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TonyN

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I have a male betta, who lives in a five gallon tank. I also have a female betta who lives in my community tank.
As I understand it, if you want to breed them, you have to wait untill the male builds a nest and them put the female in with it.
Only problem is, my male has never built a nest. Is there any secret to get them to build nests? Or am I totally off base here. Any suggestions?
 
Breeding: Not hard to breed if done properly. The Siamese Fighting Fish is a labryrinth fish and therefore builds a nest from bubbles on the surface of the water - make sure there is no current in the water from filters.
Keep the male and female in the same tank with no gravel and in shallow water (up to 15cm), and separate them by placing the female in a floating glass or something similar. Feed the male and female with live foods to condition them. After a few days the male will build a bubble nest. The female should be noticably larger. When the bubble nest is completed carefully release the female without disturbing the bubble nest and remove the glass. Keep a close eye on the pair. The male will chase and nip at the female untill it is too tired to fight back. It will then embrace her only letting go to pick up the falling eggs and place them in the nest. When the female can release no more eggs she must be removed or the male will kill her.
 
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