Breeding bettas

[Rhys]

My sister has a female and a male betta. She asked for my help in breeding them. The male betta has built a nest but i don't know how big they are meant to be. I asked her if i could put the female in and see if they did anything. The male betta started rubbing up against the female but the female swam away. It seemed that the male betta got frustrated and wanted to attack her says my sister. He was flaring his gills at her. My sister screamed at me to fish the female out. Its not my fish so i can't leave them in there to see what happens. Any suggetions??

 

[sumoschro]

Leave the female in there, Its perfectly normal.

 

[LittleLoach]

If you have no other fish in the tank besides the two bettas, I would suggest giving the feamle plenty of places to hide or even getting a few more females.

In general, if the male is ready to mate he will keep on harrassing the female until she succumbs. If the female does not appreciate his advances, she will be worn out and may die.

 

[Rhys]

we have a two gallon tank is that big enough??

 

[PumaWard]

It sounds as though you haven't researched quite enough.

Here's a site with some information:
http://articles.gpasi.org/betta_splendens.html

Googling for somemore info might help too.

Beginners shouldn't try breeding them in anything less then a 10g, IMO. More experienced breeders can successfully breed bettas in a 5g. So, a 2g is too small; there is very little hiding space for the female.

 

[slease]

this site has pictures as well as a rundown of the process.http://www.bettatalk.com/breeding_bettas.htm

 

[~*LuvMyKribs*~]

http://www.angelfire.com/empire/betta/index.html

I made a betta site once. has breeding info on it. not super detailed, however, i don't have pics with it. But you can check it out.

I haven't updated in over a year.

 

[Leopardess]

check this site out too. I believe it includes some info about the color combinations and what not too. If nothing else, some great pics/fish

http://topbettas.com/

PS. If it is a succesful spawn, what do you plan on doing with the potential *hundreds* of fry that will result? Do you have somewhere to raise them/keep them/sell them once they're old enough?

 

[Rhys]

Some really really good sites there thanks.

 

[sumoschro]

yeah in order to breed bettas you have to have a larger tank to put the fry into that they can grow into comfortably. If you're serious about doing this you need to be set up for it before you start breeding.