Do 7 month male and 1.5 year female breed?

[Aniket]

She has egg spot

Female Bettas can sometimes fight but you also get short fin male Bettas that look like females, and they will fight, attack and kill long fin males. Separate the fish and leave them for a few weeks. Have a look at the belly on the female and see if it has a white ovipositor (egg laying tube). This is where the fish does a poop, females have white ovipositor and the males are dark. You can post a picture of the underside of the fish and we can have a look.

If the fish was becoming constipated from food then you are feeding too much dry food. Small insect like aphids, flies, mosquitoes and mosquitoe larvae are ideal foods and can be fed throughout the day. Frozen (but defrosted) brineshrimp, bloodworms and daphnia are also good foods. You can get some raw or cooked prawn/ shrimp. Remove the head, shell & gut (thin black tube in the body), and throw these bits away. Then use a pr of scissors and cut the remaining prawn tail into small bits. Offer 1 or 2 bits at a time. remove any uneaten food after 5 minutes.
Do big regular water changes to keep the water clean.

I fed my fish like that 4 times a day and they never got constipated or had any issues.

 

[Ryan_F]

Here is female betta

Looks like she’s had a good old nibble, Bettas are agressive fish so it’s probably just that, just do what Colin said, because a he’s an absolute legend, I’ve learnt a lot of stuff of him in the last week

 

[Ryan_F]

She has egg spot

And yeah seperate into seperate tanks if you have space, otherwise I think you can get tank dividers from most petstores for around 10 bucks, I know mine have them and I live in a very small state

 

[Aniket]

Yes

Looks like she’s had a good old nibble, Bettas are agressive fish so it’s probably just that, just do what Colin said, because a he’s an absolute legend, I’ve learnt a lot of stuff of him in the last week

Colin is the one who answers most of my questions. And he was the first one who answered my first que. He seems very good person also.

 

[Ryan_F]

Yes

Colin is the one who answers most of my questions. And he was the first one who answered my first que. He seems very good person also.

Yeah, he’s an awesome person, we need more people like him,

 

[Aniket]

And yeah seperate into seperate tanks if you have space, otherwise I think you can get tank dividers from most petstores for around 10 bucks, I know mine have them and I live in a very small state

I seperated them.
I have another male of my friend veiltail.
He is older than my male and he build bubbles also. So i think i should try with that male. Tell me some tips how to prepare them for breeding

 

[Ryan_F]

I seperated them.
I have another male of my friend veiltail.
He is older than my male and he build bubbles also. So i think i should try with that male. Tell me some tips how to prepare them for breeding

Oh ok just the usual, if your LFS sells frozen brine shrimp or daphnia, bloodworms (only feed once a week as fish don’t digest them well) can be a good treat also, thaw them out and as colin said, feed 3-4 times a day, for around 2 weeks, keep them seperate for a few weeks while you feed them frozen but defrosted, or live foods, (small flies,daphnia, brine shrimp etc) increase the temperature in the tank to 80f and do daily/everyday 2 days of around 20% I believe. Leave the tank divider in for another while then remove it after a week or two and hopefully they will breed.

 

[Aniket]

Oh ok just the usual, if your LFS sells frozen brine shrimp or daphnia, bloodworms (only feed once a week as fish don’t digest them well) can be a good treat also, thaw them out and as colin said, feed 3-4 times a day, for around 2 weeks, keep them seperate for a few weeks while you feed them frozen but defrosted, or live foods, (small flies,daphnia, brine shrimp etc) increase the temperature in the tank to 80f and do daily/everyday 2 days of around 20% I believe. Leave the tank divider in for another while then remove it after a week or two and hopefully they will breed.

I have mosquito larvae and tubifex worms
But i dont know if i have to feed them for 2-3 times then how many mosquito larvae should i feed at one time?

 

[Ryan_F]

I have mosquito larvae and tubifex worms
But i dont know if i have to feed them for 2-3 times then how many mosquito larvae should i feed at one time?

