my male betta is ready to mate but my female betta keeps on rumming away from him how can i make her ready to?

Question

my male keeps on trying to mate with my female but she keeps running away HELP please thanks

oh and i think she already has eggs because she has a little white spot on the bottom but i dont know why she keeps on running away

Answer 1

Conditioning the female will make all the difference in a successful quick spawn. Introducing the female betta at various times during the day after she is conditioned will ensure she spawns more quickly.

We would suggest jarring your female betta and feeding her a heavy diet of frozen brine shrimp. She should be fed 4 to 5 times a day with each feeding consisting of 5 to 7 brine shrimp at a time. Place her jar or vase next to your spawning tank only when you are not feeding her. As she swells with eggs you will notice her color darkening and vertical stripes appearing on her body. This is a good indication she is ready or almost ready to breed. If the tank you are breeding in lacks adequate hiding spaces for the female to be left unattended for 2 to 3 hours at a time simply place the female inside the tank giving her 15 to 30 minutes or until the male becomes too aggressive with her continually chasing and biting at her.

Most females will breed within 5 introductions to the male in this way. However, the female should have been conditioned from 3 to 7 days prior to attempting to spawn her.

Don't be too fast to pull your female out of the tank even if it looks like the male is being aggressive, some signs to watch for that indicate the female is getting close to spawning would be dark body with vertical stripes unless the female is of a lighter color. Swimming head down, wagging the tail when the male is near her. Following the male under the bubble nest, biting or nipping at the males side.

Some signs to watch for if the female is not ready, continually laying on the bottom of the tank in an effort to hide. Remaining stationary head down in a submissive posture in a corner of the tank or behind any plants. Continually swimming fast around the tank in a panic even if the male is nowhere near her. Turning a very light color when placed in the tank.

The book Bettas, a complete introduction by Walt Maurus would be good reference material on breeding bettas for you.

Good luck.

Answer 2

Hello, I have 10 Serpae Tetras in a 55 gallon tank along with some glofish and, neon tetras, zebra danios, glowlight tetra and black neon tetra. This tank has been established for 2.5 years, recently my friend had to give up a female betta. I put her in this tank and as soon as the Serpae noticed her they began to fin nip. They do not bother the other fish though. I took her out and placed her in another tank and also went out and brought 4 more females for her. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

rsspecialtyfish is pretty much spot on!

in conditioning you need to make sure your fish are at their tiptop health, so lots of lovely live food is good.

do you have the equipment ready to deal with anything from 3-300 babies? in a lot of spawns it has been found that a large percentage end up as girls, do you have somewhere for girls to be rehomed to? pet shops are more interested in boys over girls. just checking, don't want you to have a wonderfully successful spawn only to then find yourself with sparring males and too many females! you'll also need several dozen jars ready to jar males when they get aggressive.

and betta babies grow SLOW. so don't expect to be rehoming any for at least 3 months.

Answer 4

The little white spot is always there. If she shows vertical stripes she is ready, if horizontal stripes show on her sides--she is stressed. Hopefully she is old enough. She must be colored because with my cellophane betta girls you can see right through their bodies and you can see the eggs. They have to be almost full sized before they have eggs, if this is a young girl you won't get anything.

Answer 5

The female may simply not be nature enough or,if it is,may not have eggs ready for release. She may not be attracted to the male.

Answer 6

she needs to be eggbound and she obviously isn't even close. you can't force mating. is the bubble nest ready? usually it helps to keep them in close contact with each other for a period of a few days to a week. she should change colors and get fat with eggs in this time. then you can put them together to breed. there are lots of sites on the web on breeding bettas. i suggest you follow their advice closely.

Answer 7

leave them alone - when its time nature will take its cource of action. God didnt make it so that animals would mate when we wanted them to - its up to nature and the fish

Answer 8

a time for everything and everything in its time dear boy.

all you are is a witness. just be handy with the equipment for nesting and protecting the young.

Answer 9

Give the male fish viagra and she'll be chasing him all around the fish tank.

Answer 10

hhmmm....I've never seen a fish run...that might be fun. Why not tape it and show it on AFV...you might win the $100,000 prize.