Betta Fish breeding.?

Question

I bought a male betta fish 2 days ago and its white with like black eyes and the tail and fins are greeny-turquoise.

He's in a REALLY small tank. It's not a tank. It's a like.. bowl/square shaped betta starter kit thing. And I'm too cheap to buy a 5-10 gallon filtered and heated tank. I keep a hot lamp over it because bettas are tropical fish.

I bought a female today. She's not very small a bit smaller than Czar (male betta). I just put her in with him, because the pet store guy told me it would be alright. But i'm reading all this stuff about them killing each other. And people are like "nah, it's fine" and others are like "dont they'll kill eachother" I'm wondering if they will just spawn in that little fish thing without doing the whole introductory procedure thing.

Thankss :)

Answer 1

To be totally honest, if your too cheap to buy a 5-10 gallon tank, then the last thing you want to do is start breeding fish. I have bred over 450 species of fish and can tell you it's a money pit! They won't spawn in such a small container and before long he will kill her out of frustration. Might I suggest you donate the ish to a school that has a bit better facilities for keeping them?

MM

Answer 2

don't claim to be an expert in breeding betta fish. All I've done is gathered information I've researched regarding the breeding of these beautiful fish. In my research, there have been really fascinating things that I've discovered about how to breed betta fish. For a start, you need a female betta fish. These are pretty hard to come by. Most petstores only stock the more flamboyant male bettas. However, if you search hard enough on the net, or ask your local petstore nicely, they will probably be pointed in the right direction. Female betta fish are pretty dull compared to their male counterparts. Some are pretty colorful but their fins are usually a lot shorter than the males. It is also possible to keep female betta fish together in an aquarium whereas you can't do that with males (in fact, you shouldn't keep the female betta with the male either - or anything that even looks remotely like a male betta eg fantail guppies - they will be attacked).

Answer 3

It would be best to house them separately. I've bred bettas, and while the courting/spawning process is taking place, they will bite at each others fins till they become ragged. She'll need a place to get away from him for a while. In a 5-10 gallon tank, this can be done by putting in some plants so she has a place to hide. In a bowl, there's nowhere.

Once she's laid her eggs, the male will drive her away. He's the one that will take care of the nest, eggs, and fry and will take on any fish that gets too close - where's the female going to go?

Also, if the female is too young to breed or isn't interested in the male, he will continue to harass her to the point where she has to get away or will be killed. So what you've been hearing from people is correct - both ways. They can be kept together if the tank is large and provides plenty of hiding spots. If not (on either count), there will be trouble.

See links on betta breeding:
http://www.aquariumhobbyist.com/articles/BreedingBettas.html
http://majesticbettas.com/breeding.htm

Answer 4

I have a male and a female Betta. We spawned them probably 4 months ago. The female now has a scar on her side, I am not convinced that it is actually healed. We only left them together for a few days then separated them. So your best bet is to separate them. Betta's thrive better in heated water and of course clean water and in larger spaces. However, I have a friend that has had her male Betta in a fish bowl for 3 years and its not heated. So If you place the fish in the warmest room in your house they should do well (so the water is about 80F, you can get a cheap stick on thermometer). Just pick up another fish bowl for the female and do the same. Just make sure you take care of the water, feed them a couple of pellets a day and they'll do good.

Answer 5

okay, try this...

take two people that don't know each other and have the possibility of hating each other. now put them in the trunk of a car with and give them each knives. are they going to make babies? or is one more likely to end up dead? between them in such close quarters, not getting along already, having the ability to kill each other, having no place to go to the bathroom but where they are there is almost a guarantee one or both is winding up dead.

too cheap to buy things you know they need? they are LIVING things, they still feel pain. poor water quality like high ammonia which is unavoidable in the tiny container you keep them in is VERY painful. if if by some miracle they do spawn where are you going to put the female after they spawn? and how is there going to be enough room for the male and the babies?

stop being cheap and treat things with respect, if you don't want to spend money don't involve a life. breeding is not something to pass the time, it's creating new lives, lives that take more money, more food, more space, more time. you should be experienced at OWNING and CARING for bettas before you even consider breeding because it can be very complicated, they are FIGHTING fish after all.

Answer 6

The male won't be able to have a bubble nest in that tiny container as well as himself. They will be too stressed and the water quality will be too unstable for fish and fry to survive. It costs $10 for a 10 gallon tank. If you are too cheap, by plastic pets. Your bettas probably won't live long and the fry certainly won't survive.

Answer 7

its males that will fight to the death not males and females.
to breed you should have a bigger propper filtered tank
usualy more females than males and baby males must be seperated.
so if u cant be bothered to buy a big tank then i dout u will want all the hasel of seperating males

Answer 8

well, imnot really sure because of wat i heard is that they will fight until one of them is dead but then it makes you wonder because how do they mate then so wat i am guessing is that it will be ok because it is probably just males with males or vice versa that fight.