My bettas are mating but there are no eggs coming out of my female?

Question

I was wondering if anyone know why and how long it can take for them to finish the mating process

I have conditioned both my fish for two weeks and she clearly has eggs. Could it be thayt she is too small

Thanks for all your info guys they have been going hard for the last hour and she is laying eggs now! The male is getting them and putting them in the nest but the femalewill take any chance she gets to eat the eggs of the bottom is this normal? I don't want to take her out yet because they are still breeding.

Answer 1

Since when are bettas livebearers????
They are Egg layers

It can take up to 12 hours, but you need to watch them closely for fighting behaviour and aggression
Here is also an article for you to read up on which includes videos of mating
http://www.fishlesscycling.com/articles/breeding_bettas.html




Hope that helps
Good luck



EB

Answer 2

First off Male Beta Fish blow bubbles at the top of the tank for a nest for the Female to inspect. If she does not like the nest she will not enter it. And second off they do not lay eggs.
They give live birth and the babies will be in the nest where the Male will take care of them until they get to a certain stage in which he needs to be removed due to him eating them. But watch the Female she can also eat them.

I tried to mate Betas 6 years ago and did not know how, but learnt real quick that he needs to leave as soon as you can see the babies leaving the nest for short times.

Good Luck....PetsMart also has a wonderful book on how to mate and raise Beta Fish.

Answer 3

that's because the female isn't healthy enough that she has no eggs inside of her.....
she can't release the eggs because there is nothing to release.......
separate them and feed them live diet .....then a fter 2 weeks put them again together....
that should do the trick!!!
if you have any questions feel free to email me!

Answer 4

Betta's don't lay eggs, they have live babies and the male takes care of them. They are the only fish that actually "makes love". To complicated to explain it all here, get a book on them.