You may also notice she wags her body back at him. The male will usually build a bubble nest within 24 hours of seeing the female. The bubble nest will usually be built next to an object that breaks the water, such as the Styrofoam or the leaf.
Sometimes they are built at the surface of the water and sometimes they are built just below whatever is floating. Once the nest is made, you can release the female into the tank. This is usually around hours after first introducing them. If you used a divider, you can now remove it and allow the female access to the whole tank. If you used a small container, sit the female in it for another half an hour and then add her to the tank. She will most likely swim straight to the bubble nest to inspect it.
If she does destroy it, remove the female and start the process again. If she destroys it a second time you may need to find another pairing. When the male has spotted that the female is within his reach, his displays will become more impressive and he will start to chase her around the tank. They start to perform a dance where they swim next to each other and flare their fins every inch or so. This will continue until the female is ready to spawn.
The signs which females display indicating they are ready to spawn depends on their nature. Some females show their submissiveness straight away, swimming up to the male with their head down and fins by their side, others will charge at the nest. Once she is ready, the mating dance will begin. The aim of the male is to flip the female upside down and wrap himself around her to fertilize the eggs as she releases them. Once he has achieved this, they will either stay floating or sink to the bottom.
This embrace is not to help her release the eggs, but to increase the likelihood that the eggs are fertilized as their ventrals are close together this way.
The female may float sideways and look lifeless while she lays the eggs , but this is normal! This process can last anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. Most Bettas lay between eggs per spawn but some can lay up to The male will start to catch all the eggs, taking them up to the nest. Once the female has been removed, cover the tank with plastic wrap to keep the moisture and heat in. This creates a humid environment and helps hatch the eggs and develop the fry. When the female has finished laying eggs, the male will release milt into the tank to externally fertilize the eggs.
Over the next day or two, the male will spend his time catching any falling eggs and blowing more bubbles. Sometimes they build new nests and move the eggs there. Over the first 36 hours, the fry will use up all the oxygen in the bubbles, which causes them to collapse.
As the fry starts to hatch, they fall from the bubbles and the male will catch them and put them back. As soon as the fry is free swimming, the male will need to be removed. Or if you have a fry raising tank the fry can be moved there. It can take up to four months to raise the fry to adulthood so you will need plenty of food. They will need small foods such as brine shrimp, infurisa, or microworms.
If you want to breed fish, Bettas are a popular choice for all aquarists. For beginners, they offer an easy introduction to breeding because the process is relativity simple and easy to follow. For more experienced aquarists it gives them the chance to hone their skills and create perfect breed species. Followed the instructions you left and was successful twice but what I have noticed is that of all the offspring are female.
Yes indeed i have succesfully breed 3 diferent females 3 diferent hatches whit in a coupple weeks to a month of diference in d age of hatchlings. I have followed these steps, and it went great! The female and male are perfectly healthy and the female has layed 42 eggs. My friends are now having healthy betta babies, and I want to thank you for writing how to breed betta fish. About a month in. Separate males from females.
I had 3k frys but it end up dying. I feed them daily infurisa, egg yolk and brine shrimp. I had or less left. Can you please help me? If live microworms are still present when it is time for the next feeding, you can skip it since the fry still have food. If you see many dead microworms, you are overfeeding, so cut back on the portions. Fry need to be fed very small, living food such as, [13] X Research source Infusoria: These will feed the fry for their first week of life; Microworms: you will need to buy a starter culture, after that you never have to buy them again.
Good for fry days old; Baby Brine Shrimp: These are easy to hatch and are the easiest to control how much to feed, but feeding too much will result in swim bladder disorder;.
Give the fry time to grow. Continue to feed increasing amounts of food. When the fry outgrow the breeding tank, they will need to be moved to a larger tank. Not all fry will survive the first few weeks, but if you see large numbers dying each day, you probably have a problem. Check temperature, chemical levels, and consider the possibility of treating for infections. You can begin turning off the tank light at night. Over the next few weeks, gradually increase the flow of the filter, watching fry carefully to be sure they are strong enough to swim against the current.
Place the fry into grow-out tanks. By the time the fry are two weeks you should move them to at least a 20 gallon Make sure the temperature and water in the tank are the same as what the fry are used to. Fry are delicate — one slip up could result in them dying. If you used a half-filled five or 10 gallon Part 5. Wean the fry off live food. When the fry are about a month old you can gradually start switching the fry to frozen and then freeze-dried and flake or pellet food.
Make sure the food is crushed small enough for their tiny mouths. Offer small amounts, and wean them off the live food slowly. Always remove uneaten food. Then the betta fry will start to eat them too. Separate males. When the male fry begin fighting anywhere from weeks of age , it is time to remove them from the tank. Place them in individual tanks close to one another, as they can become depressed if suddenly isolated. Males that are not fighting can be left with the females until they become aggressive.
Some males will refuse to eat the first day or two; try feeding them live food to stimulate their appetite. Continue to separate out all male and aggressive fish as they become apparent. In the following days and weeks you will want to begin isolating the males with opaque dividers, as they will stress each other out, flaring and trying to attack the males in adjacent tanks.
Decide the future of your spawn. If you are selling your fry, you will want to start contacting potential buyers. Most fry will begin to display their adult traits by weeks, and you can begin to select the best fish for future breeding or take pictures to send to buyers.
