breeding betta's - Aquarium Advice

09-03-2005, 11:14 PM

ok i had a thread a while back where i said i wanted to try breeding... heres what i currently have

My male betta lives in his humble 1 gallon home with gravel, java fern, and some rocks. i do a 50% water change every other day for him.
My female lives in my community tank

i bought a 1/2 gallon plastic betta tank that has a divider in it.. i put them both in, one on each side, with a bare bottom. Don't worry, it is not going to be their permanent home i promise. So they are occassionally flaring at each other and the female has verticle stripes, she looks fat too, like maybe she's holding eggs. So now im guessing i just wait for the male to build a bubble nest and then remove the divider and see what happens????

and if i do daily water changes, how long do you thing i should keep them in there, what if he never builds a nest should i just give him a couple of days and see what happens and then put them back in their respective homes???

malkore · 09-04-2005, 11:07 AM

not sure a half gallon tank is big enough for them to breed in. for them, it feels like they got trapped in a shallow puddle in the dry season...probably not a likely time to spawn.

but I've never bred betta

09-04-2005, 02:55 PM

he keeps flaring at her, but no bubble nest...

Puriti · 09-04-2005, 08:30 PM

How long have they been looking at each other?

oscarbreeder · 09-04-2005, 08:43 PM

You really need a bare bottom 10g for breeding. When they spawn there can be 100/200 fry.

jrp1588 · 09-04-2005, 08:45 PM

I really need to get into betta breeding.

09-05-2005, 05:18 PM

eh.. guess its a lost cause then, my spare 10 gallon is being used for my hatchling corn snake for at least the next 6 months.

jrp1588 · 09-05-2005, 05:23 PM

I have a spare 15 gallon...but absolutely no supplies for it. Maybe one of these days I'll set that up somewhere.

Toirtis · 09-05-2005, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AshleyNicole

eh.. guess its a lost cause then, my spare 10 gallon is being used for my hatchling corn snake for at least the next 6 months.

Bah...10s are cheap and plentiful as anything...go get another...and another, and another...

09-05-2005, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Toirtis

Quote:

Originally Posted by AshleyNicole

eh.. guess its a lost cause then, my spare 10 gallon is being used for my hatchling corn snake for at least the next 6 months.

Bah...10s are cheap and plentiful as anything...go get another...and another, and another...

lmao.. i can have a world full of bettas! [acronym:3f6beccb4f="Laughing out loud"]LOL[/acronym:3f6beccb4f]

eventually i will get a 10 gallon, and maybe another male and female betta and then work on trying to spawn them.

09-03-2005, 11:14 PM	#1
Guest Posts: n/a	breeding betta's ok i had a thread a while back where i said i wanted to try breeding... heres what i currently have My male betta lives in his humble 1 gallon home with gravel, java fern, and some rocks. i do a 50% water change every other day for him. My female lives in my community tank i bought a 1/2 gallon plastic betta tank that has a divider in it.. i put them both in, one on each side, with a bare bottom. Don't worry, it is not going to be their permanent home i promise. So they are occassionally flaring at each other and the female has verticle stripes, she looks fat too, like maybe she's holding eggs. So now im guessing i just wait for the male to build a bubble nest and then remove the divider and see what happens???? and if i do daily water changes, how long do you thing i should keep them in there, what if he never builds a nest should i just give him a couple of days and see what happens and then put them back in their respective homes???

09-04-2005, 11:07 AM	#2
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	not sure a half gallon tank is big enough for them to breed in. for them, it feels like they got trapped in a shallow puddle in the dry season...probably not a likely time to spawn. but I've never bred betta __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

09-04-2005, 08:43 PM	#5
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09-04-2005, 02:55 PM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	he keeps flaring at her, but no bubble nest...

09-04-2005, 08:30 PM	#4
Puriti Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,596	How long have they been looking at each other?

09-05-2005, 05:18 PM	#7
Guest Posts: n/a	eh.. guess its a lost cause then, my spare 10 gallon is being used for my hatchling corn snake for at least the next 6 months.