fishbreeder Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 i have a female crowntail who has a egg spot and when i put her with my boy she got vertical stripes. his nest was pretty pathetic but he fixed it up when she went in. it was great, but she kept hiding, coming out for air then hiding, he hasnt really beaten her up. more danced in front of her all flared up. he looked impressive. but i think she may have only been bred with CTs before. my boy is a VT. impressive spread though. im taking her out tonight if no spawning. then try after a day or two. i want to know will my girl get sick if she continues to refuse him. ive heard they can get like egg bound or something. id hate to lose her. my boy looks really down when he flares and dances adn she still ignores him. but he has been nice to her and not tried to beat the crap out of her...yet. can anyone help me. how long should i leave her with him. shes been with him since 6am this morning. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 how long should i leave her with him. I'm not sure how long is too long but I guess that if there's no damage being done then you can leave them to it. I have a pair that seem to be behaving similar to yours and they've been together for 4 days now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 thanks i will leave her with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Betta Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 Sometimes males don't like the females, or the females don't like the males. Sometimes it's not as easy as getting one of either sex and putting them in a tank together. Used to frustrate me when I wanted a certain pair to breed but one didn't like the other. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 if i dont have eggs by the morning, shes coming out for a day then ill try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 if they not fighting leave them in there if she gets too full of eggs she will just drop them and ul have to re condition her just feed them well on live foods (misquito larve) or bloodworms leave them to it they will do it when ready but dont sit there bugging them... imagine someone watchn you all the time just make sure they not getting frustrated at each other as they can turn nasty fast... ive lost a female and a male before due to this Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted February 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 they arent trying to kill each other, geez the female is going no where near big scary looking male. i should have got a larger girl. but i thought my boy was small (guess hes not). he has tried grabbing her and wrapping her up. but shes not interested. im leaving them to it. the nest he made last night is awesome. he dances in front of her then goes back to his nest like she is meant to follow then goes and tries again. everynow and then he charges at her. they LOVE bloodworms, my young ones went nuts over them. we going out this morning, hopefully eggs when we get home. ill keep an eye on her to make sure she still has eggs. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted February 27, 2009 Report Share Posted February 27, 2009 How long was she in the tank with him before you released her. How old is she? Sounds pretty normal mating behaviour so far, I would say she's not ready yet to spawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 she was in a bag overnight then i released her. shes got egg spot, vertical lines. should i leave her in there. shes 6 months old i thought my boy was about that but hes huge, got full size fins think hes older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 If he's not hurting her then leave her there. Can take 2-3 days. When she's full of eggs she will most probably look like a marble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 he pretty much leaving her alone. she has some java moss she is hiding behind. he just bothers her if he sees her come out then he chases her, but she doesnt look like hes taken a bite or anything yet.. he built a really awesome nest. hes letting her come up for food so thats good. at least hes not trying to steal her food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 whats marble? shes red with brownish vertical lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 sorry - marble as in the shape of a marble - round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 shel look fat and round and akward when shes ready to go.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 well then she is not ready. i thought she was ready coz she has egg spot adn the vertical lines when in with male. she not round like a marble yet, should i take her out then?been in there 2 days now and one night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 id take them out and re condition her.. till she fat and round she may spawn at the moment but id say you would have minimal fry I normally get them fat before trying to spawn its good that shes all barred up so they must klike each other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 so the vertical bars mean she likes him?? why will she go no where near him then? he built an extremly huge nest, very impressive he danced for her adn wanted her to follow him to his nest but she stayed hiding, he looked massive when hes flared up. could she be petrified of him? i would be he looks rather scary racing around all flared up etc. when i put the bag in the water she barred up and he stayed there staring at her. not trying to kill her. ill leave her with him tomorrow, coz i need to get her a new heater on monday. i dont mind if i only get a few fry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 i have 7 2-3 month old bettas yet to be sexed. can i put my CT girl with them, she not much larger ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnlo Posted February 28, 2009 Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 generally if she bars up she will breed with him just maybee not rite yet.. they seem quite peaceful so id prob leave them too it.. just keep feeding them blood worms what i did when they were in the spawning tank was feed them individual worms off a skewer .. that way only eat what they need. then siphon the waste (poo) out to keep the water clean can be time consuming tho i had one female that bar d up the min i got her home.. so i stuck her in straight with a male... they spawned 2hours later it was so painless and easy... none ive introduced have gone that easy before as for your 7 unsexed fry, you could try introducing them. if they are not fighting already then you should be sweet. one fish will always try be the alpha male... or Female in some cases , ive got one little 8week old halfmoon female that was the boss of the communal tank to females that were almost a year old and full grown! was funny to watch let us know how you go you prob wont get a huge spawn but you should be susprised ... my last one that i thought was average hatched over 180fry.... and have only lost about 10-20 since in last 4weeks.... im going to be over run with crowntails soon kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted February 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2009 thanks, i am crossing a BLue VT with a Red CT dunno what babies i will get. hes buiilt the biggest nest so far last night. they keep getting better and bigger. hes not activily trying to find her and hurt her. just a bit of chasing if she is out of the moss. will let u know iuf any babies. need to clean tank today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 You'll get a mix of blue and red babies and some blue with red wash in them. Tail type will be a mix also, some vt, some maybe like a good ct but the majority will be combtail or (I can't remember what its called) look scalloped edged. Unless the vt female has some crown in her and then more will throw some sort of crowning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbreeder Posted March 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 sorry its a VT blue male and a CT red female. i took her out coz looks like my boy has fought with her and she has bite out of fin. will let her get bigger for a month or so i think before i try again. i think she was scared coz he is massive. does anyone have a nearly fully grown female? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver21 Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 generally if she bars up she will breed with him ive got a white female fighter and shes never had any sortof bars, including stress bars, is this normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 The lighter the female the harder the bars to see. I can never tell with my yellows but they seem to breed like rabbits anyway. I put three pairs in to breed last night, let the females out this morning, hopefully they will spawn early tomorrow. The males have nice nests but two pair are very young still (ct's) so we will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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