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I put my betas together today and they are still a little aggressive. she is also hiding behind the plastic tree from him. are they not good for each other or are they just taking their time to mate?
 
could you give us some more details like what size the breeding tank is, how you set it up, waht the tempreature is? and most importnatly, whether or not you have conditioned the pair before hand?
 
cutecotton said:
could you give us some more details like what size the breeding tank is, how you set it up, waht the tempreature is? and most importnatly, whether or not you have conditioned the pair before hand?
yea i agree with cotton and i had my bettas eventually breed,my female would always hide then they spwaned after 3 and a half days of waiting.
 
well, before they are together for too long, how do I condition them, I am new at this. Also I got to thinking about it and I think the tank is too small. It is a beta breeding tank but some one said 10 gal. is best. I don't know the temp because I don't have a thermometer for it. by the way, I just now seperated them until I get info.
 
hmm okay, just to let you konw, breeding bettas isn't really like breeding platties, there's al ot more involved into this.

You'll need a 10G for beginniners, with a submerible heater and a sponge filter going at about one bubble per second, lots of fake or live plants in a corner for the female to hide in, and a styrofoam cup cut in half for the male to build the nest.

Before you even put them together, they should be conditioned seperately for a min of 2 weeks. Conditioning means feeding htem extra good food and keeping thier water extra clean, this will ensure that both of them will be able to take on the stress of breeding, and that the male will be in opitmal shape to take care of
the fry. You can usually conditoin with frozen food, or live food if you have any.

During the actual breeding, the temp must stay consistently at 80F, temp fluctuations are bad for the eggs and fry becuase they are very fragile, and low temps coudl cause to the eggs not hatching at all.

after the fry hatches, thye'll need to be transfered to a growout tank, which should be about 30-40G in order for htem to grow properly and not be stunted. So, if you dont' really have the equipment and time to feed the fry 3 times a day with live food, maybe do soem more research before jumping inot it? :thumbs: it'll be much more rewarding :)
 
ok before you even think about breeding you need to condition and i see that you ask what that is. conditioning is feeding more than you usually for 2 weeks. when you see the female with dark vertical stripes or a white dot by her anal fin she is ready. then you need to get a submerged heater, have the temp to 80 or 81. cut a styrofoam cup long ways and have the water in the 10 half full.
 
thanks for the info. I will get the proper equipment and then try later.
 
catfish food said:
conditioning is feeding more than you usually for 2 weeks.
conditioning is not really about feeding more, but about feeding live foods chock full of nutriton to build up the fish s strength and health.

check out bettatalk.com
 
thanks again, I will use all of this info and I will have babies hopefully is a few months.
 
You'll also need to have live food cultures ready for your fry as well as 100+ jars for the juvie males. If I were you I would also start making plans for homes for your fry. May I ask what type of bettas you have? If you have nice quality ones it should be easy to get rid of your fry, but VTs are a different story.
I'd also like to add that I think it's important to have a goal for each spawn, be it finnage, colors, etc so that you know you are putting quality bettas out and not adding to the bettas in a vase. :thumbs:
 

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