Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Never bred before but i had the male in isolation to let the female repeir its tail, which i thought was unbreeding related, but the male ended up blowing bubble nests and female laying eggs, but as they were separated it eventuated to nothing but it seems they want to breed, so basically how would go about it and would i need a separate tank to do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 im sure if you come to TT then loopy would give you all the info you want on breeding bettas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 You need to have a good read up on breeding fighters - not hard to do, harder to raise and you do need a few tanks! Look at sites like www.bcbetta.com and other related sites. I just type betta splendens into my google search and it will give you heaps of info to look through, most of it similar. I found it a great help. Its a good start, just research well first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 READ A FEW OF MY EARLIER POSTS. I breed and rear 95% at every spawning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted July 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Ok so a swaning tank and growout tank are needed? how big for each would be needed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Your grow out tank will depend on how many fry you get. Have you thought about what you will do with all the fry once they get to about 1 and a 1/2 to 2 cm? they will start scraping a bit and get territorial etc about that size and that is where i started to have problems. People who are lucky enough to have a heated fish room i think would seperate the males and anyone who is starting to get a bit bossy into jars or breeder traps about then. Some folks will tell you that you can raise the fry fine in a big tank together and i do think that is true but they still nibble and batter each other around a bit and i don't think they get to grow to their full glory. It was when i encountered this dilemma that i decided to sell off most of my bettas. I was lucky that the person who took them was well equiped to handle them all too. I certainly didn't have the space and time to grow out 400ish fry individually. I think this is one of the few species where you really do have to seriously plan ahead for. As for the spawning tank i think you can get away with really small tanks for this like 1ft x 1/2 x 1/2. Just watch them really closely and learn their body language. Watch how they react when totally seperated, together and seperated but in visual contact. I find a lot of the time that the female will be ready and eager but the male will be too eager and spook her off. Working out when he is going to behave himself was the hardest part for me. Good luck and keep us well informed of your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted July 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 ideally am in the process of trying to rig up some sort of cage system for the tank, sorta like big display tank just with lots more compartments and rig it up to sit around edges of tank to hopefully take care of lots of the issues, but it mite just be a nice plan but not too practical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted July 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 oops well thinking of an idea anyway haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Definately what Loopy says as to forward planning, I leave my spawn together until the males start scrapping. I have had to seperate a lot today with the cold front coming through as the males tend to fight more, at the moment they are about 1.5cm and are scrapping in mass. I did leave a spawn over the summer until they were 4 months old and fine together. It depends on the individual fish temperaments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted July 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 how did you separate yours out adodge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMAZONIAN Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Hi All I only breed fighters once a year, and only 1 pair. I could breed up to 5 pairs but thats a lot of fish being produced and who would buy them all? They are left in the tank they were hatched in until the males are sexable at which time they are put into "JAM JARS" to grow on until they are sold. They take up a lot of time as the jars have to be cleaned out every couple of days and 200 jars is a bit of work. They are only given "BRINE SHRIMP" and DAPHNIA on the jars so they grow fast. The females are left until they are about 2.5cm and then thinned out with the best kept to carry on the line, and the rest sold or given away. Good Luck.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 I've got 5 spawns at the moment and have spent the best part of the day selecting those I want to grow on for sale or keep for myself and jarring (I use drink bottles cut 2/3rds of the way up) the best males. They do take a lot of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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