Something I have always wondered. If you can't keep male Beta fish with other Betas how do you get baby Betas

Question

I guess I could look this up but am being lazy! lol Just have always wondered this.... anyone knowlegeable in this?

Answer 1

The pair needs to be conditioned for at least 2 weeks with high protein food before you can let them together for the actual spawning process
The female will get vertical red stripes, and you can see the white eggspot as well and the male builds a bubblenest
once they have spawned, you will need to take out the female right away, and the male gets taken out once the fry is free swimming
here is an article that explains everything in detail including pics and videos
http://www.fishlesscycling.com/articles/breeding_bettas.html



Hope that helps
Good luck


EB

Answer 2

Um...no.

For a male and female to breed, they must be first be conditioned with each other. That means letting them see each other for awhile every day for up to two months. Only then can they be put together with TEMPORARY peace. (So this doesn't mean that if you performed the procedure, you would be able to keep them together on a long-term basis.) This peace will usually last long enough for the spawn to take place, but sometimes it doesn't.

The male will blow a bubblenest, then wrap the female and squeeze the eggs out of her and put them in the nest. Once this has happened the female should be removed; if she is not, the aggression will continue. The male will then take care of the eggs and fry.

Answer 3

hi there i have a beta even im wondering the same thing they say we cant keep them together then how do we get baby beta man i really want more beta fish but im getting all mixed answers

Answer 4

I had a friend who bred bettas for awhile. He said what he'd do, he'd have a tank divider for the male and female. When it was time(don't remember how he knew that), he'd slide the divider up a bit and allow the female by the male. As mentioned, he'd wrap himself around her and squeeze out the eggs. He said then he'd put the female back to her side of the tank/other side of the divider, because the male could kill her then. The male tends to the eggs, and after they hatch he's ok with them, but at a certain point, the male needed to be removed because he would start killing off the male fry-thinking they're competition.

Again, that's how my friend explained it to me, not sure how accurate or "normal" that is for breeding them.

Answer 5

Actually, the males will fight. The male betta does beat the crap outta the female too, a bit before mating .
This sounds wierd....BUT he wraps his body around the female and actually squeezes the eggs out. The eggs sink to the bottom and he gathers them up in his mouth and puts them in a bubble nest that he makes which floats on top of the water.

When they are done mating, she leaves and HE raises the babies.
Not kidding...its true.

Heres a pic:
http://z.about.com/d/freshaquarium/1/0/-/1/betta02.jpg

Male making bubble nest:
http://fs01.bos1.gather.com/fileServer/MzA5NjIyNDc0MzkyNTM1NyBpbnRlciBpbWFnZS9wanBlZw==

Answer 6

is your avatar a boxer? i have 2 boxers theyre the best! And while its breeding time the male and female can breed but then they have to be separated

Answer 7

Theres about 3-4 females, he picks the one he likes, kills the others and they breed in a bubble nest.

Answer 8

haha thats a good question. never thought about it until now.

Answer 9

Actually i don't think male attacks female u knoe. I think just put i female in the tank alone with the male and watch wat happens!

Answer 10

easy, female lays eggs, goes away, male comes and fertilize the eggs.