2007-01-18 08:50:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Depends how small. Most breeders keep their bettas in relatively small (1 gallon) jars or bowls. The reason they can get away with it is that they heat the room enough for the water to be warm enough, and they clean the water on a daily basis.
Happy bettas spawn readily, so with that in mind, all you need to do is keep your betta happy. He doesn't need a lot of space, but a minimum of 2-3 gallons will make him very happy. His water must be warm, 79-80F, or he will be too lethargic to do the deed. His water must also be clean, so if he's in a tank or bowl without a filter, make sure you do 50% daily water changes (you can use a clean turkey baster). He must be fed good quality, meaty, varied foods. Same goes for the female.
Do that, and they will spawn for you.
2007-01-18 08:55:39 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
on rare occasions its known to happen, but as a general average its not likely, mostly if the fry dont get eaten by the parents there isnt enough oxygen to sustain a mom, dad and many little babies. The fry will ultimately die. Best to do it in a 5 to 10 gallon tank if you are going to try Breeding but like it was stated before, breeding, rearing, and raising fry to adult stage is very time consuming, money, consuming, space consuming, and difficult. If the fry make it to Fishlings (around 2 to 3 months old) you have to seperate each and every one into there own seperate bowl cause you will not be able to tell the males from females cause they are all the same color brown. Even though the boys are brown they have inherited the need to fight each other and will. Only until the fish are about 1 to 2 years old will the males bright colors and fins develop. Also for information sake only about 40% of males will develop into what you buy at a store. With colors and fins, the rest will stay like females, but still aggressive. It all depends on the delevopment of there hormones.
2007-01-18 09:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by I luv Pets 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could..... try this...... bettas spawn very frequently..... but put them in separate bolws next to eachother for a few days, so that the male and the female get used to eachother. then, put the female into the male's bowl, leave for a few hours, and then remove her. if she didn't lay her eggs, then give it another day, and try again. once she lays her eggs, then take her out and put her back in her bowl, then move it away again, like it was before you started, so that he doesn't stress out. the father will fertilize, and if all went well, you should have baby fish in a few days. Male bettas will take care of the babies, but there is the chance, as with most fish, that he will try to eat the fry. once they hatch, you might want to move the male into another bowl until they're big enough to get their own bowls, or at least moved to different tanks. good luck, they do make a liquid fry food, that you just put in the water, but i'm not sure if it works for bettas.
try searching for breeding techniques, and good luck!! it's very hard, so be patient.
edit.... if you notice his bubble nests floating on the surface of the water, then he's ready to spawn.... that would be the ideal time to try......
2007-01-18 10:23:44 · answer #3 · answered by Silver Thunderbird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breeding any kind of animal, even one as small as a fish, can involve many complications, and should only be purposefully planned by a professional breeder.
Not only that, but Bettas tend to eat/attack any type of fish that comes their way.
2007-01-18 08:56:05 · answer #4 · answered by Hummer Babe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the number of fish and the size of the bowl. I forget exactly what the inches to gallons ratio is, but there's a formula where you can figure out how many inches of fish per gallon of water. Discuss it with somebody at a local acquatic pet store.
2007-01-18 08:59:36 · answer #5 · answered by Richard H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO. It is complicated to get them to breed, and inhumane to keep them in itty bitty bowls together!
2007-01-18 08:55:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, you need certain conditions...its honestly very complicated. If you get books from the library on the subject it will probably answer your questions better.
2007-01-18 08:54:14 · answer #7 · answered by Mia 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No,if you are successful it takes a couple hundred small bowls.----PeeTee
2007-01-18 09:02:11 · answer #8 · answered by PeeTee 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I tried that last year, but it didn't work. The male beta killed his mate.
2007-01-18 08:53:29 · answer #9 · answered by Stephanie 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i think its ok, but it would be better to do it in a larger tank
2007-01-18 08:53:22 · answer #10 · answered by Blaire 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