bettabrett Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 I have a cambodian male siamese fighter seven months old whom wont blow any bubbles we have a female whom he seems very interested in he is flaring and so is she but no bubbles should i let her out ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Betta Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Hey there, I have been reading your posts over the past month or so and it sounds like you are really keen to breed your fighters. The biggest advice I could give is that good things take time. Fish (or other animals) wont always breed always when we want them to. My suggestion is that you leave your male in a tank by himself for a day or two. I usually put my males in a breeding tank by themselves for at least half a day. I would then put the female in one of those clear plastic traps on the other side of the tank but still in a place that the male can see her. Sometimes I use a polystyrene cup cut in half and pressed against the glass. (so that I can spy on the progress of the eggs) Other than that plants that float on the waters surface make a good anchor for the nest. (have used lily pads and plants with really long thin leaves that float on the surface) Other things to think about are your water height and temp. I keep my breeding stock at around 26-29 degrees celcius. When I introduce the female in the trap (making sure she is nice and plump) i will lower the temp to around 22-24 degrees celcius. After the half day (or longer) of the female being in the plastic trap she should be very interested in the male and hopefully showing vertical bars on her body. The other thing I forgot to mention earlier was that bubblenests are all different sizes. I have had males that have made huge nest and others that only have small ones. Once I let the female into the tank (which has a few places for her to hide) I will raise the temp up to around 28 degrees and let them be for about half an hour before I go back to check on things. It is good to let her out in the evening and I leave them overnight near a window where they can get the morning sun. Another good time in when the weather starts to turn bad ( a change in air pressure etc). It might be that he doesn't like the particular female? Other than that patience is the key. Good luck, Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettabrett Posted April 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Thankyou Aaron, our betta's are finally mating. WE HAVE EGGS :bounce: He has blown a small bubble nest and is puting the squeeze on however the female is real quick and eats some of the eggs as they reach the bottom of the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Congratulations! You might find the female is not eating the eggs but also taking them up and spitting them out. Good luck with getting some fry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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