beta (figthing) fish help plz!!!!!!?

Question

ok, i want to breed my male and female beta fish. how long will it take for the eggs to hatch?

Answer 1

Here is what I have been doing for years, it works 90% of the time.

Keep the male and female separate and feed them good high protein food for about 2-3 weeks before you put them together to spawn. The female's belly will swell with eggs and she will develop a small white spot under her stomach by her anal opening. This will indicate she is ready for the male.

Float her in a jar in the male's tank (no gravel on the bottom) so he can see her and become excited. He will then build a bubble nest. When the nest is large (2-3 inches in diameter and about a half inch thick) slowly release the female so you don't disturb the nest.

Now you must watch them very carefully for the next 2-3 hours. If she is not ready to spawn with the male, he will kill her. If she is ready and he is inexperienced, he may damage her. You may need to put her back into the jar for a while longer. If all goes well, they will wrap around each other and as she expells the eggs, he will fertilize them. He then picks them up and puts them in the nest. This can go on for up to an hour. When she is out of eggs, she will start running away from him and you need to remove her so he doesn't kill her.

The male then cares for the nest and the eggs until they hatch in 2-3 days depending on the water temperature. Once they hatch, he will tend the babies (fry) until they are free swimming (2-4 days depending on the water temperature. The higher the temp, up to about 84, the quicker the development of both eggs and fry. After they become free swimming, he may eat them because they will not stay in the nest any longer and may appear to be strangers to him.

A very fine powdered food is required because the fry are so small. Feed at least 3 times a day and keep a light on so they can find the food. Once they grow a little, you can feed them newly hatched brine shrimp, again, at least 3 times a day. The most important thing for fry is clean water and plenty of high protein food. Siphon the uneaten food and debris off the bottom every day. Bacteria is the fry's worst enemy.

Bettas are tropical fish from southeast Asia (Thailand, formerly Siam). The proper name is betta (pronounced bet-tah, not bay-tah) splendens. They come from water temps in the area of 78-82 degrees and should therefore have a heater in their tank. Never keep one in a small bowl, the temp fluctuations between night and day in your home will cause a lot of stress and eventually compromise their immune systems. Opportunistic bacteria and parasites will then attack them and cause sickness and eventually death. Fading color and listlessness is a sign of stress and impending illness.

Bettas are solitary fish who must not be kept with others of their species. Males will kill males and males will kill females unless the female is ready to spawn. He will kill her after spawning if she cannot get away from him. The male guards the nest and takes care of the eggs and then the babies (fry) until they become free swimming. A group of females can be kept together, they are not agressive to their own species like the males. In the wild, bettas live as long as 5-7 years.... in our "care, they are lucky to last for 2-3 years.

Answer 2

It's hard to get Betas to breed, if they succeed, remove the female as the male will care for the nest, and the female will just eat the eggs. I think it's a good 2-3 weeks before eggs would hatch. The male will keep the eggs in his bubble nest.

Answer 3

read up on the betta breeding link on bettatalk.com. it's quite complex and a lot of planning needs to go into it.

if you're breeding for fun or just for the sake of it, you might want to get a proper pair from another breeder, or even an already proven breeder thats not too old. (a fish over 1 year old will have fertility problems) and if you get a proper pair (usually sibling pairs, ooo incestuous!) you can at least guaruntee potentially attractive offspring, and with that it'll be easier to find homes for them. remember you need to babysit for at least 3 months, no store will take them before then.

Answer 4

2-3 days until they hatch and another 2-3 days befor they are free swimming and need food. Bettas are quite easy to breed, but not so easy to raise unless you are well prepared. Here's a link to a great article on breeding bettas that should answer all your questions, even one's you might not have thought to ask yet. :)

Answer 5

I had a betta that grow to be attacked by way of a toddler Oscar, somebody at wal mart concept it would be humorous to place him contained in the oscar tank. He had no fins in any respect. He could no longer swim in any respect, in basic terms floated on his section for roughly 2 weeks. With clean, conditioned water, a touch aquarium salt and a heated tank, he recovered completely. yet you ought to ensure that the tank remains clean and the water circumstances are staggering. otherwise, he might desire to get a secondary an infection which would be very annoying to handle in his modern situation. as long as his fins are no longer lacking all a thank you to the physique, they ought to enhance lower back. good success!

Answer 6

"Betta eggs hatch very fast, so before you know it (48 hrs or so) you have tiny little bettas darting around the tank, looking for something to chow on"

Answer 7

you need a rather large tank with lots of females for one male, male bettas get pretty agressive and even kill females if there's not enough of them.