help on betta fish. why dont either of my males blow bubble nests?

Question

well
for two days now
i changed the water once a day
i have been feeding them pellet food and frozen blood worms
i have the female in the breeding tank inside of a "3 way breeder" just to hold her in and close to end of the glass so both males can see her
neither of them are blowing bubbles
and i dont know why?
they have both eaten well and what ever they dont eat in 3 mins i take out
the water is probably around 70-75 degrese
i cant understand what is wrong now?
my first male blew bubble nests all the time
now when i put the light on he trys to hide under a plant
and he only comes out when i turn it off
another thing is i tried breeding my first male once before
but the werid thing is i had him in the back room with the lights off only the hood light on and he wouldnt only blow bubbles wheni would leave the room as soon as i would walk in he would stop and hide so i watched him one day sort of hiding and he blew non stop till he spotted me.
i hope someone can help em thanks a lot :)

Answer 1

Give the males a little time with the female out of sight. Be sure the males are out of sight of each other as well. Try this for a week. You might also increase the variety in their diet by adding daphnia, brine shrimp or the like. Then place the female within view of one of the males (keep the other out of sight) and raise the temperature in his tank to about 82-84F That should trigger him.

Here's what works for me almost every time:

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.

Best of luck and stick with it, you'll have baby betta before you know it!

MM

Answer 2

do no longer positioned them mutually. in the event that they mate the male will attempt to guard his nest. In a 2 gallon tank which would be deadly. additionally a single lady would be picked on constantly. Betta are spouse beaters ninety 9% of the time. i'd advise 50 gallons in step with male, and 5-10 in step with lady. playstation - Psy_Chick have been given very fortunate. maximum men in a 20 gallon tank will kill women stored with them long term. (Assuming you don't get a surprisingly aggressive lady.) women generally combat till they paintings out a pecking order. of direction you will on party get 2 gently matched lady who won't provide up struggling with.

Answer 3

Changing the water every day is too much. Every 2 days is a little better. If that doesn't work maybe thay are too old.

Answer 4

i don't think they are ready yet, by the way, i thin the temperature is too low.