how do you get a female betta fish pregnant?

Question

i really want mt male and female betta fish to mate how do i get the female fish pregnant??
please help meeee :]
thanks.

Answer 1

Wow.... with bettas it's more like getting the male pregnant, since he is the one that does all the work! lol anyway, bettas lay eggs. When they spawn, the male puts the eggs in a bubble nest he makes, chases away the female (or kills her) and will take care of the eggs until they hatch and are free swimming, at which point they become food.

Breeding bettas is a very large and difficult task. What female will you use? Do you have enough time and patience to devote to your fish? Are you breeding just for the fun of it? Mr. & Mrs. Betta get very stressed when they breed and can be injured or even killed in the process of spawning. If you have a successful spawn, what will you do with the potential 200-500 fry? The link I have included is great source on breeding. Please read all of her info thoroughly BEFORE starting! It can save many fishy lives.... and you a lot of stress.

If you are thinking about breeding just for the fun of it and don't have anything to do with your spawn once you are finished, please leave it to the pros.

If you are serious about breeding, Good luck and I hope you are successful!

Sarah

Please, feel free to e-mail any further questions on the subject.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Bettas will show signs of readiness to breed when the conditions are ideal for them, this includes the right water temp, and both male and female are healthy. To condition them for breeding (at least for 2 weeks), you must be able to maintain their water temp at around 80F, fed with nutritious food, and keep their tanks clean. You can tell when the female is ready when her belly is rounded and supports vertical bars on her side, and there is a white 'eggspot' on her belly between the ventral and anal fins. And the male will start building a bubblenest, even when there is no female within view.

Answer 4

BettaChris is right that conditioning is a very big element to that. Around a couple weeks of proper dieting, will prompt the male to build the bubble nest, and the female to begin storing eggs. You'll notice a white spot develope underneath the female indicating she's ready and the male should be building his bubble nest before adding the female in. One thing I'd like to point out though, is that Betta's are not live bearers, so you do not impregnate a female Betta. They are bubble nest builders. There are many other Betta breeders on here and I'm sure most of the advice should be along the same lines, hopefully, they'll give input to cover anything we missed.

JV

Answer 5

First of all bettas are not pregnant since they're egglayers

you will need to condition them seperately for at least 2 weeks before spawning them


Read the following and learn, that way you won't have a dead betta in the end of all this
http://fishlesscycling.com/articles/breeding_bettas.html



Hope that helps
Good luck


Eb

Answer 6

no because of this you're over feeding your fish and she or he is fats so the belly throws out the further meals decrease on feeding, if she is pregnant you'll become aware of a mild patch at the facet and she's going to take a nook of the fish tank to herself

Answer 7

research please, as while your passion is good, it doesnt seem you did any or alot of research, and you can potenitialy kill the fish if you dont know what your doing.

Conditioning is the word.... You will need to condition both partners for at least 2 weeks on highly fatty foods to produce alot of eggs.

When i condition my girls, they get fed Quaritined black worms(live) frozen blood worms, once and awhile glass worms. A mixture thoughout the week, but fed about twice a day.

The male will need the extra fat as he shouldnt be feed in the breeding tank, and this may be for alittle over a week.