Japenese Beta Fish mating?

Question

If Japasnese beta fish or maybe its fighting fish will kill each other if in the same tank how the heck to they reproduce?

I'm not going to "take your advice seriously" I dont own one or anything I just thought about it- well actually a firend thought about it and I wondered, too...

Answer 1

They tolerate each other only when breeding. The male makes a nest out of bubbles. Once the female has laid the eggs and he's fertalized them, he picks them up in his mouth and places them in the nest. The male tends to the eggs until they hatch and he even watches over the fry for some time.

This website will explain betta breeding in greater detail:

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

Answer 2

These are Siamese, not Japanese fish (they come from the area of Thailand), and the correct spelling is betta (beta is a Greek letter).

These can only be put into the same tank when they've both been conditioned for breeding. The male and female need to be kept separately for a few weeks first, and fed nutritious foods. For the females, the food goes into egg production and the males need it for when they're tending eggs and fry, when they don't always eat as much.

When the fish are introduced, it's usually in a tank that's been set up for spawning - no gravel or anything on the bottom, and the water level should only be a few inches deep. It's okay to have a few plants on one or both ends, but the middle of the tank shouldn't have anything in it. The female is placed in a container next to the tank, or in the tank inside a jar or glass lamp "chimney" so both fish can see each other, they just can't reach each other. If they are prepared for spawning, the male will begin to build a bubble nest, and the female's eggs will start to mature - she'll develop an ovipositor, or "egg spot" on her belly, and vertical stripes on her sides. When all these have happened, they're ready for mating. The female is let out (or into the tank) and there may be some fighting or flaring at first, but eventually they should get around to mating. Once the eggs are laid, the female needs to be removed from the tank, since the male will guard the nest and eggs.

This really isn't that much different than what happen in the wild - if either fish isn't ready to mate, it would leave the area (or stay just out of the other's territory) if the other challenges it. But in the tank, there's nowhere for the fish to avoid each other - so if either partner is unwilling to mate and can't hide ot get away, the other is likely to kill or injure it.

The mating is actually the easy part - it's raising the fry that's hard!

You can get more of the specifics (with photos) in this link: http://www.bettatalk.com/

Answer 3

You can put a female and Male betta in the same tank just make sure she has places to rest and stay away from him, They will look like they are fighting but they are ok, make sure there is coverage around like plants, I had a male and female in one tank and they got along fine like any other fish you can have one male betta an couple of females in the same tank just no more than one male because they are teritorial and will fight each other till one dies.

Answer 4

we own a pet shop and i researched it. If you have a female and a male you take the male away from the female and when she is ready to lay her eggs she will make a nest. I think it is when she makes her nest you put the male in with her i think, when she lays her eggs the male fertilises them and then you take him out. As soon as the babies hatch you take the female out or she will eat them. But dont take my advice seriously incase im wrong

Answer 5

The tank is to small for Danio's. Sorry. they're very lively and want 20 gallons minimum. by way of fact they're so lively the Betta would be under pressure out. i attempted it for some days, and my Betta grew to become into no longer happy in any respect and grew to become into getting aggravated with them. he's amazingly calm and it grew to become into outstanding that he grew to become into actual going after the Danio's. yet another element is that the Danio's could be nippy, and with the Betta's tail, it does not be a solid thought.

Answer 6

siamese fighting fish, japanese bettas are a different species.

Anyway, bettas will fight but they will come together and breed. Bettas arent cut throat killers, meaning they wont kill everything.

Betta breeding is easy if you know what your doing. IE research, And it can also be bad like a dead fish if not dont properly.

Just research betta breeding if you want to learn more.

Answer 7

okay i dont no really soo ask an expert caus no one awsering u sooo yah

Answer 8

read the following article then you will know
http://fishlesscycling.com/articles/breeding_bettas.html



Hope that helps
Good luck


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