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well i finally got my beta's together and they got eggs and the eggs must have hatched sometime during the night. The problem is that those little suckers keep falling out of the nest!!! he hasn't even finished blowing them back in the bubble when they fall again...plus...the floor is littered with baby bettas but the male is constantly busy with those in the nest which in my guess are not more than 20 if that...that he can't get to the ones at the bottom!!! is this normal???? Oh! and thanks all u beta breeding experts for all the advice of getting me this far. I love the betta talk sight. it says they keep falling but this looks like TOO much. How long can a baby beta live not being in a bubble cause it seems those on the floors are goners and there are more on the floor than in the nest!!! Help!!

2007-06-08 02:24:16 · 4 answers · asked by Heidear 1 in Pets Fish

i don't have gravel...i saw on betta talk that they didn't have any either so i thought that was best. Thanks

2007-06-08 03:53:55 · update #1

4 answers

What you are seeing is totally normal. The more active the fry get, the harder it will be for the male to keep them in the nest. Once they are free swimming he will not be able to keep them in the nest and that's when you remove him. It's also normal to see some loses at this phase. THose loses are due to a wide variety of reasons most of which have nothing to do with the males ability to keep them in the nest.

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2007-06-08 03:07:18 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2 0

It sounds to me like your Male Betta is handling things quit well. Yes, it is normal for the babies to fall out of the nest and for him to pick them up and put them back into the nest. The next time you try breeding Betta's I would suggest that you do so in a tank without gravel. Your Male Betta will be able to get to the ones on the bottom easier.

2007-06-08 02:49:38 · answer #2 · answered by fishbarn 5 · 0 0

They will continue to fall and he will try to pick up as many as he can and spit them back up into the nest. This is normal. Betta's don't breathe air until around 4-6 weeks old. It usually takes around 2-3 days for the fry to be free swimming. Some fry will die from being weak or malformed. Here is another great site that will help you out... http://www.bettysplendens.com/articles/catview.imp?catid=856

2007-06-08 02:42:52 · answer #3 · answered by LuvinLife 4 · 1 0

its alot extra desirable than 50 in case you comprehend what ur doing. it additionally relies upon on how properly yo can condition the female. My larges spawn, my lady produced over 500 eggs. mutually as no longer each of the babies survived, it replaced into nevertheless a great spawn. raising the fry could be had for first timmers so dont assume to have fulfillment ultimate away, it may take some spawns. a great form of the bettas i breed i save, some i enable circulate. i in basic terms began breeding returned after taking 4 yearsoff, so im getting backinto the sattle in case you will.

2016-10-09 11:48:39 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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