jhawk__
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I let her out about 10 mins ago. And so the chasing begins!!
I had one pair start breeding within 15 mins with no real chasing, and another took a day and a half of him chasing and her hiding. I was actually going in to take the female out when I caught them in the middle of spawning. Those are the fry I have right now, at almost a month old.
Just watch out for injury. As long as he isn't hurting her it's ok. I had one female I put in and he ripped a chunk out of one of her fins within 10 mins. I took her out and started conditioning another girl. The one he chased for a day didn't have a scratch on her when they were done. He chased her around but didn't nip at her or hurt her at all.
Sounds good. Just keep an eye on them and hopefully they will start embracing!
That's called Betta courting. That's what's happening. He's courting her to come to his nest to spawn.He's not chasing her anymore. She's just kinda roaming the tank and he swims up to her and it seems like basically checking up on her then swimming back to his nest.
Okay I have a quick question. Before I go to bed, should I turn my light off? I've had it on all day? Also should I let the female stay in the tank withy the male or put her back in her little jar that separates her from him but still have it in the tank
I turned the lights off last night and left her in with him. She still looks to be doing fine. I don't think they have spawned yet. The male is still flaring and swimming away. Not really bothering her. I think I saw the female go head down last night but idk if she was just chilling like that or if she was actually doing it lol.
Thanks for all the tips guys!
They've been together for a full day now. Ill check when I get home if the spawned. If not, how Long should I let them stay together before separation?
The dark side of breeding bettas. Aggressive female...
This guy is recovering well.