Breeding Bettas

[Pescado Guy]

Hi,

About a week ago, I decided that I would try to breed Bettas. They seem to be easy enough. Anyway, I put the female in a jar inside the male's tank. Just today I woke up and saw that the male built a huge bubble nest. Good sign. When I released the female in with the male, she just got chased around. Maybe I am doing something wrong. If someone has some advice based on personal experience, that would be very helpful. Well, really ANY advice would be helpful. Thanks everybody!!

Kevin

 

[wuvmybetta]

Naaah, he'll chase her, so that's why she has to have heavy foilage to hide in. As long as he's not hurting her, I'd just leave them alone.Sometime's the female just isn't ready and you have to give her some time.

Just keep your eye on them, she'll hide until she's ready and then just like that she'll approach his nest.

 

[iloveyou]

hope u conditioned her

 

[shrks1fan]

Here's a good site to read about breeding Bettas...every breeder is a little different, but basically they're all the same and this explains it pretty clearly what you should do and what you should expect.

http/www.bettatalk.com/breeding_bettas.htm

It could take them a couple days or even several days before they will actually spawn.

Linda

 

[Marty]

The female has to be ready as well as the male... Was she baring up? She might not want to breed yet.

You should also condition her using live and frozen foods.

Cheers,
Marty.

 

[Pescado Guy]

I tried to give the female frozed bloodworms and live brine shrimp but she just ignored them. She would only eat the pellets. The male is still chasing her. I added in some more plants to give her some more hiding spots and I'll see how that goes. I think I'll just leave her for a while.

Kevin

 

[Marty]

Thats a shame

Probably not a good idea to leave them overnight or anything... I heard a story from someone who left them overnight and the male hurt the female because he got sick of her presence (they mated in the night).

Cheers,
Marty.

 

[shrks1fan]

Actually most breeders DO leave them overnight...as many Bettas will take a couple of days before they'll spawn which means leaving them overnight as well. The best thing is to just leave them alone, when it's time they'll do it. Now some just won't ever spawn and if that's the case then switch out either the male or female (whoever you think is the problem) with another. Yes occassionally the male will kill the female (or the other way around), so I guess you need to decide what you want more, to protect your fish or breed them. I know some breeders will put them together and leave them until either they spawn or the male kills her...sounds mean but true.

In my very limited breeding experience all my pairs need to be left overnight before they'll spawn and I've yet to have a death.

Linda