How To Breed Bettas

[sonofdelboy]

the female will have white dot under her when she is ready to spawn you need to condition for a week first the are okay with a divider to c each other the male will flair at her and make his bubble nest and that is when you put her when all the eggs are in the nest you much remove her put her in her own tank and put in a bit of salt to heal her nipped fins nipping at ripping of fins during breeding is normal it is not fighting just love

sonofdelboy

 

[bronzecat]

Hi
The female will generally show an ovi spot all the time. The way to tell if the female is ready is, she will obviously be swollen, she will be showing vertical bars down her side and the ovi spot will start to protrude more.

It is far better to condition them away from each other, otherwise if the male can see the female for 2 weeks, he may get bored and stop bubble nesting. Condition them away from each other then introduce the female to the male inside a chimney (2 ltr coke bottle with top and bottom cut off). Leave her in the chimney until she starts to show the breeding signs and the male has built his nest.

The nest doesn't have to be huge either. Each bubble is capable of holding a number of eggs.

the female will have white dot under her when she is ready to spawn you need to condition for a week first the are okay with a divider to c each other the male will flair at her and make his bubble nest and that is when you put her when all the eggs are in the nest you much remove her put her in her own tank and put in a bit of salt to heal her nipped fins nipping at ripping of fins during breeding is normal it is not fighting just love

sonofdelboy

When giving advice make sure its accurate. Salt, as in normal salt will kill the fish. You need to use aquarium salt. If thats what you meant its best to say aquarium salt.

 

[Syphoniera]

lamme_2008 -
I hope you know to wait for an experienced breeder.


the female always has a white dot underneath, whether ready to breed or not.

<a href="http/www.healthybetta.com/male-vs-female-bettas" target="_blank">http/www.healthybetta.com/male-vs-female-bettas</a>

'...'Munchkin is an example of a female betta. Notice the ovipositer on the underside of her body, between the fins. (Photo taken by Mike).
A female betta is usually smaller than a male both in body and with shorter finnage. Females will be just as bright and vibrant in coloration as males. An ovipositor is the main indicator that a betta is a female. The ovipositor is a small white egg tube that protrudes from underside her body. In some cases it has been reported that young males have ovipositors although this is much less common. ...'

This is simply part of her body, always present.

There are other signs showing that each party is ready, not merely male or female - and these must be present.

If both parties are not obviously prepared to immediately breed, either or both may likely be severely injured or killed by being put together in the same tank.


It's essential that the proper conditions be present and the proper procedure followed, as one or both of your bettas may be seriously injured or die in agony, torn to shreds, if unready, unsupervised, or improperly handled.

In partial example of information already presented by experienced people just prior:


Leedsboi86 earlier on this post provided these links:


<a href="http/www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_pages/...ta_breeding.htm" target="_blank">http/www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_pages/...ta_breeding.htm</a>
<a href="http/bettatalk.com/breeding_bettas.htm" target="_blank">http/bettatalk.com/breeding_bettas.htm</a>
<a href="http/www.atisonbetta.com/breeding1.asp" target="_blank">http/www.atisonbetta.com/breeding1.asp</a>
<a href="http/www.siamsbestbettas.com/breeding.html" target="_blank">http/www.siamsbestbettas.com/breeding.html</a>

and ezrock created this to help beginners and pointed this out also earlier on this thread

<a href="http/www.squidoo.com/bettabreederscanada" target="_blank">http/www.squidoo.com/bettabreederscanada</a>

sonofdelboy:

Judging by the comment just previous, these fish are being actively endangered and deadly misinformation being given to other beginners: I hope an experienced breeder will show soon to assist.

If someone can't be troubled to study and properly conduct a breeding attempt, or even to absorb essential, basic, life-or-death information already given, how are scores or hundreds of daily waterchanges, feedings, etc. to be properly done, if the fish survive to breed, if the eggs hatch, if the fry survive grow-out?

If cool air touches the surface of the fry tank, the labrynth organ which enable the betta fish to breathe may not develop properly, dooming all babies at the very beginning of life.

They feel, they can suffer, and they mustn't.

