i was treating two female bettas in a tank for ich and the water temp is around 85F. The other day my male betta was showing some signs of ick, so i put him in the same tank (in a net breeder so he wouldn't spazz on my females, lol) he died yesterday , but i'm looking at my two female bettas and they are plump..... alot plumper than they usually are/were.
Did i initiate breeding accidently?? what do i do?? is it bad for them to be full of eggs and not have a male present?? i'm so confused
well for one, if they ARE pregnant, and there's no bubble nest around...that's gonna be a problem as i dont' think female bettas can build bubblenests wtihout the daddy around
Females produce eggs every month whether there is a male present or not...being able to see a male probably got their breeding blood going stronger though and they may have produced more eggs than normal. The females will eventually release the eggs on their own (they don't have to have a male to do that, they just need the male to fertilize them) and then she'll eat the eggs, probably before you ever see them and realize she's released them. They'll be fine.
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