Betta with eggs?
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goatnad
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The betta will look fat and just between the front fins and the anal fin you will see a very small protruding white dot. Those are eggs.
The betta will look fat and just between the front fins and the anal fin you will see a very small protruding white dot. Those are eggs.
goatnad
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https://nippyfish.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/egg-spot-betta-fish.jpg
There you go. That's what it will look like. You will still need a male to fertilize and care for the eggs. Just making sure you aren't thinking she is about to lay babies all over the place.
Make sure if you put them together you are not just leaving them alone as the male could kill her.
They would have to have a bubble nest for the male to put the eggs in, the male would make it.
They would have to have a bubble nest for the male to put the eggs in, the male would make it.
goatnad
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Things will change once breeding ends. The male will become very protective of the eggs since the females will eat them.
As noted above the heads up for if they are developing into maturity, they will probably fight.
It would be very unusual if they just got along all the time through the rest of their lives. Keep an eye on them, to be sure. You could possibly come home to a near dead or dead fish when the hormones start flowing.
Some times in a very large tank, they can have security in their territory personal space so to speak, but there is a very real reason they are referred to as Siamese Fighting Fish.
When the fish are younger, they often are kept in juvenile groups in one large tank. As they begin to age they are changed to the individual containers for safety.
Be vigilant for aggressive behavior.
It would be very unusual if they just got along all the time through the rest of their lives. Keep an eye on them, to be sure. You could possibly come home to a near dead or dead fish when the hormones start flowing.
Some times in a very large tank, they can have security in their territory personal space so to speak, but there is a very real reason they are referred to as Siamese Fighting Fish.
When the fish are younger, they often are kept in juvenile groups in one large tank. As they begin to age they are changed to the individual containers for safety.
Be vigilant for aggressive behavior.
