would a 4-5 gallon tank be suitable for breeding bettas?????

Question

and also what would i need to put in the tank to breed them, my setup so far includes, :

-a submergable heater
-no substrate
-a bushy fake plant
-and a box filter that has cotton in it


i know how to breed them, such as keeping them apart and then introducing them , etc.


i once bred them in a huge 40 gallon tank but the next morning the eggs and the bubblenest were all gone, what happaned???????????????? thankyouu

Answer 1

There are a lot of ways to breed bettas and you have the right idea. I use a 10 gallon with a lot of live plants. In the center of the aquarium going from back to front I use rocks or driftwood with the plants to obstruct the view from one end of the aquarium to the other. I put 4-5 females in with 1 male and a leaf on the surface. I have hundreds of those Indian Almond Leaves though I hear dried Oak leaves work just as well. I keep the filter on the female side and keep the male side with a stagnant surface for the bubble nest. The male will harrass the females until one breeds with him in the nest then he stays near the nest and can't see the females on the other side so doesn't bother them. The live plants provide a lot of infusoria for the fry. I do it this way because I like display tanks and I like to watch the behavior of the adults. You can take the females out or all of them out or do a lot of things to improve your yield of fry though I breed for watching the behavior instincts of the fish in a nice natural display setting. I'm sure there are better methods if the most bettas is your purpose.

One thing I would do is keep a tight lid on the aquarium with no holes and keep the water level 3"-4" below the surface so there is an nice area of proper temperature high humidy air for the bettas to gulf when they come to the surface.

Answer 2

For the second question, if you dont remove the female, she sometimes will eat the eggs. I dont know why.

You need to go to www.bettatalk.com and it can answer all of yor questions.
Igot this form that site:
2)- Two one gallon glass jars to house each of your bettas. $15

3)- Water conditioners and additives as follow: Amquel ($9) Novaqua ($9) Aquarisol ($3) PH down—in most cases—($4) aquarium salt ($5)

4)- First aid must have medications: Maroxy ($3), Methylene Blue ($5), Tetracycline and a few other antibiotics ($5 each)

5)- Food to feed the little critters: freeze dried brine shrimp ($10), or frozen foods or live brown worms ($1 a portion—you will need many portions over the next months)

6)- Two fish nets ($2 each)

Subtotal = $130

The spawning tank:
1)- 10 gal or 5 gal spawning tank (same price $20 with cover and light)

2)- Mini penplax corner filter ($5)

3)- Small airpump to run the above filter ($10)

4)- Tubing and valve for above ($4)

5)- SUBMERSIBLE (and submersible only) heater 25W to 50W no more or you will cook you fish! ($15)

6)- One stirofoam cup (free… Woaw that’s a new concept!)

7)- One piece of scotch tape

8)- One chimney glass (from your local hardware store) ($4)

9)- One or two very thick bushy plastic plants ($6 each)

10)- a pack of small plant weights ($3)

11)- a mini tank cleaner (vacuum) ($7)

Subtotal = $74

The fry related purchases:
1)- One microworm cultureto be purchased about 3 weeks before attempting the spawning. ($10)

2)- Brine shrimp eggs ($6) extra valve and T connector to send some of your air pump’s air to the brine shrimp’s hatchery. ($1). Also a 1/2 gal jar with lid to hatch the shrimp in ($1.50)

3)- About 50 to 100 jars for the males to be jarred when they grow and start fighting ($1 each)

4)- preferably another larger tank (40 gal) to move them to when they grow, with cover, light, filter, plants and heater (used $100)

Subtotal = $171.00

GRAND TOTAL
About $380.00


I hope this helps , make sure you got to that website!!!!

Answer 3

Should be fine. Make sure you remove the female after they have breed, she may be eating the eggs and the male may attack her trying to defend the nest. Also watch the surface turbulence. You want little to know turbulence so the bubble nest stays togather. You may also want to try taping half (cut top to bottom) of a paper cup so that the open end is just in the water. This will offer some protection to the nest from turbulence and also from disturbance from above (ie a ceiling fan)

Answer 4

larger is often greater acceptable, so decide for the 5 gallon tank! the full theory-approximately them liking smaller areas is a risky delusion. you will additionally want a clear out and a heater, considering the fact that bettas like water temps at around seventy 8-eighty tiers. and it rather is critical which you examine up on fish tank cycling, considering the fact that a hundred% water alterations on a 5 gallon is slightly impractical, and all fish fare greater acceptable in cycled tanks.

Answer 5

I used to breed them and I used 1 gallon bowls. 1 in each and set them next to each other. The m&f will see each other and get excited. Lay a leaf on the surface in the m's bowl so he can build the bubblenest. When she is ripe w/ eggs - put them together to spawn. Remove her after they have bred and let him do his thing for 10 days. You can then remove him to another bowl and leave the fry in the original bowl.
When the fry get big enough to sex out - you can remove the males into their own bowl.
I used to have about 100 all the time for sale.

Answer 6

perfect!