Betta Breeding Tutoral

First topic message reminder :

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.

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

Very nice

Yes he is a very good daddy and is taking good care of them so far. I'm very pleased.

Newly hatched fry. Look closely they are there. Look for the tiny slivers hanging from the nest.

good job nice i see them

Great Job!!!!

Thanks. I'll keep posting pics as they grow.

Ok the wigglers are free swimming and the male has been removed. This is when I put a hunk of java moss in the tank and start to feed the fry. Tiny amounts twice a day.

awesome thats must be fun

lets see the pics pics pics whisper your so lucky

They are so very tiny I don't know if my camera would pick them up bit I'll try.

no worries cant wait u have alot of babys coooool

do u always wait and see what to keep or how does your quality work

I do. I have a friend who shows hers and we're always sending picture back and forth of our fish and OOOOing and ahhhhhhing over them.LOL

Nice info. Didn't know that Melafix was bad for bettas... Good info!

whisper wrote:

I do. I have a friend who shows hers and we're always sending picture back and forth of our fish and OOOOing and ahhhhhhing over them.LOL

okay now thats what i do with ur ooooooo ahhhhhh

lol nice keep the really nice ones then sell the rest lmao jk. i would do the same

yes. show possabilities. lol

lol yep i dont blame ya wen i do breed mine ill be doing that

i thought he was pretty but wat do u think whisper

He is AWESOME!!!!!!!

ya i want to get him but my boyfriend wont let me pay as much as he is and shipping but i thought maybe i would be able to get him sometime if hes still for sale. i really like him but i wanted whispers advice

He look like the ones I just bred. the pictures in the begining of this tutoral are of a male just like that only the camera makes him look blue. The female is a green also.where did you get that picture? He may be one of my friends fish. did you get it off Aquabid?
This is the male that is breeding in the tutoral believe it or not.

pilli get it

yep hes on aquabid.com i want to but i my bf wont let me and i wont be able to get him until the 16th but if ya want him ricardorocks hes on the website my loss can be ur gain. unless i ride this horse and get 70 bucks for 2 rides then i will get him