I like to say as much as they can eat in 30 seconds. I could to 30 in my head and then scoop it out.

 

[Colin_T]

She ripped him a new one... poor fish. Keep them separate and do not try to breed them again. You can try the female? with the other male you have. If the other male has a bubblenest he is ready to breed and they might be compatible. But watch them because if the fish is a short fin male it will attack your other male.

I can't see the ovipositor on the fish in the pic but if it looks white it's a female. Otherwise it's a short fin male.

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Mosquito larvae will live in an aquarium their entire lives before they hatch out and turn into adult mosquitoes. You only want to put a few mozzie larvae in with the fish and let the fish eat all of the mozzie larvae. Keep feeding a few mozzie larvae at a time until the fish is no longer hungry, then scoop the rest of the larvae out and put them in a bucket of water or freeze them and use them later. If a couple of larvae don't get eaten straight away the fish should eat them over the next few hours. However, if you put too many mozzie larvae in the aquarium, they could hatch out and the house will be full of mozzies.

If you want an exact number, try 6 mozzie larvae at a time. Let the fish eat them and then offer another 6.

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You can feed most types of frozen (but defrosted) food every day without a problem. Fish don't become constipated from it. There have been issues with frozen bloodworms (chirominid midge larvae) where the head of the larvae gets stuck in a fish's intestine and causes the fish to bloat up and die. If you have concerns about this, you can cut the head off the bloodworm and throw the head away. Then the fish should be able to digest the rest of the larvae.

The chirominid midge larvae's head is very hard and does not get digested. So removing it with a pr of scissors before feeding will prevent it blocking up a fish's digestive tract. The head is the smooth round bit at one end.

Small fish that don't chew their food and swallow it whole are more likely to have this problem with bloodworms.

I have never had a problem feeding bloodworms to Bettas and we used it most days as part of a varied diet.

Brineshrimp and daphnia can be fed every day without any issues.

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You can also feed raw or cooked prawn/ shrimp. remove the head, shell and gut (thin black tube in the body) and throw these bits away. Use a pr of scissors to cut the prawn into small pieces and offer 1 or 2 bits at a time. Continue offering a couple of bits at a time until the fish is not longer hungry. Remove uneaten food when the fish is no longer interested in food.

Do regular water changes because frozen foods cause the water quality to deteriorate fasted than dry food.

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To condition Bettas for breeding.
Make sure you feed the fish 3-4 times per day using frozen (but defrosted) and live food.
Get the water temperature to 26-28C (79-82F).
Have some floating plants on the surface. Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides/ cornuta) is the best plant to use.
Don't have too much water movement or surface turbulence because it breaks up the nest.
Do daily water changes to simulate rainfall.
Give them time. Fish have preferences when it comes to finding a partner and not even fish likes the fish in their tank.

When the male has a bubblenest you can put the female into a breeding net in the male's tank, or have the females tank next to the male's tank so they can see each other. The male should swim over to the female and flare at her. She might flare back and they might try to fight. In which case keep them separate for a bit.

If the male swims over to the female and shows off and the female stays near him and they don't try to kill each other, then you can put them together and watch them for the next few hours. If they are compatible, the male will show off to the female and they will not fight. If they start to fight then separate them immediately.

If they are compatible they will eventually spawn. They displayer to each other and then side by side for a few seconds. they should stop and have a slight spams/ twitch and you might see some eggs being expelled by the female. The male will pick these eggs up and put them in his bubble nest and then swim back to the female. they repeat this process until the female has laid all her eggs and then she will be chased away from the nest or swim off and hide somewhere. if the aquarium is large enough you can leave the female with the male but if she gets bashed or the male is constantly chasing her away from his nest, then remove her from the tank.

