Question About Female Bettas

[Pugbrat]

Do female bettas that bar up and are gravid with eggs need to be bred?

Is it a need for them healthwise? What will happen to the female if they are not bred? What about he eggs inside? Can they go on living unbred and gravid?

 

[ezrock]

I've had a female release all her eggs once on me. They were covering the bottom of the tank one day! I'm think your female will be fine

-Ian

 

[Synirr]

A female who isn't bred will release some eggs or reabsorb them, there's no need to breed

 

[Pugbrat]

Whew! That's good to hear. I have a female that releases her eggs when really full, but she also eats them. I don't think she'll make a great mom!
I also have one who creates her own bubble nest and places the eggs on her own.

I'm just worried seeing my females as if they are going to burst open.

Thanks Ian and Synirr!