I have two bettas and one is male and the other is female i want to mate them what do i do?

Question

i have them in two differant tanks but they are right by each other. just help how do i make my fish have babys ?!

Answer 1

I'm going to borrow a post from magicman here. I want to clarify, this isn't my direct information, but taken from Magicman when I spoke with him, and he's posted this several times, so you can get an answer.

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.

Answer 2

you'll need a ten gallon tank with a bushy silk or real plant, a heater, a thermometer, a breeder net or something similar, a corner filter or sponge filter, nutritious food like blood worms, food for the fry, room for the fry, and a place for the fry to go. if you can't or don't want to provide this, DO NOT breed them. it's not as simple as throwing them in a tank together.

for a week or two feed them blood worms and keep their water temp around 80°F. keep them separate, however it's okay if they can see eachohter. the male should be in the breeding tank so he can build his bubble nest.

condition them until both show signs of wanting to mate. this means the male has built a bubble nest, is flaring at the female, and is vibrant. the female should not be flaring back and should be swimming with her butt up in the air. once they are doing this you may add the female.

once they mate the male will gather the eggs in his mouth and put them in the bubble nest, they'll mate a few times then the male will chase the female. at this point you need to remove the female.

once the fry hatch and become free swimming you should remove the male.

Answer 3

well i have a betta myself and i know and did lots of research on them.
if the boys are together they will fight and maybe die but girls can be together cuz they dont.
if a boy and girl is together they will bite and the girl will loose some of her scales

take a measuring cup and take 1 cup of water out of the boys tank and them put that cup of water into the sink
take 1 cup of water from the girls and put that in the boys tank and then get 1 cup of freshly water and put that in the girls
do this 2 times a day one time in the morn and one time before going to sleep
by changing the water, the boy can build a nest for the babies and the nest is usally on the top of the tank so never change the boys tank inless its part of the water cycle

once the boy is done building the nest~~~
you will let the 1boy and 1girl be in one tank(the boys tank)for a while until you see the girls scale coming off a lot then you will take the girl back out.
while they are in the tank together they are mating.

and food for the babies is betta fish food but 1st put some in a ziplock bag and crunch them up so they are small and is able to eat by the babies
hope you are sucessful

Answer 4

No. she is going to get noticeably beat up via the male. you are going to choose to grant her a pair weeks to get properly. Plus via the time the 1st female has healed up the 1st male betta would be waiting too. it must be a good option to get one million male and a couple of females in spite of the undeniable fact that, because of the fact some fish do merely in comparison to a minimum of one yet another and giving them possibilities is in all probability a good option.

Answer 5

research research research.. That is really the only way to breed bettas sucuesfully.

Remember paying your dues..

Ive beenbreeding bettas for over 13 years, and the best thing to do is check literary 100 betta sites for betta breeding tips.

The next best thing to tell you, is conditioning. You must condition the bettas for 2 weeks. Many people just add the bettas together and wonder why they dont breed. Condition with fatty foods for at least 2 weeks.

for the basics in betta breeding i encourage you to look at hundreds of betta sites, and if you have time, please check out my betta site for betta breeeding tips

Answer 6

Research is the best thing
But what you need for starters is a 10 gallon tank
Here are 2 sites that describe everything extremely detailed

http://mermaiden.net/Betta/breeding_tips.php
http://www.bettysplendens.com/articles/catview.imp?catid=856


Hope that helps
Good luck


EB

Answer 7

...are you sure that you really want to do that? It is possible to get 100's of fry , which eventually have to be separated into their own jars, which need to be cleaned once a week. before you make any babies i recommend that you check out www.bettatalk.com
This site is chocked full of really valuable information--from a very reliable source! I recommend that you really read up on it before making this commitment.

Answer 8

you need to keep them separated until the male makes a bubble nest at the top of the tank then put the female in and she will lay the eggs...the male will then fertalize them and then you need to take everyone out of the tank except for the eggs and then the eggs will eventually hatch and when they get a little bigger you will need to separate all of them and most people keep some and give some to pet stores or friends =)

Answer 9

put them toghter in a 2 gallon tank and get some hiding places for the female cause after he makes a bubble nest he and she lays her eggs he will get very agreesive towards her he will take care of the eggs in his bubble nest once the fry hatch take out the parents (or your fry will get eaten)

Answer 10

Put them together and put on some Barry White, turn down the lights...well, you get it.