Betta Breeding Tutoral

The female has been released into the males tank. You should not have any bubblers or filters running at this time.Now is when I put a small silk plant in to give the female something to hide in as the male will chase her around violently.





when you see him wrapping around her you should also be able to see the eggs falling out of her. this is when they are fertilized by the male.



After he releases her she will be in a comatose state. This will pass quickly and she'll be ready to be wrapped again. Don't be alarmed if she looks dead this is normal and should happen.


Now the male will leave the female to collect his egga and blow them into the nest.




Eggs in the nest that he has collected.


The eggs are the very white spots in the nest.

You will know when the spawning is over. The male will again become violent with the female and chase her away from his nest. She will eat the eggs. It is important to now gently remove the female and put her in her own jar. Feed her good and medicate (DO NOT use Malafix. It is very toxic to betta) her for her torn fins. The male will not be fed now for the next 5 days while he cares for the eggs and then the wigglers as they hatch.

Now the waiting game. If the eggs are fertile it will take 2 days for the eggs to hatch. The male will keep collecting the eggs as they fall out of the nest morning, noon, and during the night. If the eggs are not fertile the male will eat them and that's the end of that spawning. This happen quite often with a virgin pair.

A few extra hints. When your setting up your breeding tank. Place a black towel, black construction paper or a very dark color of something under the tank. This makes it much easier for the male to see the eggs on the bottom of the tank.
About two weeks before you know your going to breed a pair start a culture of infusoria. This is very easy to do. Just put water in a jar and add lettuce leaves to it. Close it up and set it in a sunny window.

The fry don't have to be fed for the first 2-3 days.

grrrreat tutoral!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks il !

wow verry good to know good job

ricardo now when you start breeding you can come back and refer to this thread.

I will continue on after the fry hatch. Right now it's just a waiting game until then. This is a virgin pair so I'm hoping the eggs are firtile. I think they are though because if they weren't he would eat them and as of this morning they are still in the nest. Not a real big batch but that's ok .

awesome wit in infusoria wat does that do? i really like the thread it teaches u pretty much everything to breeding bettas. oh the girls r gettin bigger!!!! theyr getting so much prettier by the day. been giving them the food i got from ya and some brine shrimp now and then.

Infusoria grows microorganisms for the fry as there first foods plus what ever the java moss has on it. The java moss I will add to the tank after the eggs hatch. Some breeders put the moss in when the pair are spawning but I am afraid the male won't be able to see all the eggs as they fall from the nest so I wait and put it in after.

Also I don't think I mentioned what size tank to use. I use a 2.5 gal for the breeding tank but a 5 gal. is good too. The water level no matter what size tank you use should NOT be more then 5" deep. This is so the male doesn't have so far to go when collecting eggs to put back into the nest as they fall and then later when the fry hatch he will continue this until the fry become free swimming. this he does day and might for 5 days so it's important not to tire him out.

pillie you can give them about 4 pellets in the morning and BBs in the afternoon and them 4 more pellets at night. Also you can give as a treat frozen bloodworms. Don't forget that Bettas are carnivors and love meat. Nothing sadder then a Betta who has never tasted meat. LOL

lol yep i give them some frozen brine shrimp for a snack and once i get done with the brine shrimp i hav some frozen blood worms as well, and i do the 4 pellets each meal. i just give my fish some snacks now and again.

Father is taking very good care of his eggs. They should hatch tomorrow. Will keep you posted.

very good i will whisper thanks ill wait for a message when u ship my new pair cant wait i have a tank ready for them

Good to both of you.

Thanks for sharing. Awesome information

You're welcome.

hey whisper i have my two blue butterfly halfmoons in a 3 gallon tank its divided in 1 to 2 gallons female in one gallon male in two gallon hes staring to blow his bubbles im beefing them both up with bloodworms bbs and pellets

Good job ricardo. Keep up the good work!

The eggs have just started to hatch right now. Tails sticking out of the eggs.

nice cant wait to see your colors ill get one i still want my milano blue or black

Pheno Melano's are black like the one in my avatar.

yes i really want one please keep me in mind for one ill buy it for sure

awesome, cant wait to see them and the one i hav r doing great too. i love my bettas and thank u for having them lol, so i can get good ones.

WE HAVE WIGGLERS !!!!!!!!!! They hatched today. I'll try to get pictures tomorrow.