PLZ HELP!!!!!!''BETa BREEDING''?

Question

ok, HAVE A FEMALE betta & a MALE betta the person at the pet store said its easy to breed them so i bought a seperation tank and the male made bubles along the side (not a nest) so i thought he was ready(now i no he wasnot) i lfted the tank wall justa lil so the female can slip through and you no do there stuff wen B@M! HE DARTED AT HER BUT THANK GOD hit the wall instead of her .....I got a new female betta and put her tank next to the male's now he is really blowing bubbles a BIG NEST! i no he wants to mate but im kinda scared for my litle fishy's life =( but i really want to breed them can someone give me some websites,advice,reqierments for there fry & breeding....ect. plz, i'm not a expert so plz help!!!! at least im carry for my fish properly....... each of them have there OWN 2 1/2 gallon tanks to them selveswith a plant and will occasionly get guppies to snack on and 3 times a week get blood worm treats...........so plz help

thanks!!!

Answer 1

If he is blowing a good bubble nest then he's ready to breed. If she is plump and full of eggs and you can see her eggs spot under her belly then she is ready. He will chase her around and maybe do a bit of nipping, but that's normal so don't worry too much. Here's the way I breed my bettas and have for over 20 years.

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 separate 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 adding 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 success. 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 separate them. Once separated 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!

Feel free to email me if I can help

MM

Answer 2

No, one is not a girl. Male's make bubble nest. Only males do. That means they are ready to breed but do not get them a female. They will kill her because you have not done the proper steps which take weeks and is a very delicate process. The males are flaring because they are territorial and even if they can see another male they will flare at him. I would make the divider a little less see through if possible. Good luck

Answer 3

males are agressive let him see the female and lethim bang the heck of the wall till he tires down then let the female in his side let her lay her eggs then remove the female put a small airstone 2 days later the eggs hatch remove the male the airstone should not be near the eggs and fry its just to break the surface tentionfeed fry baby brine shrimp or infosoria

Answer 4

ok so make that male come out it is normal to chase the female around it is part of the mating ritual. i mean they make love after some time and then you take the female beta out (one that just mated) and put her in a tank and put it in a sunny area for periods of time each day she will have baby litttle fry and then you must MUST MUST MUST!!!!!!!!!! take the female out or else the mom will eat her babys put her in a seperate tank the little babys will then survive. give them bread crumbs

Answer 5

here are some websites that helped me.... u myt like to check it out its really interesting esp. for brginners helps alot and goes straight to the point aslo informs u on the way these guys act and behavour before n after spawning.
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/How_to_breed_Siamese_Fighting_Fish#Breeding_Notes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siamese_Fighting_Fish#Breeding