NZ_Fishboy Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 Hi All, i have recently started to breed betta's and despite alot of knowledge and advice from breeders and internet/research, i am still having problems. At the moment i have 3males and 3 females, at the moment i have had a male and female in the breeding tank 60x30x30 for a month, (released the female over a week ago) and i have not had a decent or otherwise no bubble nest. This has happened with basically all my males. :facepalm: They are fed on bloodworms, mosquito larvae and occasionaly betta pellets(Spectrum). Im really confused and any help anyone could give would be much aprieciated Please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 How old are the bettas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ_Fishboy Posted March 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 How old are the bettas? They range from 4 - 6 months old both males and females, but none of them have been bred before as far as i know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 Maybe give them a little longer to mature? I also find it easier to spawn them in a smaller tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ_Fishboy Posted March 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 Maybe give them a little longer to mature? I also find it easier to spawn them in a smaller tank Im considering swapping out the youngest male (4 months), which is currently in the tank with an older male, and try another female if i can find a mature one in the pet shops tomorrow or trade me. What tank size do you think is good? 30L tank from HFF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 I spawned mine in a 60x30 without any problems. Keep the males and females separate for a month, feeding them on good live foods such as bloodworms. Then introduce the pair to the spawning tank, the water in the spawning tank should be warmer than usual, around 28-30 is good. Usually the male will make a nest and they will spawn when you let the female out. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 Try getting one off a breeder. You don't really want to be breeding a VT female, unless you know for sure the ones you are buying are not VT. 30l is good by like Sam says, it can be done in a 60x30. Personal preference and whatever works for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ_Fishboy Posted March 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 I spawned mine in a 60x30 without any problems. Keep the males and females separate for a month, feeding them on good live foods such as bloodworms. Then introduce the pair to the spawning tank, the water in the spawning tank should be warmer than usual, around 28-30 is good. Usually the male will make a nest and they will spawn when you let the female out. HTH. All my Males and females are kept in the same tank with the males caged in bottles, like addrienne's system, Should i place the females in a seperate tank to the caged males? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 All my Males and females are kept in the same tank with the males caged in bottles, like addrienne's system, Should i place the females in a seperate tank to the caged males? I find it helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ_Fishboy Posted March 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 Try getting one off a breeder. You don't really want to be breeding a VT female, unless you know for sure the ones you are buying are not VT. 30l is good by like Sam says, it can be done in a 60x30. Personal preference and whatever works for you I have 2 males from breeders, one from HFF and the females i know that one for sure is a halfmoon, which is the only one that is mature since i lost my last female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 I find that if males and females are kept within view of each other for long periods of time, they lose interest in breeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 Its slow going atm at my place as well. My fault as I have the males and females in tanks where they can see each other all the time. I did have a ct spawn yesterday though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ_Fishboy Posted March 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 Its slow going atm at my place as well. My fault as I have the males and females in tanks where they can see each other all the time. I did have a ct spawn yesterday though. Yes that seems to be what i have done :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlums Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 My suggestion would be to move them to a smaller tank at that age, bottle the female so that the male can see her at all times. feed her live and dried foods for at least three to four days, on the fourth day, do a partial water change, slowly drip feeding the fresh water from a bottle back into the tank. Keep the temp at around 26-27 degrees for those first few days and then after the water change increase it to 28 degrees. By this time the male and female should be ready to go even if he has not built a nest, many dont and still have a high success rate. two foot tank are still ok, but smaller tanks work really well for fast breeding. I get all my betta's to breed with in those four days with great survival rates. Hope this helps. Regards Dlums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 The change of weather atm is helping me - my dragons spawned this morning. I'm really excited about this spawn, it should produce the best quality dragons yet! This pair only sighted each other for the first time yesterday mid day. dlums I need to try your system out. Not a major difference to mine but just very subtle changes to the way I do things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ_Fishboy Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 The change of weather atm is helping me - my dragons spawned this morning. I'm really excited about this spawn, it should produce the best quality dragons yet! This pair only sighted each other for the first time yesterday mid day. dlums I need to try your system out. Not a major difference to mine but just very subtle changes to the way I do things. Add me to the sellers list :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ_Fishboy Posted March 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Thanks guys for the advice, i'll give it ago and hopefully will get some success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ_Fishboy Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Also Do i need to have a filter in the breeding tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ_Fishboy Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 good luck Thanks Trilobite :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilobite Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 let us know how it goes :happy1: you dont really need a filter but a sponge filter with very slow bubbles would be good if you wanted to use one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Also Do i need to have a filter in the breeding tank? After the fry around 2weeks+ a slow sponge filter can be beneficial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyM3 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Add me to the sellers list :happy1: +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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