If you are trying to create a genetic line, you will only want to select the best few fish from each spawn to continue breeding, and sell or give away the others, or you will quickly find yourself with more bettas than you can possibly take care of. Sexing Young Bettas. This takes time and experience to see; sometimes experienced breeders find themselves accidentally putting two males together.
Males have longer fins, however young males have short fins. Males flare at each other. Females usually won't, but females can be just as aggressive as males. Females have an egg spot, which is located on her belly; this is where eggs are released during spawning.
Males blow bubble nests; if you jar a Betta and it blows a nest, it's a male. However, some females also blow bubble nests, so be sure to double-check. Once the male knows the female betta has eggs, he will court her and come close to her.
They mate and the male uses an action that fertilizes her eggs at the same time as he squeezes the eggs from her. When the fertilized eggs start falling in the water, the male takes them with his mouth and blows them into the bubble nest he prepared prior to mating. After that, his part is done and he stops being interested. Not Helpful 5 Helpful Before adding them together, provide plentiful hiding spaces so the female can hide if the male gets aggressive, and also make sure the tank is very long so they can swim without bumping into each other that often.
If you notice any aggression, separate them immediately. Never have more than 1 male in with the female s. Yes, betta fish can eat their own babies. The father fish is more likely to eat the baby fish fingerlings , while the mother fish might ignore them if the living conditions are not stressful to her e.
Some betta fish are just not good parents and they will eat the babies regardless. Not Helpful 14 Helpful Not Helpful 23 Helpful He is probably sleeping. Many types of fish sleep with their eyes open.
By turning the light on, you are signaling that it is daytime, and time for him to swim, eat, etc. Not Helpful 24 Helpful My male is building a nest but I have no female. What would be causing him to do this? What do I do about it? He's obviously confused. No, that just means he likes the environment you provided him with and you are doing a good job taking care of him. Many male betta behave this way when the environment is ideal. Not Helpful 64 Helpful Any live insect is fine, but it would be a good idea to get the insects from a pet store or fish tank store.
Wild insects often carry harmful diseases that can hurt your fish. Betta fish in particular seem to love blood worms, both frozen and freeze dried. Not Helpful 33 Helpful The male betta does that because it feels that the tank you have provided it with would be a good place to have fry. If a female ever came along, it would be prepared. This is a compliment to your excellent tank arrangement.
Not Helpful 52 Helpful I imagine you mean the same type of betta, or same coloration. In this case most of the young will bear those features. Keep in mind that, like pretty much anything else, Bettas have regressive genes, so you may get a few with surprisingly different features. If you mean the same as in 2 fish from the same spawn, this is inbreeding and can result in deformities and weak genetics.
I would not do this myself, nor would I sleep with my sister. Not Helpful 38 Helpful How will I know when the male and female are ready to be in the same tank during breeding? Your betta will see the female and begin to flare at her.
When you put them in the same tank, they will most likely fight. This is normal, and it's okay -- they are pretty tough. Not Helpful 32 Helpful Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube.
Before attempting to breed anything, make sure you have a plan for the young. Bettas can produce over fry in one pairing, so be sure you have somewhere for them all to go.
Helpful Not Helpful Always remove dead uneaten food from the fry tank, otherwise it will decompose and cause a bacterial infection. Her colors will also deepen, and dark stripes will appear on her body. These stripes should be vertical. This is the ovipositor, and it is where the eggs will come from.
These changes are a key signal that she is ready to breed. One of the most fascinating aspects of how to breed bettas is the bubble nest. Once he becomes interested in the female, the male betta fish will begin to construct this nest. The nest is, as the name suggests, made of air bubbles coated in saliva. Each betta fish, such as the Imbellis betta builds a nest that he likes, so there can be big differences in the size and shape of the nest from fish to fish.
The bubble nest serves two purposes. First, it helps a female betta judge whether the male is a fit mate for her. She will carefully inspect the nest before breeding. The nest also helps to protect the eggs until they hatch. After between 12 to 24 hours, the bubble nest will most likely be complete. This is the time to allow the male and female betta fish to interact. Once the female has been released, she should swim directly to the bubble nest. If she disapproves, she will either leave or destroy the nest.
The male may work on the nest again, perfecting it, and you can try breeding the betta fish again. If the female stays near the nest, it means she approves of it. At this point, the male will swim to her and begin dancing around her.
He will also start to chase the female around the tank. The male and female will swim close to each other, potentially flaring their fins at each other every so often. This pattern of chasing or swimming next to each other can continue for up to three hours. During this time, try not to disturb the betta fish. The male will turn the female over and wrap himself around her. The eggs may not be released during the first embrace, but the male and female will embrace several times until all of the eggs are released.
The egg laying process can happen quickly, taking only a few minutes, or may go on for a few hours. Once the male and female bettas stop embracing, the female will need to be removed from the tank. At this point, the male will also become territorial once again and may attack the female. The male betta will spend the next few days after the eggs have been laid caring for them and keeping the bubble nest in shape. You may also see him eat an egg every now and then.
Betta eggs usually hatch within two or three days. The baby bettas, or fry, will wiggle out of their eggs and drop from the nest. The male will collect them and put them back. Once the fry begin swimming on their own, the male can be moved back to his own tank. The young fry should be fed nutritious foods such as microworms, infusoria, or vinegar eels.
As the fry grow, they can be offered slightly larger foods, such as baby brine shrimp.
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