remove the other females from the tank and let nature take its course.

When the female is ready she will move up towards the bubble nest and they will do the mating dance, at which point she will start dropping eggs. The male will fertilize the eggs and then put them into the nest.

Once the egg laying stops you need to move the female to a different tank and leave the male with the eggs.

Here is a good article on breeding bettas: http://www.aquaria.info/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=311

Answer 2

When breeding bettas it's important to remeber that you need more than one female in the tank. Females don't always want to mate to the more you have the higher the chance that one will be ready! Also only one male per tank!

Males are easily defined because they have larger fins and bright colors whereas the females have short fins and are usually brown

Answer 3

"why wount my betta fish not get pregnant?"

That would mean that your fish IS pregnant or will be. It's usually a good idea to read your question before you submit it.

Answer 4

well professor dude, some fish do get pregnant...

bettas don't do well together. I'm not sure how to breed them but I know that they might fight if they are togeher.

Answer 5

fish don't get pregnant..
they're full with eggs, or gravid but not pregnant.

well, first it has to be a female... And you have to give her quality food and a clean environment... She's not going to have babies where there's no food or the environment sucks.

oh, you need a male to

Answer 6

because 2 betta fish cannot be in the same tank together. if they are they will fight and try to kill each other.

Answer 7

have you ever thought that perhaps you put the wrong sex together? maybe you put a girl and a girl or a boy and a boy. get your fish checked to find out their sex.

Answer 8

Breeding Bettas
By Heidi Hart
PHSplendens

You’ve been keeping bettas for a while, and you seem to have conquered all the hurdles that come with keeping them, and you now feel pretty confident in their daily care. So now you may be asking yourself, “What’s next?” Well, you can either go out and buy that huge 100-gallon tank and get a different species of fish, or you can try breeding your bettas. 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.

Theodore, Courtesy of MinuetThe 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.

Filtration is something that we don’t normally think about when it comes to bettas, but since they will have a couple of hundred fry it is a must, however, don’t run out and buy an expensive power filter that will suck up the fry. A good filter to use is the old-fashioned box filter that sticks to the corner of the tank powered by an air pump. There are several types of media that you can use in these filters, but since you will be using a mild medication to prevent fungus, the carbon the filter comes with is not one of them. Instead fill the filter with floss or sponges. If you have another tank that has already been cycled, you will need to place your new filter in it for several weeks to allow bacteria to grow. If you don’t have another tank then it would be wise to cycle your breeding tank before breeding your bettas.

Queenie, Courtesy of MiaIf you’ve never bred bettas before and are just starting out then let’s face it, you don’t want to jump in with both feet before testing the water and go out and buy that pair of mustard gas bettas that you saw on the internet, or you could be in for a big disappointment and a huge hole in your pocket. Instead keep it simple at first, and then later on if you want to try your hand at coming up with the ultimate strain of bettas then go for it. The first thing you will want to look for when choosing a breeding pair is their level of activity. If they don’t have much zip then chances are they won’t have it when it comes time for breeding either, and you might not get any fry from them. Don’t pick bettas that are too old (over 18 months or so) or they may not breed either, you want them to be fairly young (over 7 or 8 months), but not too young or they may not know what to do when the time comes. It would also be a good idea to have a couple of pairs waiting in the wings in case the first pair doesn’t work out.

You’ve got your tank set up and you’ve picked out your breeding pair, now you will want to put the male in the breeding tank and the female close by where he can see her. At this point hopefully the male will begin to construct his bubble nest, but this is not always the case. Be sure to feed them live foods such as baby brine shrimp to condition them for breeding. Keep an eye on the female, and once vertical lines appear on her body and she has become considerably fatter, then she is most likely ready to breed with the male. Another way to tell is by looking towards the anal fin. If a bright white gravid tube is sticking out then she is ready. When the female shows signs that she is ready, you can then put her in with the male. Now spawning may not happen right away and it could even take days before it does, but it will be well worth the wait. Don’t get overly anxious if a lot of chasing occurs at first and don’t separate them because of a few torn fins, otherwise you will never have fry. When spawning finally takes place, the male will wrap himself around the female to extract her eggs. This will happen several times during the spawn, and will end once the male chases the female away from the nest. At this time you will need to remove the female or the male will end up killing her. Now to prevent fungus from growing on the eggs, or from growing on the males torn up fins, you should add Aquari-Sol to the tank. You will also need to treat the female to prevent fungus from growing on her fins as well.

Ranma, Courtesy of FireBellyAfter spawning, the male will spend most of his time trying to keep the eggs in the nest and may not eat during this time so feed sparingly if this is the case. Approximately 36 hours later the fry will begin to hatch and 24 hours after hatching you can feed them their first food. Their first food can consist of baby brine shrimp, daphnia, microworms, or liquid fry food for egg layers. You will need to feed the fry 4 to 5 times a day, and change their water several times a week because of the extra feedings. It would be best to remove the male once the fry are free swimming, which is when daddy will no longer be able keep his wayward children in the nest.

You can introduce adult foods (be sure to grind into a fine powder) once the fry have reached about ¼ of an inch in length. At around 4 weeks of age you will be able to tell which are males, since they will most likely be flaring at each other, and this is when you will want to move the males to the jars you have waiting.

Breeding bettas can be a wonderful experience for both young and old alike, as long as you are ready for the extra responsibility that it entails.

Answer 9

either it's sterile or it's a boy

Answer 10

umm it mightbe because its a boy