Holy crap, Betta babies!

You left him in when the fry become fry swimming?...Usually the male is removed when the fry become free swimming.

If he has eaten most of the fry, I remove him and see if there's left. Then maybe you can raise these few in another tank or net breeder.
 
I researched it, but nothing suggested taking the male out once they were free swimming, so I had no idea.

Haha live and learn I guess.
 
I tired taking the male out last night, but he wasn't having it. He went nuts in the other tank and didn't calm down till I returned him to his nest. For now I'll keep the lights off so he can't see the babies so well (there's more than I thought left, about a dozen)
 
Congrats on having your betta's breed :)

You should take the male out and put him in another tank, even if he does have a skitz.
I used to have a really large (and tempermental ) male betta a while ago and I put him in one my QT and he lived in that for two weeks because the other male I got with him developed white spot. But when I tired to move him to his new tank, he went berzerk. But I put him in his new tank, put the lid on and left him. When I came back, he wouldn't pay any attention to me, but he got used to it after a while and was alright.

So if you really want to keep the remaining fry, be wise to remove the male.

Good Luck and have fun.
 
Ok, there's about 12 fry left and they are all eating and growing. Papa "tries" to get em, but they are too fast. Also, they love those little white worms you get from over-feeding.

Quick question: What should I keep the temp at? Its about 72-75. Should I bring it up a bit?
 
fish that care for their eggs or give birth generally produce calming hormones for a certain period of time which make them less hungry, and therefore less likely to eat the defenseless eggs or newborns. once that hormone wears off, the babies are fair game again. of course, some fish are just better parents overall.
 
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