how do i know when my fish is pregnate?

Question

i think my betta is pregnate and the bad thing is is that i didn't breed my betta.(at least i don't think so)
and there is no male

Answer 1

Your betta could be carrying eggs but unless you have a male to squeeze them out then you won't have to worry about them. If you do decide to breed her make sure you do a lot of research and have the time and money for it.

Answer 2

Geeeesh with the answers again. A healthy female betta is almost always carrying eggs. Actually it't a sign you are doing things right. Some fish get pregnant, but not most and certainly not bettas. If you want to brred your betta the fisrt thing you will need is a male betta :) Here's some more about it.

Breeding tank: A 10 gallon makes a good breeding tank for bettas. Place in on a dark surface and set it up with no gravel or decorations. Use a small sponge filter and a heater. maintain the heat at 78-82, the temerature is not really that critical. Using a hood is a good idea to hold in heat and moisture.

Conditioning: Condition the male in the breeding tank. Condition the female in a seperate tank and be sure they cannot see each other. Feed well on frozen or live foods alternating with flakes or pellets for at least a week. The female should be plump with eggs and the male should be flaring and showing his best color, maybe even building a bubble nest.

Spawning: Drop the water level in the breeding tank to about 5" deep. Place the female in a bowl or other container next to the breeding tank so that the male can see her. As soon as there is a good bubble nest in the breeding tank add the female. Check for eggs in the bubble nest every few hours. You know they are finished when the female is hiding from the male and he no longer leaves the nest to chase her down. He will also not be trying to attract her to the nest. At this time remove the female from the breeding tank. If they fail to breed within a few hours go back and repeat the conditioning steps for a week.

Eggs and fry: The eggs will hatch in 2 days. At first the male will collect the babies and return them to the bubble nest, this is normal. Once you see that the babes are able to swim in a normal fashion, remove the male. Now is the time to start feeding the babies. Feed them newly hatched brine shrimp, micro worms or vinegar eels. Feed several times a day for the first week to 10 days. At that time you can start addig some powdered flake food to their diet and begin increasing the water level in the tank.

Care: The babies need very clean water. Do a 50% or more water change every day and be sure to remove any uneaten food or dead babies that you see. Keeping the water clean and changed very often is one of the major keys to sucess. Be sure you cull the brood. Culling is to remove unwanted fish. Remove any deformed fish right away and destroy them.

Rearing and selection: Eventually you will need to split the batch as they will over crowd the 10 gallon. Removing the females to another tank is the best way. The males can stay together without a problem. Continue to feed quality foods of increasing size working your way up to frozen or adult brine shrimp and continue to do large daily water changes. Once they begin to develop color, you should cull based on color. Keep the color you like and remove the rest. Even if you started with two reds you will get a few that are not red or are not evenly colored. If they are near adult size a shop should buy them from you or at least give you some store credit. Be ruthless, keep only the very best to breed with next time around.

The males can stay together basically for their entire lives as long as you never seperate them. Once seperated even for a day they will begin to fight so keep that in mind.

Answer 3

Bettas lay eggs.
Females do look a little plump when they are holding eggs, but there is also a disease called Bloat that makes them look pregnant, but is usually fatal.
If she lays the eggs, great, if not, sorry for your loss.

Answer 4

there may be a chance that your fish is pregnant (with eggs) but I couldn't tell because you didn't give a nogh information any way the only way your beta could have gotten pregnant was when it was still in the store and your fish was with a male fish witch I strongly dought

Answer 5

You have to have a male. He builds a nest and then makes her lay the eggs and then he takes care of them. Only fish like guppies that have live babies could be said to be pregnant althought egg layers get noticably fat and discovvored. I thnk its called gravid

Answer 6

Female fish lay eggs, the males then fertilize it. A fish isn't pregnate as you know it.

Answer 7

You will know if your fish is pregnant when you look at it and see if it's big. Sometimes they're just fat or bloated.

Answer 8

you don't know until its too late and if there is no male then she cant be the male is the only one that can make her produce. and the female doesn't take care of the babies she will eat them. the male is the only one that takes care of the babies

Answer 9

Fish lay eggs, they don't have live offspring.

Answer 10

Fish do not get pregnant. Only mammals get pregnant.