'gravid' female

[iloveyou]

ive heard ppl saying they have gravid females... is that sorta the same as guppies.... a spot towards their anal region... one of my females has it, and shes pretty fat.. im assuming this means she is full of eggs.. shes white so i dont see any vertical bars, but i put her in a cup in the 3 gallon breeding tank with one of my yellow petcetera bettas.... the male didnt really have a nest so i added some from another male, but the female doesnt seem to be responding much.... and the male doesnt really flare at her either... i guess it will take some time? its 4:15pm here.. i guess around 9 tonight i should put her in? and see if anything happens the next morning? does this sound ok?

 

[HeatherSweetness]

Did you condition the pair before you tried this? I know females will get gravid and release eggs about once a month no matter what. How long have you had the male in the 3 gallon? Kinda sounds like you did this all of the sudden,just trying to understand better.

 

[iloveyou]

ive been conditioning the female for about a month now... she gets a mix of freeze dried brine shrimp, blood worms, those betta bio bites, and flakes...

the male has been chilling... havent really done any conditioning of him.. i thought his sex drive would be enough lol...

i did just put the male in the 3 gallon today, same with the female..

i noticed the females gravidness lol ... and thought id try her ... i picked the male cause hes been pretty lively ever since i got him, and hes a petcetera one, not one of my good breeder guys, so i thought id try him first (and the female) , before i start trying with the ones i got from a breeder.. the female is swimmin around her cup, and the male keeps swimming by the cup, but not a lot of flaring.... maybe hes just getting used to his new home... i have tons of other males to try another day if things dont work out, so i guess ill just have to be patient

i voted for you in botm btw

 

[HeatherSweetness]

Sounds like you are ready to rock and roll then!

Hope it works out,make sure and keep us posted,I have never had any success breeding mine.

Thankx for the vote!!

 

[iloveyou]

yea.. i tried once before... sorta... but nothin.... this time i actually know what im doin i think

only thing i dont have in that tank is a heater... so once the babies are free swimming they will have to be moved somewhere

not sure where yet.. maybe just to a hotter room in the house.. or i might have to stick the good ol divider in the females 10.. bah well see... first thing is babies.. if i get the babies EVER then ill start worrying about where im gonna put them

 

[HeatherSweetness]

iloveyou,check on aquabid in the breeding supplies,they sell betta cups for dividing fry for a good price. They deliver to canada,too.

 

[iloveyou]

bah... i donno what happened overnight... but she is very skinny... no bubblenest, no sign of eggs.. im guessing she and or he ate them

i have a ton of breeding trraps if i need to put the fry in a heated tank anyways