they were getting really close and they would like, start floating on their sides, unfortunately, i fell asleep, there is no bubble nest and i dont think i see any eggs. what were they doing, and how do i get them to spawn after they have already been introduced??? please help!!!
2007-03-14 09:35:42 · 6 answers · asked by Sophie 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
I agree with nunya, you need o seperate them until you can read up about how they spawn and what you should do afterwards. Here's some info to get you started. This way works really well 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
2007-03-14 10:35:24 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Bettas need to be wacth after the male is done with her and he collects and puts the babys in the bubble nest he will try to kill her.
2007-03-18 09:06:30 · answer #2 · answered by A$HLEY*! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please separate your fish since you obviously have no idea how to breed bettas and if not closely watched they can kill each other. They need to be conditioned for weeks before introduced and the male should of already made the bubble nest before they are introduced too.
2007-03-14 17:04:05 · answer #3 · answered by Nunya Biznis 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I agree with magicman and nunya. In fact, I'll give magicman 3 thumbs up with his details!
And are you certain of their genders? A short-finned male will resemble a female and they will circle each other and flare - although there should be a lot of fin ripping between two males. Two females will circle and flare as well, with less fin ripping.
2007-03-14 17:41:02 · answer #4 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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do not fall asleep again or else dont breed them
-Ivan
2007-03-14 17:03:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-14 16:45:28 · answer #6 · answered by Jes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