Breeding Fighters

[Buddy33]

hey guys just would like to know if u can actually bread fighter fish in a normal tank??

 

[wilsonnw8]

hey guys just would like to know if u can actually bread fighter fish in a normal tank??

If by normal you mean the tank they are kept in then no..

take a look at the breeding section on here down the page:

http/www.betta-paradise.co.uk/about.html#Breeding

 

[CraigBaines]

Has anyone ever used a spawning tank less than 10G?

 

[wilsonnw8]

Has anyone ever used a spawning tank less than 10G?

No, any less is too small

 

[CraigBaines]

How come? why do they need so much room.

 

[newfishy]

How come? why do they need so much room.

room to get away from each other if they decide not to spawn and just kill each other. I had the most stunning mg female ever... any male she saw she went straight for the kill.

I spawn in a 20 long with around 10 plants at one end, the nest at the other. this seems to be the healthiest for my fish because when the female decides shes done she can get far enough away that the male wont chase and harris her.

 

[wilsonnw8]

How come? why do they need so much room.

room to get away from each other if they decide not to spawn and just kill each other. I had the most stunning mg female ever... any male she saw she went straight for the kill.

I spawn in a 20 long with around 10 plants at one end, the nest at the other. this seems to be the healthiest for my fish because when the female decides shes done she can get far enough away that the male wont chase and harris her.

Also when the fry hatch you cant move them out the spawning tank straight away because they are so small, but they still create waste, need room, clean water - too small and even if you do manage a successful spawn the fry die

 

[CraigBaines]

is that 20 inch long?

I have a tank now, 16 inch long. Only 8 wide, Seeing as im gettin 2 more beta's im looking to buy a bigger tank to divide for the three, and thought i could use this one to try and breed? It's only 4 gallon though.

 

[wilsonnw8]

is that 20 inch long?

I have a tank now, 16 inch long. Only 8 wide, Seeing as im gettin 2 more beta's im looking to buy a bigger tank to divide for the three, and thought i could use this one to try and breed? It's only 4 gallon though.

as We have said you need a 10 gal or bigger for spawning then you need a bigger tank again for a grow out for all your fry you cannot use a 4 gal for either.

 

[CraigBaines]

that reply was for newfishy.