Betta Mating?

Question

My male betta made a huge bubble nest, so i finally put her in there, she swam underneath, n she swam under him, but she ended up on the other side of the tank at the bottom. Then when she started swimming, the male started chasing her and bitting on her, her fins is a little messed up. So should i just leave them alone??? or should i take her out until he acts right??

Answer 1

I would leave them alone for now. That's actually pretty common behavior and they will probably spawn within a few hours. Do keep an eye on them and if she gets badly beaten by the male and they still haven't spawned, you may need to remove her.

MM

Answer 2

To spawn bettas you need to first prepare the fish.

You'll need to make sure you feed them extra well, and provide a wide variety of foods. Betta's do well with meaty foods and many will feed them black worms in preparation to breeding them.

Now you'll want to introduce the females to the males. I find that the easiest way to do this is to put a divider in the tank and have the male on one side and the female(s) on the other. This will allow the male to see the females and vice versa, but not allow the male to beat up the females.

Alternatively you can put in several females into the tank with the male which will spread out his aggression.

Once you notice that a female is becoming gravid (filled with eggs) you should remove all of the other females and put the male and female together in the tank.

You should lower the water level in the tank so that there is about 3-4 inches of water in the tank. You'll also want to minimize any water movements as this will effect the ability of the male to build a bubble nest. You can do this by using a simply sponge filter and a small air pump for filtration.

The male will build a bubble nest at the top of the tank. This is where the eggs will be put once they are fertilized.

When the female is ready she will move up towards the bubble nest and they will do the mating dance, at which point she will start dropping eggs. The male will fertilize the eggs and then put them into the nest.

Once the egg laying stops you need to move the female to a different tank and leave the male with the eggs.

Here is a good article on breeding bettas:
http://www.aquaria.info/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=311

Answer 3

Sounds like a common part of spawning to me. The male is trying to encourage the female. She may not be ready just yet but she will be soon enough. You should leave them together. The only thing you might do is find a hollow decorative object like a cave or log to give her a place to find protection when she isn't ready to spawn.

Answer 4

Breeding bettas isnt as easy as you think, Get a tank, male makes a nest and then you throw a female in. Take them out just now. You should read up on it. Condtioning the female. right temp. tank size, corect age of betta etctectc . Read up on breeding before you attempt it.

: http://www.bettatalk.com/breeding_bettas.htm

Answer 5

take her out.

if she gets attacked over and over again, you take her out, put her in a cup inside the tank.

theres no point in leaving her in there, when the male isnt ready. Give it a few more hours. then try again, and see if the male is ready to breed.