Milky Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Hey everyine realy new at all of this and my betta is makeing his buuble nest. I have two females in the tank and am not sure how to look after the fry. I have been told to remove the females after hatching but im realy new at this and would love any advice you have to offer. thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Hi Milky, welcome to the Forums :bounce: I haven't bred Fighters, I've tried but my male was too old, but it's best to remove the female after she's released her eggs because the male will see her as a threat to his eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 how do i know if she has released her eggs? I have two females in the tank at the moment as i was told by the pet shop he would kill her through exhaustion otherwise is this true or just one of those things pet shops say as one of my females is beautiful and matches the male awesomely and Im hopeing that its her that is copulating. Thanks for the welcome and im looking forward to more advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitzy Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Hi and welcome i had a go at breeding them once it was a while back but from what i remember he wraps around the female to release the eggs looks awesome, u see the eggs drop as well as her when hes done lol , he goes down picks up the eggs and places them in the nest and then gets the female again does this over and over, u will see when its over she will be hiding and looking a bit stressed, but best to have somewhere for her to hide just in case your not around when they are done and this can take some time. Remove her when its over and he will tend to the eggs. Yes he can kill her, i had mine in a jar so he could see her but not touch her , waited till he had build a nest and they were showing off to each other then let her out , it happened pretty fast he was wrapping around her eggs were going every where:) might need others to give more info as i say it was a long time ago when i tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Welcome. Betta breeding ain't easy and usually isn't successful. It can be fun to watch them but be warned that they will fight, even if they aren't two males so be ready to seperate them at any time. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 There are some really cool vids on youtube under betta breeding that are really informative. I don't think you want 2 females in there when the male is ready to copulate, and I remember reading on the internet a while back that its best to set up the tank so its only 1/2 full and to have half a styrofoam cup floating at the top like a dome to help keep the nest together and the air just underneath it warm for the babies. It take about 2-3 days for them to hatch, and the male is best left in there alone until they can swim horizontally. If it seems that he might have started eating them instead, then you can take him out. Have lots of baby fish food ready once they start swimming properly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1CK Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 If she's released the eggs the male will be hovering around under it and won't let anything near them and if you can look into the nest you should be able to seee smaller white specks which will be the eggs, also the male shouldn't kill her through exhaustion This site also has alot of info on it http://bettysplendens.com/articles/home.imp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 firstly you'll need a seperate tanks for the girls and male, and one for the fry. The male will probably kill the females after spawning if they're not removed, and he will eat his babies when they start to swim if he's not removed. There's a really good tutorial at http://www.bettatalk.com , but their site seems to be down this evening, try it in the morning. Its something you want to read up about first, there's a few things to learn and be prepared for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 and the site nick posted is great too, those two sites were the ones i found the best information on before spawning my pair. This article is a good overview - http://bettysplendens.com/articles/page ... icleid=722 Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 he's not letting letting ANYTHING near the nest i have a couple of guppies in the tank also (tryna set up a comunity tank) and hes chaseing them all away. He's made an impressive bubble nest (will try upload a photo tomorrow) Should I be getting rid of one of my females all together then? Will set up a seperate tank tomorrow for an isolation for the females. Use a guppy tank for the male? Can't see any small white dots in the bubbles...will they continue breeding if i do make it a comunal tank? man soooooo many questions..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 you! what male is this? and which female? is it one of those deltas? PS- rusty says hello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Yay! Sounds like you have eggs. Evacuate ALL occupants and leave him to his own devices, get fry food ASAP (or as soon as you see wrigglers). Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 you! what male is this? and which female? is it one of those deltas? PS- rusty says hello The male everyone wanted and the females i got from wellyz you know the ones lol... Why don't you answer my texts lol i still got my telecom. Paige would say Hi back but I've put her to sleep. you should come round and help and Paige and Rusty can have another play date lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 i'd be inclined to keep the females in the community tank, if they get along with each other, set up a little tank for the male by himself, and get a 2 foot tank to spawn them in. Then you can set them up properly to spawn in there, remove the female when she's done, put the male back in his house when he's done, and raise the spawn. In the community tank it they manage to hatch they'll all be eaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 my phone is in the car :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 ..unless you do have eggs already, in which case go with the above advice i found them darn near impossible to see, when they were right next to the glass i could just spot them with a magnifying glass, like grains of white sugar stuck to the underside of the bubbles. But i also lost them for hours at a time when dad moved them, so just cause you can't see them doesn't mean they're not there :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Ok so at the moment I only got the one tank in the lounge which I'd love to keep as a comutity tank and the male has already blowen his nest would hate to move him now and don't realy want him out of the lounge as everyone loves seeing him. I have a two foot tank I can set up for the fry and heaters and all that what kind of food do I need and costish? I git frozen brine shrimp and bloodworm and I'm looking at breeding live brineshrimp. I'm looking on trademe now for a new tank lol. I'm sure my partner will be happy with that but hey shes spending all our money on her b****dy rabbits lol. And Kash get your fone lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 microworms all the way i can send you a starter culture for free, unless someone local wants to donate you one. They're good right from the start because they are small enough for the new fry to eat, and they are free to keep growing. Then start feeding them newly hatched brine shrimp once they're a little bigger. If you think he might have eggs, leave the light on tonight so he doesn't loose them all into the gravel in the dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 microworms all the way i can send you a starter culture for free, unless someone local wants to donate you one. They're good right from the start because they are small enough for the new fry to eat, and they are free to keep growing. Then start feeding them newly hatched brine shrimp once they're a little bigger. If you think he might have eggs, leave the light on tonight so he doesn't loose them all into the gravel in the dark. That would be awesome thanks . And i thought this would be easy. Thanks everyone for your continueing advice I will be leaveing the light on forever now lol and the new tank will be set up tomorow much to my partners disgust lol . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted August 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Well I've done it. I knew it wouldn't be long before I screwed it up :oops: . Adding new fish to the tank and lowering the level of the water destroyed the bubble nest and anything that may have been in it. Bother!!! Owell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Sorry to hear that. I'm sure if they spawned this easily then they'll be willing to do it again soon. Maybe setup another tank if you're keen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted August 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 A little bit was left and hes already back at work repairing it. Looked like there may have been eggs floating on the surface? I'm realy gutted but in being blonde these things happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Dont worry too much about the nest distruction We have had nest almost compleatly destroyed and there was still fry in there. There should almost be fry in the tank now anyway so should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I seen a couple swimming round but the female ate them can't see any now but all fish areout except plecos and the male. Should I be removeing the male and/or plecos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 yes all fish out, not sure about the plecs but i'd take them out to make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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