omg what do i do

[wwestar2000]

the female got into the males side of the tank. Hes not chasing her though. He was flaring at her but wouldnt attack. Hes being really calm with her. Should i leave her in there?

 

[BettasRFriends]

No matter how calm they look, TAKE THEM OUT! I remember I had two females...very peaceful...then one night....the horror began. Trust me, just take them out, they'll be better that way

 

[splashluff]

Why would you leave her in there? Unless you're spawning them (which, you shouldn't do without conditioning, a large breeding tank and a fry tank all set up.. on top of them being VTs), they should not be together

 

[wwestar2000]

i put them apart. And that offend me just cause there VT doesnt mean i cant breed them and i do have a fry tank set up. And for ur info the female isnt a VT.

 

[mm_simb]

i put them apart. And that offend me just cause there VT doesnt mean i cant breed them and i do have a fry tank set up. And for ur info the female isnt a VT.

No, it doesn't mean you can't breed them...but you really shouldn't. Nobody here is trying to offend you. They are just giving you advice. Even if the female is not a VT, if the male is, you'll have a lot of VT babies. And good that you have a fry tank in case you ever want to breed but if you ever do, getting a pair of quality bettas so you can have some very nice fry is better. The babies being of better quality would be easier to give out to people or sell. This is not so much true with VTs.

 

[wwestar2000]

Why do u consider them better quality and dont worry about it the fry will all have homes i can assure u.

 

[mm_simb]

Because if you get the fish from a breeder you'll actually know where the bettas came from. And because there aren't CTs, HMs, DTs, or any other ones that I missed dying at the stores because there are so many of them produced. That's exactly why. But since I hate being in an unending arguement with someone who cannot take advice and not argue about it...I am off. Good luck with your fishes...

 

[wwestar2000]

Some people are so hard headed how many times do i have to say shes not a VT! Dont coment on me no more u r very ignorent!

 

[BettasRFriends]

Yeah, VT are a touchy subject. You CAN breed VT at your own wish because that's your opinion. We all have different opinions so please don't be offended. mm_simb is right though, breeding any betta with VT in them will produce VT because VT are dominant.

 

[mm_simb]

I don't care if she's not a VT...if the male is, it really wouldn't matter what she is, now would it.
It's fine if you insult me though. I really don't care what you say about my intelligence I will not stoop to your level.

 

[newfishies]

if these are you new rescues, then they a really not ready to be bred, regardless of tail type. thay would need to be conditioned properly for a successful spawn. there is a great pinned topic here in the betta section if you are interested in breeding them.

 

[Kiarra]

Don't be rude. mm_simb was just trying to give you good advice.

Separate the male and the female. If they aren't in a proper spawning setup, they could do very serious damage to each other, resulting in injury or death in either the male or the female. It's just not a fun thing to come in and find your fish both torn to pieces.

Spawn your VTs if you'd like, but don't be rude to people who are just trying to give you advice. Even if you don't like the advice, don't argue. People don't take kindly to people who don't take advice, and they aren't likely to give you any more if you need it. I'm not trying to be rude, but I thought you were unnecessarily rude to mm_simb, and I'm trying to advise you that completely dismissing someone like that isn't a good practice, especially in a thread where you're asking for advice.

 

[MegTheFish]

Think of it this way...do you think you would have better luck finding homes for 300 (I'm not saying that a dog could have 300 puppies, I'm saying thats about the ammount that your betta will have, usually less though) mutts, or 300 pure-breeds (huskies, german shepards, dalmations, whatever)?

 

[wwestar2000]

sorry for the harshness but i never asked no one in the first place if i shouldnt breed VT. Thanks for telling me to seporate them. Sorry if i was as rude as i perseved to be i just like to stand on solid ground.

 

[pica_nuttalli]

this non-VT female you speak of... is she the "babe" you got for Hershey at Waltmart? if so, odds are about 10000000 to 1 that she IS a veiltail. identifying female tail types is a bit more difficult, but i have not once seen a non-veiltail at Walmart. actually, this difficulty of properly identifying female tail types is another good reason to get bettas from a quality breeder if you ever decide to breed. a quality breeder should not only be able to give a precise identity for your female, they should also be able to give you a nearly complete genetic history for your new bettas. knowing the tail-types of a betta's parents and siblings will go far in predicting what sort of fry you will have.

as for the fry... i seriously doubt that you can find 100 good homes for mutt VTs. and be warned that most LFS will not take semi-mature bettas; someone else was on here today complaining about their struggle to get rid of bettas younger than 6 months. are you prepared to care for 100 betta fry for 6+ months? do you have a way of separating out easily 50 young male bettas once they start being aggressive?