PENEJANE Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Hey there I was wondering are female bettas ok with guppies? I know that males shouldn't be but was wondering if this applies to females also. Once I have managed to breed my bettas (once I get some lol) instead of removing the male. Could I remove the fry (or as many as I can catch) and put them into their own tan? Just trying to work out what is the best way to do this so I know how many tanks are required to be setup. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 In the past I have had female betta with guppies with no issues. To me they appeared to be a very peaceful fish. I can't help you with the fry though sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted February 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Cheers for that Kookie Now just to find out about the fry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRSkz Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Why not just pop the male and female (once you get them) into there own tank? even one of your little tanks would be fine for that. Then when they breed (don't hold your breath) you can just plonk the female in with the guppys. I really do hope you have better luck than I did with breeding. Out of 3 females and 3 different males at different times I didn't manage to get one successfull breeding. My males also keep dieing after about 3-4 months so I decided to go for my passion, cichlids!!! Good luck Pene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted February 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Well the tank that they will be going into is 2/3 of my 2ft tank. The other side has some guppies that are growing out and will soon be for sale. The reason I ask about moving the guppy fry is that once and if they breed I can put the female on the other side with the guppies and leave the male to look after the nest. