If I add a male and female betta with my current fish, would they still breed?

Question

My current fish:
4 Cherry Barb
4 Corydoras Catfish

10 Gallon Tank

If I add a male and female betta with my current fish, would they still breed?

Would my bettas bully my other fish?

Would my male kill my female if she isn't ready?

What should I watch out for when breeding bettas?

What do I need to do and what do I need in order for my bettas to breed?

Answer 1

First of all, a betta is just a community fish like all the other tropicals are

NEVER ever put female and male together in one tank, unless you want to breed them

your betta wouldn't do anything to your other fish, but you can only add either one male ore 3 females to the setup you already have

And yes, your male would kill your female

First of all you would need to condition them seperately for at least 2 weeks
you will need a 10 gallon breeding tank, just for the bettas itself, not a community tank for them

10 gallon, with heater, 6 inch of water, 1 male betta, and live plants
1 gallon bowl for your female, to put into the tank with the male just that they can see each other
lots fo live food for them that they can be conditioned properly

here is a link with many details, pics and videos
http://fishlesscycling.com/articles/caring_for_bettas.html



hope that helps
good luck


EB


Edit*
sorry that was the wrong link
http://fishlesscycling.com/articles/breeding_bettas.html

Answer 2

Speaking from experience, the betta wouldn't kill or bully the other fish, BUT the other fish sure would bully the male betta! Especially the barbs! I had barbs that literally tore my poor male betta to pieces. I don't know if it was because of them just being barbs or because the betta's long fins drove them crazy. But it was awful. Also, I believe that male and female bettas don't really get along any better than two males, the female being as bad as the male to fight. The only time they like to be together is right at the point the female is ready for mating.

Check out this website, it talks specifically about breeding bettas:
http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/2007/04/23/breeding-betta-fish-an-essential-guide/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffishtalks.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fbreeding-betta-fish-essential-guide.html&frame=true

Answer 3

I don't know the dynamics of breeding bettas, you should probably go to a pet store that specializes in fish and ask.

I do know, however, that male bettas are extremely aggressive and will more than likely kill any smaller fish. He could also seriously injure slightly larger fish. They have breeder tanks and dividers that can be put in your tank to separate the bettas out. I wouldn't put them in with your other fish.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

yeah i wouldn't add them all together...


I'm pretty sure they wouldn't mate with other fish there
and i wouldn't put that many other fish with a male betta to begin with.

i think you should just get the bettas their own separate tanks or bowls and wait until they are ready to mate. (and don't put them together until they are ready!)

Answer 6

Go to www.about.com and look up beta fish then scroll down to you see a profile of Siamese fighting fish including habitat care feeding and breeding I hope this helps

Answer 7

if I were you I would put the bettas in a seperate tank,bettas are egg layer and the cory cats will eat the eggs,the male will not harm the female.if you are really interested in breeding bettas then deffinetely do so in a seperate tank,like a 5 gallon one.good luck

Answer 8

If you put bettas with other fish they'll kill the other fish.

Answer 9

yea u can breed em but your ganna have to tlk to the people at the pet store they need to tell you when to do it..
becuz u need to put em together at certain times
my moms friend did this and it was really complicated
good luck