why my female and male betta can't get along?

Question

i bought a male betta and a female but the male one just keeps on fighting with the female betta and i don't know what to do ? why is that and why they can't get along? i thought they will make little baby fishes but i guess not hehehe . sorry i am so ignorant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:(

yes i got a female and male betta, and i am sure about that!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Females are naturally cominant. And the behavior that you are seing in your bettas is natural. The best thing for you to do would to get a betta tank witha separator, that way the male can see the female.

If you want them to have babies, the best thing for you to start feeding them is freeze-dried bloodwors and/or live brie shrimp (you can get them at local pet stores or aquarium shops). These foods are good at supporting hormone developement, and will make them want to have babies.

Within two weeks, the male will start to make a bubble nest. He will take in air with his mouth and make little bubbles on the surface. At the same time, you will slowly se a change in color in the female, and she will get fatter too.

When the bubble nest is about a half an inch tall, put the female in with the male. They will fight like how you see them now... remember, its normal!

When the time is right (within 2 weeks) they will begin their mating "dance." The male will wrap himself around the female and squeeze the eggs out. The eggs will fall to the bottom, (so make sure that your gravel isn't too big, or the male will lose the eggs.) Then the male will take the eggs one by one in his mouth and put them in the nest.

After this you must take the female out of the males tank. DO NOT RUPTURE OR EVEN RATTLE THE BUBBLE NEST EVEN A LITTLE BIT WHEN YOU ARE TAKING THE FEMALE OUT!!! It should be easy anyway because the female will be tired from laying eggs.

The eggs should hatch within 2 weeks.

After the eggs hatch, take the male away from his babies. You can feed the babies liquid fry food (which can also be found in a local pet or fish store) for about a month. But the babies will not eat for about a week, because for the first week of their life they feed off their yolk sack that they were born with.

After about 3 weeks to a month you can feed them betta food, but you should mash it up into a powder.

Then watch them grow!

Good luck!

Answer 2

Bettas are territorial. In the wild after they breed, the male will chase off the female to keep her from eating the eggs. (of course after the eggs have hatched and the fry is free-swimming, he'll try eating them, but that is besides the point) In most fish tanks, there is just not enough space to successfully house a male and a female together.

Answer 3

I usually fatten up the female before moving her in with the male. With the present of a female betta, the male will immediately start building a bubble nest and occasionally check with the female to make sure she is receptive of him. As the male betta starts building the bubble nest, I would recommend dropping the water level in the tank as well as reduce the aggitation in the water. The water aggitation will destroy the bubble nest the male is trying to build. Dropping the water level helps betta retrieve the eggs as they are heavier than water. The eggs need to be suspended in the bubble nest for them to hatch. It is also helpful to increase the water temperature. When the female is ready, she will join the male below the bubble nest and start the embracing. The male will wrap himself around the female as she lays the eggs. As soon as the eggs are released, the male is retreived the sinking eggs and spit them out into the bubble nest. This process will repeat itself will the female is done. After breeding is completed, carefully remove the female from the tank or the male will be aggressive with her to the point of killing the female. Leave the male in the tank as he will continue to attend the eggs and the nest. Slowly increase the tank water back to 3/4 of it normal volume. Make sure to keep a lid on the tank as baby betta are prone to cold air as they develop the labyrinth (a special air breathing organ). All immature bettas look just like a female betta. Once it reaches sexual maturity, the longer fintage will develop on the males only.

Answer 4

there are a couple of complications.
1. They female might not even be a female.
2. Breeding is a difficult process. The male will blow the nest. The female will lay the eggs. Then you have to take the female out, because she will eat the eggs. Then the male will take care of the eggs until they hatch. Then once they hatch you have to take the male out. Then in about a week, you have to distinguish btwn male and female, they all have to go in separate tanks, they normally have about a dozen.
3. The male will attack the female if not enough space in tank.

Answer 5

I would try to get more information on how bettas breed before trying it.You have to get them both in breeding condition and set up a breeding tank for them with a sponge filter. They almost always get beat up during mating. You have to keep an eye on them though so the female doesn't get killed. Some males are too agressive to breed. You will need to have live food ready to feed the babies after they hatch if you are successful.

Answer 6

a male and female betta should ONLY be in a tank together when you are practicing breeding. If they are not succesfull in a few days, seperate them and then re-unite them in a few days to see if they get along any better. If not, just repeat this process.

Also, if you are trying to get your bettas to have fry, you should research it further.
Good Luck!
:)

Answer 7

No places that I know of actually sell female beta fish. You probably have two males, especially if they're fighting. My mother had a few beta fish (one at a time though) when I was a kid. I held a mirror up to one of them and it would puff up. (What can I say, it was funny to a ten year old, lol.) The males do that when they see another one. Best thing to do would be to just put them in different fish bowls.

Answer 8

Both must be in breeding condition. You can tell this on the female when she is plump with eggs and her egg spot is showing. hat a little white dot under her belly. The male will be colored up, active and probably building a bubble nest. Once they are in that condition, try putting them together.

MM

Answer 9

i would actually recommend getting two female bettas to one male. all the fighting may actually cause too much stress for the one and cause her to die. also in this way, the likelihood of a breeding pair will greatly increase. just because you shove a female at a male does not mean they will immediately interested in each other.

Answer 10

they won't get a long. in the wild they live in large rice paddies. each male has his own territory and females swim around freely. when a female comes across a male she can either run when he starts to nip her or stay and mate. in tank females don't have the option of running and often end up dead.