Can I breed my two bettas in a 2.5 gallon tank?

Question

That's all I got, and I want to breed them.

Answer 1

Adctually Bill is right. You've got a problem already if you are housing a female and male Betta in a tank that small. Male Betta's do not tolerate other Betta's, period. If he hasn't attacked her now, it's just a matter of time. You need a seperate set up for those fry and the mom as well. My advice, don't try it.

JV

Answer 2

Hell no, way to small, and for the one commenting on her keeping 2 bettas in a smaller tank then that, shame on you, you really don't realize that you're torturing your poor betta fish

You need at least a 10 gallon tank to breed them and it's also a lot of care, time and patience to do so

Here is some great info about breeding, spawning and then raising the fry step by step

http://www.oneworldinternetcafe.com/betta/breeding_betta_fish.html
http://www.bettysplendens.com/articles/catview.imp?catid=856


Hope that helps
Good luck


EB

Note*
I just hope that you have the 2 bettas divided for right now

Answer 3

As others have said, this is not something that can be done via regular breeding practices. Two heads are a result of a genetic mutation, in this case, usually brought on by serious contamination from radiation or other similar source. And as others have said, most wild animals born with two heads die soon after birth. But, I just have to say this, this is a painful way to live and die. To want to do something like this to a living animal is cruel. Please rethink your creative aspirations. With regard to breeding a larger sized betta, you would simply need to choose the largest two bettas out of a large selection of bettas and breed those two, hoping that one of their offspring is larger. Then, when this betta is ready to breed, you pair it with another non-related large betta, breed them and hope, again, that you get a larger betta. Producing different sub-species of animals like this takes many, many generations of careful, selective and highly knowledgeable breeding techniques. I should think, however, that if it were possible to breed a larger betta, a very experienced breeder would have thought of it by now. So, again, I would suggest you find another creative aspiration.

Answer 4

Sorry to burst your bubble, but no. You need a minimun of two tanks to breed fish, especially bettas. After the spawning process, the female must be immediatly removed, and after the fry hatch, so must the father...

Answer 5

I just want to point out for you that if later on the female is not full of eggs, the male betta may try to squeeze eggs out of her when he is ready to breed anyway. This results in her death. You really need a larger tank for these two territorial fish. Good luck!

Answer 6

Nope, that's really not enough space for the female to get clear of the male after each spawning embrace. The minimum you should use is a 10 gallon.

MM

Answer 7

Yes!

Answer 8

I don't know why not. I mean people keep bettas in a lot smaller tank than that. (I have 2, and I have a divided tank, ('cause I have 2 males) but it is smaller than that) Your problem might be, if you get babies, where to keep them while they're little, I mean, you can't keep the males together, but, since you have bettas, I'm sure you already knew that. Well, hope that helped.