Endless details must be understood, learnt and followed because every one otherwise carries the seeds of disaster, potentially destroying all chance of a hopeful, happy and healthy life for one or many beautiful fish.

Every step is one affecting or potentially destroying the lives and potential of others - and fish feel misery and pain as do we.
Why breed to create life when risking its destruction?

I know you can do better - and I hope to see you do so before permanent damage is done.

(And while I panic, the cavalry in the form of bronzecat shows up again. May I say 'whew!'?)

 

[lamme_2008]

I'm a beginner and have been doing a lot of research that i can to try to breed. If i am not sure if the female had eggs and is ready ( i can currently see the oviduct well) can i put the female in a jar in the breeding tank and if he makes a nest does that mean she has eggs and is ready? Can i do that to help decide she is ready... she is bigger than my other females but she is new so i don't know if it is swelling or just because she is a larger female. Will it work?

 

[ezrock]

I usually wait until the female has verticle stripes on her body. When she is ready, she'll sometimes also swim with her head pointed down at a 45 degree angle. This, of course, is when she's in the male tank and separated from the male though. Then you know you can release her. I don't usually go by the size of her belly since even slender females can have a decent amount of eggs in them still

 

[Grams]

some advice. Drop everything, and run. Breeding will consume you like a drug... just saying.

 

[lamme_2008]

when you add the female with the male how long does it take for them to go to the nest? He just chases her around

 

[Netty]

It can take a while sometimes. The longest we've had to wait is about 26hrs. The quickest was when we released the female for a couple of hours in the evening and then put her back in the chimney overnight. Released her again the next day and they went straight under the nest and spawned.

 

[ezrock]

That can be a very variable amount of time. Sometimes they'll breed right away, sometimes they'll take more than a week to decide to spawn...Important thing is to leave them alone if they're not being too aggressive with each other.

 

[Tolak]

some advice. Drop everything, and run. Breeding will consume you like a drug... just saying.

This is so true. A lot of time, a lot of money if done properly.

 

[ezrock]

That's not really true. I have bred some quality bettas without spending tons of time, and certainly without spending a lot of money. If you know what you're doing, you can streamline the process and be quite efficient!

 

[Netty]

Tell me about it We spend most of the day hatching brine shrimp, feeding, cleaning out tanks and jars, and that's just the babies

 

[Tolak]

That's not really true. I have bred some quality bettas without spending tons of time, and certainly without spending a lot of money. If you know what you're doing, you can streamline the process and be quite efficient!

"Learning how to breed these feisty fish really does take some initial work and dedication. They are not like many other species (such as guppies) where you just put a male and female together and 30 days later you will have some babies (known as fry in the aquarium world)."

The learning process takes time, done properly you read, ask questions of other breeders, check out other breeder's setups, and so on. This is before you decide what gear you need, (money) find a source of good breeding stock (time & money) and get your setup running (more time & money).

So, you get good at it, have some really nice fish to show for your efforts. Unless you plan on keeping hundreds of fish you have to find homes for them. This takes time, hopefully time spent before you decided to breed.

Streamlining any breeding setup is great, great for the economy! Any time I plan on streamlining my setup I end up spending plenty of money on supplies, it makes my breeding efforts easier, and makes several suppliers of parts & pieces very happy. Once again, you are spending time researching ways to make things run more efficiently, and spending time setting these things up.

I like your club website, that is the main reason I used the quote. An organization like this is in my opinion the best starting point for anyone considering breeding. The sometimes steep learning curve will be made easier, most of any streamlining ideas will be right there, resources for gear, fish, sales, all in one spot. While a site such as TFF is great for knowledge, as it has a world wide base to pull from, you can't beat a local club for the actual hardware or hands on learning.

 

[lamme_2008]

I put my male and female together and now there are eggs in the nest...he is guarding the nest now and she look like she still has eggs in her... but he just attacks her if she comes close...should i leave her in there or take her out. Will they push more eggs out. I figure if he pushes her away from the nest he is done. What do you guys think?

 

[sonofdelboy]

take her out straight away otherwise you could end up with a dead female