betta breedin

hi all

ive placed my male in the breedin tank an the female in the vase but there are lumps of like blood worm type thing floatin around in therewat could it be?? she hasnt been fed since put in there an the male doesnt seem to want to make a bubble nest anyone no y??? normally he always makes nests

thanx everyone

just fought id add a pic of the male an female this is b4 heywer put in the breedin tank

sry

can anyone help

thanx

Ok Answer the following question

How long did u condition the bettas?

What are u planning to feed the fry?

What size of tank do u got?

Do u got room for a grow-out tank?

Do u got room for 100+ Jars?

Are u willing to give this breeding thing a LOT of time?

U gotta give him time to make his bubblenest.....

Also it might take almost up to 1 week to spawn there just not gonna go and do it

Also I dont think people wanna flame u....

ive already got everythink worked out so im not gona bother answerin all them questions cause i no ive don everythink

an this mornin i noticed my male betta has started on his bubble nest but im not puttin the female in till he has a full nest

do they need light in there tank at breedin time or keep them in bark

thnx

just one ore thing how thick does the bubble nest hav 2 b?

thanx

With the kinds of questions you're asking, it doesn't sound like your research was thorough enough. Yes, the light should be on all the time while the father is watching the eggs and babies. It helps him to see them when they fall. And a bubble nest isn't required - my fry's daddy never built one until days after they were free swimming. However, if your male usually bubblenests and now he isn't, he may not like the female, or may need more time before breeding.

cation

if u had read the reply a mij ago u will c it says that he has started his bubble nest an i was sayin does the light hav to b on wen the male is in the tank an the females in the vase

an i no a bloody bubble nest is required im not that stupid

ive been researchin on this for ages now

jmaster said:

an i no a bloody bubble nest is required im not that stupid

ive been researchin on this for ages now

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Actually if you've researched alot, then you would know a bubblenest is NOT always required. There have been many many spawns by breeders where the male never built a nest, and the eggs/fry survived fine. Snapping at the people who are going to answer your questions isn't a good way to get them to continue trying to help you. I've had spawns with hugh nests, no nests and little nest. Some the male continued on the nest after spawning and others completely neglected it.

If you've conditioned the pair for at least 2 weeks with live or frozen foods, kept the water quality perfect during this time and let the male and female see each other occassionally during this time, then the female should be fat with eggs, is she? If she is then I would release her for a little while, watch them, then assuming they don't start spawning right away (which they almost certainly wouldn't), rejar her for a couple hours, see if that gets the male interested in building a nest. Recently I tried something that worked wonders....I took the female OUT of the tank, so he couldn't see her, THEN he began the nest. After he had a nice one going I put her back in the chimney so he could see her, then released her a little while later. Some females won't bar up until they're out of the chimney (at least some of my females are like that). The important thing is to see if she's fat with eggs.

Linda

jmaster said:

cation

if u had read the reply a mij ago u will c it says that he has started his bubble nest an i was sayin does the light hav to b on wen the male is in the tank an the females in the vase

an i no a bloody bubble nest is required im not that stupid

ive been researchin on this for ages now

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it is hard to read your replies typing in short hand. I understand misspelled words , as I do but trying to read shorthand is frustrating.

Bubble nest arent required. just let them look at each other for a few days and then release her after you think they may be ready.

Ah, it's always such a pleasure to help people who so clearly already "no" everything.

Best of luck to you. You're going to need it with that attitude.

cation said:

Ah, it's always such a pleasure to help people who so clearly already "no" everything.

Best of luck to you. You're going to need it with that attitude.

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*bites her tongue*