Have a coverglass on the rearing tank to keep the air above the water warm, and leave the male to look after the eggs in his bubble nest. After a few days the eggs hatch and tiny little clear fish will appear and hang on the plants and glass. The male will usually grab these and put them back in his bubble nest. A few days after that and the fry start swimming around and the male will guard them and keep other fish away. This is when you start feeding the fry on infusoria or green water. There is information about culturing fry foods at the following link.
http://www.fishforums.net/threads/back-to-basics-when-breeding-fish.448304/

When the fry are bigger and the male no longer shows any care for them, you can remove the male or the babies and rear them up.

 

[NickAu]

Hi

After reading this thread I need to ask.
Have you ever bred Bettas?
What are you going to do with the fry?
Are you set up for breeding?
How are you going to house the fry once they need to be separated?
Do you know how to properly condition and introduce the male and female?
Why are you trying to breed low quality pet shop grade fish?

You need a set up similar to this to house the fry.

Colin please stop encouraging people to breed fish, Your just do it attitude and bad advice are not needed.

 

[Ryan_F]

Hi

After reading this thread I need to ask.
Have you ever bred Bettas?
What are you going to do with the fry?
Are you set up for breeding?
How are you going to house the fry once they need to be separated?
Do you know how to properly condition and introduce the male and female?
Why are you trying to breed low quality pet shop grade fish?

You need a set up similar to this to house the fry.

Colin please stop encouraging people to breed fish, You just do it attitude and bad advice are not needed.

I’m pretty sure he was just trying to help like most people on this forum.

 

[Aniket]

Tjats

She ripped him a new one... poor fish. Keep them separate and do not try to breed them again. You can try the female? with the other male you have. If the other male has a bubblenest he is ready to breed and they might be compatible. But watch them because if the fish is a short fin male it will attack your other male.

I can't see the ovipositor on the fish in the pic but if it looks white it's a female. Otherwise it's a short fin male.

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Mosquito larvae will live in an aquarium their entire lives before they hatch out and turn into adult mosquitoes. You only want to put a few mozzie larvae in with the fish and let the fish eat all of the mozzie larvae. Keep feeding a few mozzie larvae at a time until the fish is no longer hungry, then scoop the rest of the larvae out and put them in a bucket of water or freeze them and use them later. If a couple of larvae don't get eaten straight away the fish should eat them over the next few hours. However, if you put too many mozzie larvae in the aquarium, they could hatch out and the house will be full of mozzies.

If you want an exact number, try 6 mozzie larvae at a time. Let the fish eat them and then offer another 6.

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You can feed most types of frozen (but defrosted) food every day without a problem. Fish don't become constipated from it. There have been issues with frozen bloodworms (chirominid midge larvae) where the head of the larvae gets stuck in a fish's intestine and causes the fish to bloat up and die. If you have concerns about this, you can cut the head off the bloodworm and throw the head away. Then the fish should be able to digest the rest of the larvae.

The chirominid midge larvae's head is very hard and does not get digested. So removing it with a pr of scissors before feeding will prevent it blocking up a fish's digestive tract. The head is the smooth round bit at one end.

Small fish that don't chew their food and swallow it whole are more likely to have this problem with bloodworms.

I have never had a problem feeding bloodworms to Bettas and we used it most days as part of a varied diet.

Brineshrimp and daphnia can be fed every day without any issues.

---------------------------
You can also feed raw or cooked prawn/ shrimp. remove the head, shell and gut (thin black tube in the body) and throw these bits away. Use a pr of scissors to cut the prawn into small pieces and offer 1 or 2 bits at a time. Continue offering a couple of bits at a time until the fish is not longer hungry. Remove uneaten food when the fish is no longer interested in food.

Do regular water changes because frozen foods cause the water quality to deteriorate fasted than dry food.

---------------------------
To condition Bettas for breeding.
Make sure you feed the fish 3-4 times per day using frozen (but defrosted) and live food.
Get the water temperature to 26-28C (79-82F).
Have some floating plants on the surface. Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides/ cornuta) is the best plant to use.
Don't have too much water movement or surface turbulence because it breaks up the nest.
Do daily water changes to simulate rainfall.
Give them time. Fish have preferences when it comes to finding a partner and not even fish likes the fish in their tank.

