my very first male betta!

Well, I've posted something about him in the betta section, if someone knows a lot about them, please answer me there...

But as I wanted to show him of to you all, here he is: (doesn't he look happy in his 15g all to himself)

Nice betta mate, I too have just got my first betta!

What a pretty fella!

He's so lucky to have a 15 gallon all to himself.

is it normal he hasn't made a bubblenest so far? (I've had him 3 days)

Yes, that's perfectly normal. All bettas are different and choose to make nests at different times. In fact, I have a male who doesn't build nests at all, hasn't ever since I've had him.

He's a beautiful boy, I love his color. Congrats!!

thanx for the info

I would really love to try to breed with him somewhere in the coming weeks.
But I hear so many different ways (and problems), that I don't know where to start...
My lfs says it's not really possible, the only thing I can do is putting multiple females with the male, and hope for the best..
If I put in one, he will surely kill her, they say...

and on this forum, and the bettasites, I read all the other techniques (still involving danger for the female)...

scary to start something like that... )

Yes, breeding can definitely be scary. I would suggest you do a lot more reading and talking to people who have done it, before you try it yourself. The petstores are not gonna give you the right info, in most cases (b/c you usually only want to introduce one female... if it is done correctly, there should be minimal damage to both fish). Also, if they say it can't be done - where do all these bettas come from? It would also be a good idea to wait awhile before you breed that particular male. IMO, it's always nice to give the fish at least a month at home before stressing them out like that.

Have you considered what you would do with upwards of 200 baby bettas? Do you have the room to jar all the males that come out of that spawn, and the time to keep their jars clean? Just something to think about.

well, I would give one to everyone on this forum for all the help I've gotten so far