dmarie04
Fishaholic
Definitely take him out!! If he breeds with one of the females then he goes into Daddy Betta mode and will kill anyone else in the tank, in order to protect the babies...this is why the female is removed after breeding. Even if they don't breed...they might be all honky dory right now, but he'll turn eventually OR the females will begin to fight amongst themselves in order to win the right to breed with him! Any way you look at it, it's NEVER a good idea to keep a male with females (or most other fish, for that matter!!).
Well they seem to like each other, so they may make a good pair to spawn in the future. Is there substrate (gravel, rocks, or sand) in the bottom of the tank? If so they need to be removed to a bare bottomed tank. Ideally they need to be conditioned for a couple weeks (1 week at the bare minimum) and then put into a spawning tank. You don't want any substrate, no current, heat raised up to 82-86F, something for the male to build a nest under (if the nest is under something solid it will hold together better), and then a plant or two for the female to hide in. Make sure you have microworms or vinegar eels for the fry to eat and you'll need to stock up on a grow out tank and at least 100 jars! You'll also need somewhere for all the fry to go. Generally speaking, you'll end up with around 100 babies..but you could end up with as many as 500! Someone on another betta forum just ended up with 380 juvenile bettas!!!!!