When the male has a bubblenest you can put the female into a breeding net in the male's tank, or have the females tank next to the male's tank so they can see each other. The male should swim over to the female and flare at her. She might flare back and they might try to fight. In which case keep them separate for a bit.

If the male swims over to the female and shows off and the female stays near him and they don't try to kill each other, then you can put them together and watch them for the next few hours. If they are compatible, the male will show off to the female and they will not fight. If they start to fight then separate them immediately.

If they are compatible they will eventually spawn. They displayer to each other and then side by side for a few seconds. they should stop and have a slight spams/ twitch and you might see some eggs being expelled by the female. The male will pick these eggs up and put them in his bubble nest and then swim back to the female. they repeat this process until the female has laid all her eggs and then she will be chased away from the nest or swim off and hide somewhere. if the aquarium is large enough you can leave the female with the male but if she gets bashed or the male is constantly chasing her away from his nest, then remove her from the tank.

Have a coverglass on the rearing tank to keep the air above the water warm, and leave the male to look after the eggs in his bubble nest. After a few days the eggs hatch and tiny little clear fish will appear and hang on the plants and glass. The male will usually grab these and put them back in his bubble nest. A few days after that and the fry start swimming around and the male will guard them and keep other fish away. This is when you start feeding the fry on infusoria or green water. There is information about culturing fry foods at the following link.
http://www.fishforums.net/threads/back-to-basics-when-breeding-fish.448304/

When the fry are bigger and the male no longer shows any care for them, you can remove the male or the babies and rear them up.[/Q

She ripped him a new one... poor fish. Keep them separate and do not try to breed them again. You can try the female? with the other male you have. If the other male has a bubblenest he is ready to breed and they might be compatible. But watch them because if the fish is a short fin male it will attack your other male.

I can't see the ovipositor on the fish in the pic but if it looks white it's a female. Otherwise it's a short fin male.

---------------------------
Mosquito larvae will live in an aquarium their entire lives before they hatch out and turn into adult mosquitoes. You only want to put a few mozzie larvae in with the fish and let the fish eat all of the mozzie larvae. Keep feeding a few mozzie larvae at a time until the fish is no longer hungry, then scoop the rest of the larvae out and put them in a bucket of water or freeze them and use them later. If a couple of larvae don't get eaten straight away the fish should eat them over the next few hours. However, if you put too many mozzie larvae in the aquarium, they could hatch out and the house will be full of mozzies.

If you want an exact number, try 6 mozzie larvae at a time. Let the fish eat them and then offer another 6.

---------------------------
You can feed most types of frozen (but defrosted) food every day without a problem. Fish don't become constipated from it. There have been issues with frozen bloodworms (chirominid midge larvae) where the head of the larvae gets stuck in a fish's intestine and causes the fish to bloat up and die. If you have concerns about this, you can cut the head off the bloodworm and throw the head away. Then the fish should be able to digest the rest of the larvae.

The chirominid midge larvae's head is very hard and does not get digested. So removing it with a pr of scissors before feeding will prevent it blocking up a fish's digestive tract. The head is the smooth round bit at one end.

Small fish that don't chew their food and swallow it whole are more likely to have this problem with bloodworms.

I have never had a problem feeding bloodworms to Bettas and we used it most days as part of a varied diet.

Brineshrimp and daphnia can be fed every day without any issues.

---------------------------
You can also feed raw or cooked prawn/ shrimp. remove the head, shell and gut (thin black tube in the body) and throw these bits away. Use a pr of scissors to cut the prawn into small pieces and offer 1 or 2 bits at a time. Continue offering a couple of bits at a time until the fish is not longer hungry. Remove uneaten food when the fish is no longer interested in food.

