baby bettas

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swr

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i want to breed some bettas but.... was just wondering how mucch fry you usually get and is there more girls than boys? and ussually at the end how many will be left?....and how long would it take them to grow?
 
Do you have other fish you could feed some of the fry to? You could get a **** load.
 
i have other fish...yes but....poor things....:eek:
 
You usually have a pair for just breeding. One male and one female. If you want to breed them and get fry you will need a breeding tank (5G-10G) and seperate tanks for the male and female (2.5G and up, you have a 1G but not recommended). The female and male are only placed together when they mate. The amount of fry depends on many factors.

Here is a site with good info:
http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/breeding/kick_beta-breeding.html
 
yeah i do but i want to try to keep most of them
 
sorry didn't mean to double post....... i have a 10 gallon that i was going to split down the middle for the male to see her while he makes the nest and everything and then stick her in and when he becomes agressive right after they lay the eggs i was going to put hewr back in in her side when the babies become free swimming i was going to take the male out and then when the babies are big i was just going to put the male back in and repeat everything....hehehe so then they will usually like eachother if i have 1 girl?
 
If you want to keep them be prepared to seperate them. You will need to seperate the males after a certain period of time and usually the females can be housed together, but I wouldn't count on it. Sometimes the females can be just as picky as the males :) It all depends upon the individual.
 
If you have a split tank that might cause some problems. The male might be very territorial about his space and beat up the female if you decide to place her there. Its why you usually want an unfamilar tank for them to meet. It equals the playing field a bit. You could try it, but I would monitor very closely. Its actually quite hard to pair up bettas. You can usually up your chances by buying a pair from a breeder.
 
. Betta egg: 0.03 inches in diameter

One day old fry: 0.1 inch long (The tail doesn't show at this scale)

One week old: 0.2 inches long.

Two weeks old: 0.25 inches long. (Starting to show dorsal fins.)

Three weeks old: 0.34 inches long

Four weeks old: 0.45 inches long on average.

Five weeks old: 0.6 inches long. Size ranges from .5 to .75 inches.

Six weeks old: 0.85 inches long. The largest are over an inch.

Seven weeks old: 1.1 inches long.

Eight weeks old: 1.3 inches long.

Nine weeks old: 1.55 inches long.

Ten weeks old: 1.7 inches long

Eleven weeks old: 1.9 inches long

is this true? at 11 weeks they are big enoguh? bcz in othwer places theey say that it takes mopre time.........
 
i wasn't going to have them both in the fishtank until i wanted them to have the fry....just put the male in the one side when i was going to have the fry....then it should be ok right?
 
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