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ok a have 2 bettas a male and a female and they are together because i want to breed them and my male keeps trying to mate with her but my female does not flip over????they get along theres no fighting so i want my female to flip over so my male can entice her so can you please show me how

i already conditioned her and she is full of eggs

Answer 1

This is what works for me

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 temperature 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

First, does your female betta look like she has dark vertical bars on her body? If not, she is not ready to mate. Be patient though, she may change her mind. Second, has your male built his nest (bubbles at the top)?

The two will "embrace" and the male will squeeze the female to release the eggs. It sounds easy, but it could take a couple hours to days for them to get it right! Go here: http://www.bettatalk.com/breeding_bettas.htm
It's the best site for Bettas!

Answer 3

Seperate them by putting her in a glass bowl in the tank, warm the water to 80 and let the male build his nest before releasing her into the tank. Unless like my female she jumps the wall to mate. Plan ahead for the fry. Food? Good Luck..><>:)

Answer 4

It may take a few days! I started breeding my two 4 days ago. and they are just now doing there thing! Has the male made he bubble nest yet? he may not want to till its done! or does the female go to the nest and he chases her away? There are many reasons why they aren't spawning yet! just have wait and see what they do!

Answer 5

you're able to be able to desire to get him right into a greater tank. Fish will frequently do this as quickly as limited in a small area. they'll swim around somewhat right away for some seconds and then will in simple terms lay somewhat nonetheless. positioned him in a greater tank and if he nonetheless does an analogous element then let us know.

Answer 6

You can't force them to mate. They will do it when they are ready. As the saying goes, "Patience is a virtue."

Answer 7

Be patient she will when she's ready. They are on fish time not people time.

Answer 8

its sorrta a hormone thing at aqua zoo they have it for about 35
dollars its called mate fast

Answer 9

cant force them

Answer 10

Ha ha, how you gonna do that?