Do regular water changes because frozen foods cause the water quality to deteriorate fasted than dry food.

---------------------------
To condition Bettas for breeding.
Make sure you feed the fish 3-4 times per day using frozen (but defrosted) and live food.
Get the water temperature to 26-28C (79-82F).
Have some floating plants on the surface. Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides/ cornuta) is the best plant to use.
Don't have too much water movement or surface turbulence because it breaks up the nest.
Do daily water changes to simulate rainfall.
Give them time. Fish have preferences when it comes to finding a partner and not even fish likes the fish in their tank.

When the male has a bubblenest you can put the female into a breeding net in the male's tank, or have the females tank next to the male's tank so they can see each other. The male should swim over to the female and flare at her. She might flare back and they might try to fight. In which case keep them separate for a bit.

If the male swims over to the female and shows off and the female stays near him and they don't try to kill each other, then you can put them together and watch them for the next few hours. If they are compatible, the male will show off to the female and they will not fight. If they start to fight then separate them immediately.

If they are compatible they will eventually spawn. They displayer to each other and then side by side for a few seconds. they should stop and have a slight spams/ twitch and you might see some eggs being expelled by the female. The male will pick these eggs up and put them in his bubble nest and then swim back to the female. they repeat this process until the female has laid all her eggs and then she will be chased away from the nest or swim off and hide somewhere. if the aquarium is large enough you can leave the female with the male but if she gets bashed or the male is constantly chasing her away from his nest, then remove her from the tank.

Have a coverglass on the rearing tank to keep the air above the water warm, and leave the male to look after the eggs in his bubble nest. After a few days the eggs hatch and tiny little clear fish will appear and hang on the plants and glass. The male will usually grab these and put them back in his bubble nest. A few days after that and the fry start swimming around and the male will guard them and keep other fish away. This is when you start feeding the fry on infusoria or green water. There is information about culturing fry foods at the following link.
http://www.fishforums.net/threads/back-to-basics-when-breeding-fish.448304/

When the fry are bigger and the male no longer shows any care for them, you can remove the male or the babies and rear them up.

Thank you very much colin.you answered all my questions in this post. I researched lot for those questions but i found something missing in all articles and videos.you completely satisfied me with this post. Thank you very very much

 

[Aniket]

Hi

After reading this thread I need to ask.
Have you ever bred Bettas?
What are you going to do with the fry?
Are you set up for breeding?
How are you going to house the fry once they need to be separated?
Do you know how to properly condition and introduce the male and female?
Why are you trying to breed low quality pet shop grade fish?

You need a set up similar to this to house the fry.

Colin please stop encouraging people to breed fish, Your just do it attitude and bad advice are not needed.

Hi there
Im trying to breed fishes for getting more information about genetics and to know all about them and im planning for making my pet store so i want to breed fishes by myself. It bought fishes from pet store but they are medium quality for my first experience. I can't start with great quality fish.when ill know everything and when i can take care of them properly then ill start breeding quality fish. Colin is very knowledgeable person. I personally think we can share our knowledge with others so fishes will not suffer due to lack of knowledge in breeders. Its not good to learn with our own mistakes only and with that others may suffer so by taking information from someone who is knowledgeable reduces possibility of mistakes

 

[Aniket]

Tj

She ripped him a new one... poor fish. Keep them separate and do not try to breed them again. You can try the female? with the other male you have. If the other male has a bubblenest he is ready to breed and they might be compatible. But watch them because if the fish is a short fin male it will attack your other male.

I can't see the ovipositor on the fish in the pic but if it looks white it's a female. Otherwise it's a short fin male.

---------------------------
Mosquito larvae will live in an aquarium their entire lives before they hatch out and turn into adult mosquitoes. You only want to put a few mozzie larvae in with the fish and let the fish eat all of the mozzie larvae. Keep feeding a few mozzie larvae at a time until the fish is no longer hungry, then scoop the rest of the larvae out and put them in a bucket of water or freeze them and use them later. If a couple of larvae don't get eaten straight away the fish should eat them over the next few hours. However, if you put too many mozzie larvae in the aquarium, they could hatch out and the house will be full of mozzies.

If you want an exact number, try 6 mozzie larvae at a time. Let the fish eat them and then offer another 6.

---------------------------
You can feed most types of frozen (but defrosted) food every day without a problem. Fish don't become constipated from it. There have been issues with frozen bloodworms (chirominid midge larvae) where the head of the larvae gets stuck in a fish's intestine and causes the fish to bloat up and die. If you have concerns about this, you can cut the head off the bloodworm and throw the head away. Then the fish should be able to digest the rest of the larvae.

The chirominid midge larvae's head is very hard and does not get digested. So removing it with a pr of scissors before feeding will prevent it blocking up a fish's digestive tract. The head is the smooth round bit at one end.

Small fish that don't chew their food and swallow it whole are more likely to have this problem with bloodworms.

I have never had a problem feeding bloodworms to Bettas and we used it most days as part of a varied diet.

Brineshrimp and daphnia can be fed every day without any issues.

---------------------------
You can also feed raw or cooked prawn/ shrimp. remove the head, shell and gut (thin black tube in the body) and throw these bits away. Use a pr of scissors to cut the prawn into small pieces and offer 1 or 2 bits at a time. Continue offering a couple of bits at a time until the fish is not longer hungry. Remove uneaten food when the fish is no longer interested in food.

Do regular water changes because frozen foods cause the water quality to deteriorate fasted than dry food.

---------------------------
To condition Bettas for breeding.
Make sure you feed the fish 3-4 times per day using frozen (but defrosted) and live food.
Get the water temperature to 26-28C (79-82F).
Have some floating plants on the surface. Water Sprite (Ceratopteris thalictroides/ cornuta) is the best plant to use.
Don't have too much water movement or surface turbulence because it breaks up the nest.
Do daily water changes to simulate rainfall.
Give them time. Fish have preferences when it comes to finding a partner and not even fish likes the fish in their tank.

When the male has a bubblenest you can put the female into a breeding net in the male's tank, or have the females tank next to the male's tank so they can see each other. The male should swim over to the female and flare at her. She might flare back and they might try to fight. In which case keep them separate for a bit.

If the male swims over to the female and shows off and the female stays near him and they don't try to kill each other, then you can put them together and watch them for the next few hours. If they are compatible, the male will show off to the female and they will not fight. If they start to fight then separate them immediately.

If they are compatible they will eventually spawn. They displayer to each other and then side by side for a few seconds. they should stop and have a slight spams/ twitch and you might see some eggs being expelled by the female. The male will pick these eggs up and put them in his bubble nest and then swim back to the female. they repeat this process until the female has laid all her eggs and then she will be chased away from the nest or swim off and hide somewhere. if the aquarium is large enough you can leave the female with the male but if she gets bashed or the male is constantly chasing her away from his nest, then remove her from the tank.

Have a coverglass on the rearing tank to keep the air above the water warm, and leave the male to look after the eggs in his bubble nest. After a few days the eggs hatch and tiny little clear fish will appear and hang on the plants and glass. The male will usually grab these and put them back in his bubble nest. A few days after that and the fry start swimming around and the male will guard them and keep other fish away. This is when you start feeding the fry on infusoria or green water. There is information about culturing fry foods at the following link.
http://www.fishforums.net/threads/back-to-basics-when-breeding-fish.448304/

When the fry are bigger and the male no longer shows any care for them, you can remove the male or the babies and rear them up.

Colin_T thank you very much for your reply. I got all answers of my all questions in this single post. I was searching lot about those questions but some information you gave above that i haven't found yet and i was looking for that. You are doing great job by sharing your knowledge. Peoples like you needed here so new peoples can learn new things as well as learn to share their knowledge.
Thank you very very much