As some may know I have a very stunning pair of orange plakat bettas that I've wanted to get fry from. They're not cooperating 
The first time I bred them a couple of months ago it went perfectly all the way up until the end. It was textbook...they spawned beautifully, hardly any nipping from the male, the aggression all came from the female, almost like she was griping at him to get it right when he would attempt to wrap around her. But they finally got the hang of it...then the male ate the eggs
So I gave them some time to grow up because at that time they were only around four months old. They've become so beautiful and smart since then. Their color is fantastic, both being a solid brilliant orange. They're treated like royalty and only fed on live/frozen food (I tried the male on dried and he got swim bladder so I went back to strictly soft food, he just always looked hungry so I was trying to fill him up
,he's fine now though)
Anyway....they're the brat pack on my kitchen counter, them and the betta in my avatar. Here's the point....my female is in love with the crowntail in my avatar
, and this time when I tried to breed them she wanted no part of the orange male....she would only swim away and act scared, wouldn't even fan herself at him like last time...even though he was fanning like crazy.
The male was very aggressive this time around and nipped her fins pretty bad (not too bad) but I was really scared he was going to kill her. I've grown quite fond of her over the past few months and she's become my favorite female because she has so much personality. So after 24 hours I seperated them...there was nothing going on except chasing and she was breathing fast so I said enough's enough and put her back in her own tank.
Now in the meantime....my crowntail has been pouting because what he believes to be "his woman" was gone for a day. I put another female by him to entertain him for the time but he had no interest. As soon as I brought the orange female back....he went crazy, and so did she. It was like reunited lovers
So....I guess I'll try to get fry out of them , I really wanted to have babies that were a pure strain but apparently that's not going to happen with these two...for now anyway
Moral of the story...just like people....ya can't force them to love one another, nor can ya stand in the way of true love
The first time I bred them a couple of months ago it went perfectly all the way up until the end. It was textbook...they spawned beautifully, hardly any nipping from the male, the aggression all came from the female, almost like she was griping at him to get it right when he would attempt to wrap around her. But they finally got the hang of it...then the male ate the eggs
So I gave them some time to grow up because at that time they were only around four months old. They've become so beautiful and smart since then. Their color is fantastic, both being a solid brilliant orange. They're treated like royalty and only fed on live/frozen food (I tried the male on dried and he got swim bladder so I went back to strictly soft food, he just always looked hungry so I was trying to fill him up
,he's fine now though)Anyway....they're the brat pack on my kitchen counter, them and the betta in my avatar. Here's the point....my female is in love with the crowntail in my avatar
, and this time when I tried to breed them she wanted no part of the orange male....she would only swim away and act scared, wouldn't even fan herself at him like last time...even though he was fanning like crazy.The male was very aggressive this time around and nipped her fins pretty bad (not too bad) but I was really scared he was going to kill her. I've grown quite fond of her over the past few months and she's become my favorite female because she has so much personality. So after 24 hours I seperated them...there was nothing going on except chasing and she was breathing fast so I said enough's enough and put her back in her own tank.
Now in the meantime....my crowntail has been pouting because what he believes to be "his woman" was gone for a day. I put another female by him to entertain him for the time but he had no interest. As soon as I brought the orange female back....he went crazy, and so did she. It was like reunited lovers
So....I guess I'll try to get fry out of them
, I really wanted to have babies that were a pure strain but apparently that's not going to happen with these two...for now anywayMoral of the story...just like people....ya can't force them to love one another, nor can ya stand in the way of true love
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