Breeding Fighters

[saracorley2006]

hi,

i have female fighters but am interested in gettin a male and breeding them, but b4 i do i wanna get al the information i possibly can, so if any1 has any advise or any really good websites they cold give me i would b so greatful,

thanks x

 

[BWBettas]

OOh, gee. One minute... ill just get the article i posted on yahoo!answers... erm.. toodle doo


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No No No No..... Being A Betta Breeder / Owner I Know How Hard It Is. The female does NOT lay the eggs in the nest. The spawning is like this. You'll need a 10 gallon half filled tank with a submersible heater set at 26-27oC celsius. Lots of plants such as java moss in one corner and a bit of polystyrene or a half a poly cup. Place the male in the tank for a few hours to let him get used to his tank, THEN place the female in a cut down coke bottle so he can see her but she cant get out etc. Depending on the colour of the female tou will be able to see vertical breeding bars on her. (Dark females only) Light females will only be able to spot breeding behaviour from their behaviour. Head down fins clamped (although this could mean a disease so make sure ) And the male should build a bubblenest at night. The following morning if the same behaviour is being shown, it is known to be safe to release the female. But keep a close eye on them for the first 30 minutes. Embracing can start any time from 30 minutes after release or even upto a week after release. Generally they are ok to be left together, if any major damage like a whole fin or scales being ripped off you should take the female out and place her back in her coke bottle. But if they start embracing you should leave them to it. You'll know when it's over when the female is hiding in the plants at the other end of the tank and the male is more interested in his nest than her. This is the time to VERY CAREFULLY take the female out, try to not disturb the nest at all. After this time the male will be busy catching the falling eggs, cleaning them, eating fungussed eggs and also moving them around. After an average 48 hours the eggs will start to hatch. the little babies will be hanging tail down from the nest. If you see a load of little greyish tails hanging from the nest you've successfully spawned Betta Splendens. Now the hard bit begins... And im bored of writing so get the rest from www.bettatalk.com

Copyright Bret Weber (Excluding the bettatalk link)

Also your gna need to do ALOT moer research than just reading this but it's just something i wrote as a guide

Bret

 

[92cw12]

OOh, gee. One minute... ill just get the article i posted on yahoo!answers... erm.. toodle doo


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Member since: September 14, 2006
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Points earned this week: 104
Total points: 104 (Level 1)



No No No No..... Being A Betta Breeder / Owner I Know How Hard It Is. The female does NOT lay the eggs in the nest. The spawning is like this. You'll need a 10 gallon half filled tank with a submersible heater set at 26-27oC celsius. Lots of plants such as java moss in one corner and a bit of polystyrene or a half a poly cup. Place the male in the tank for a few hours to let him get used to his tank, THEN place the female in a cut down coke bottle so he can see her but she cant get out etc. Depending on the colour of the female tou will be able to see vertical breeding bars on her. (Dark females only) Light females will only be able to spot breeding behaviour from their behaviour. Head down fins clamped (although this could mean a disease so make sure ) And the male should build a bubblenest at night. The following morning if the same behaviour is being shown, it is known to be safe to release the female. But keep a close eye on them for the first 30 minutes. Embracing can start any time from 30 minutes after release or even upto a week after release. Generally they are ok to be left together, if any major damage like a whole fin or scales being ripped off you should take the female out and place her back in her coke bottle. But if they start embracing you should leave them to it. You'll know when it's over when the female is hiding in the plants at the other end of the tank and the male is more interested in his nest than her. This is the time to VERY CAREFULLY take the female out, try to not disturb the nest at all. After this time the male will be busy catching the falling eggs, cleaning them, eating fungussed eggs and also moving them around. After an average 48 hours the eggs will start to hatch. the little babies will be hanging tail down from the nest. If you see a load of little greyish tails hanging from the nest you've successfully spawned Betta Splendens. Now the hard bit begins... And im bored of writing so get the rest from www.bettatalk.com

Copyright Bret Weber (Excluding the bettatalk link)

Also your gna need to do ALOT moer research than just reading this but it's just something i wrote as a guide

Bret

my fighters build a nest in a corner . usually.
u will need a divider made of glass or something seee through
for my style of breeding.
first devide the tank put the male in one side the female in the other.
wait for ur male to finish his nest as he will start sonn after he sees the female.
then lift the divider enough for the female to swim through
then wait for them to finish doing there thing.
remove the female.
leave the male in for 4-6 days then remove him the fry will be free swiming by then. use very fine foods.
such as infusuria micro organisims and newley hatched brine shrimp.

 

[_cRaCkEr_]

I don't put anything I just place the pair inside a small tub or sometimes mineral water bottles, add few plants or a leaf and cover it. Wait for 3 days and I have eggs....