Discusguru Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Easiest way to see is at night with lights off and shine the torch. He might be preparing the nest for spawning. It will happen if the female is ready. Have a look at the female's bottom and see if you can see a white bit sticking out. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 the white bit is sticking out and she is real fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 she was getting really beaten up and losing fins so i put her in a hatchery seperated from the other 2 small females i have and this morning found hundereds of eggs in the bottom of the hatchery. is this normal? She isnt so fat now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 She has released all her eggs without them being fertilised because you removed her and she must have been ready for the male to spawn with her. Wait about 11 days, feeding her and the male well during this time, and while you are waiting look for information on breeding betta splendens on the web site. There is a huge amount of info on the web, then you will know how to go about it properly and understand why she was being knocked about by the male. When breeding any fish it is important that you research first and understand the consequences of breeding, particularly with fighters where I have had over 300 eggs hatch from a single spawn. It is hard work and very time consuming to raise these fish properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 I did quite alot of reading , they were together in the tank for about 4days then at the end of the 4th day every fin of hers had bites out of it and he was breathing heavily and just looked beat up. so i removed her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilknieval69 Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Yea, she they must have been real close to spawning for her to drop them in the container like that! I quite like this site ---> http://www.bcbetta.com/ Has lots of cool photos, how to's and everything else you should know. A good site to bookmark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Just thought i would put some pics up of the eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 next time you try put her inside a container within the tank with the male for at least 24 hours, it will give her time to egg up properly while hes building his nest. when she starts flaring back at the male after this time release her. if you wait long enough (you need to be patient) she won't get badly knocked around although he will still nip at her a bit most likely. In saying this I have been breeding for over two years now and a couple of weeks ago came home to a dead female - killed by the male. www.bcbetta.com - excellent site, good clear precise instructions. www.bettatalk.com? I think thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 lost my 2 small female fighters yesterday THey jumped through a 1cm gap in the lid. SO now i only have my big female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 aww darn that really sucks Dixon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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