Quick Breeding Question

[jmaster]

hi all
just wondering when breeding bettas and you put the female in a jar inside the breeding tank could you put a few females in different jars and see which one gets on with the male better and which one gets ready to breed quicker?
im just wondering
thanks
jmaster

 

[BWBettas]

No, simply this would be a bad idea as the male will be getting very confused and randy seeing all these females with him then he will get a bit grumpy if he sees you have removed the one he fancied. This would be a risky thing that i wouldnt do but if you want to risk a dead fish upto you

Bret

 

[Animation]

And the fish would end up dead how?

 

[jayjay]

a bit off topic but bwbettas i'm lookin for some betta myself. duno if you could help me out a bit?

do u ship your betta? or is collection?

i'm looking for 1 black half moon male and 1 white half moon male.

cheers

 

[BWBettas]

And the fish would end up dead how?

I just wondered if the male wasn't actually into the female he may turn on her, as that is what happened in my last spawn.

bret

 

[Animation]

I belive you have some odd fish

 

[jmaster]

well wouldnt i be able to tell which one he likes best coz he would be around her jar the most wouldnt he?
i dont want no fish to die but i just thought it would be a better way to pick a pair like this
thanks
jmaster

 

[jmaster]

also one more thing
when should the female go into into the breeding tank?
once the males build the bubble nest?
thanks

 

[willtang3000]

yes female should go in as a strong big bubblenest has been made

 

[jmaster]

does it not matter if she hasnt got the bars on her yet?
thanks
jmaster

 

[willtang3000]

oops almost forgott what colour is she because light bettas dont show them but i find there gill plates almost blush and if she doesnt have bars or blushing dont put her in because the result will be a dead or very injured betta

 

[jmaster]

ok then
i wont put her in yet then coz she isnt bared just yet
but he has a nice bubble nest going
he seems to really like her but she doesnt seem very intetrested atm
thanks
jmaster

 

[Joby]

Have never tried putting more than one female in the tank with the male. If a female seems scared of the male or doesn't look ready then I do switch for a different one.

Bubblenest not always necessary though an advantage. I've often released my females without one and had succesful spawns

 

[jmaster]

how long would you normally leave a female in there before you swap her?
coz the female i have in there now has only been put in this mornin so there still could change and she might bar up over night
thanks
jmaster

 

[willtang3000]

i would normally leave a female for a day and if intrests are bad i will swap and keep the next in there for only half a day if she doesnt bar up because male will get hungry after a while so try to change females rarely