what to do next with my betta?

Question

my male and female is readly to mate. what do i do next

Answer 1

I have been breeding bettas for over 20 years. This is how I do it. 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!

MM

Answer 2

Let them mate, then when she is ready to have the eggs, the male will embrace here and the eggs will come out in a bubble sac that he will have for to protect them. As soon as she has the eggs use a plastic transparent divider and put it in the tank if the tank is 10 gallons or more to seperate the pair. Keeping them together will kill the eggs because she will fight with him. If you can not seperate the two with a divider (pet stores sells them), then have a smaller bowl and put him apart. Bettas do not really need a lot of water, but the bowl should not be too small. The female will care for the eggs and when the fry come out, they must go into a seperate nursing tank to grow on their own. If you leave them with the female, she will eat them. The nursery tank should be 5 to 10 gallons for them to move around in. As they grow, you will notice the male from the female. In a month or so you can seperate them in pairs because the males love to fight.

Answer 3

should not be a concern. I even have my betta in a tank on my cloth cloth wardrobe, and my cellular ringtone is rather loud. He would not get afflicted with the aid of it. merely attempt to no longer faucet the tank, this is the only component that bothers them. i admire my betta lots:)

Answer 4

If you have done all your research before trying to breed them, you wouldnt be asking this question.

It is very difficult to breed bettas and is best left for the pros.

and BTW betta IS the correct spelling. Beta is what comes after alpha and just before delta ; )

Answer 5

Sorry, but I have to agree with violinist92, if you are asking this question it probably means you haven't done enough resesarch on breeding bettas. Breeding bettas may seem simple but it's actually very complicated due to their aggressive nature. I can't stop you from breeding your bettas now, but please please go and do some proper reading up before you put the two fish in the same tank. I don't recommend you breed them now if you aren't clear on the procedure.

Answer 6

well i know you cant put two males together b/c they will fight but i think u can put a male and a female together..go to a local pet store and ask if they carry a fish tank with a seperator and put the male on one side and the female on the other side...see what happens..if the do well then take out the seperator...hope it helps!

Answer 7

OK, first off, BETTA is the correct spelling. Beta is a whole other thing. ;)

Here's an awesome site that will tell you everything you need to know about owning, breeding, and caring for bettas and their spawn.

Answer 8

Put them together and wait for the male to squeeze the eggs out of the female. He will put them in his bubble nest and drive her away. So separate them after he squeezes her. She may look dead, but this is normal.

Answer 9

heres a link on how to breed bettas you shouldn't have a problem since breeding bettas are the easiest

http://watershed3.tripod.com/breeding.html

Answer 10

Go ahead and put them together! the male should wrap around the girl and squeeze out the eggs. straight away after that, take the girl out and into another tank so the male does not kill her, then the male should take the babies, put them in the bubble nest, and catch them if they fall out. next after the babies come out and swim, put the male into another tank (NOT WITH THE FEMALE HE'LL KILL HER!)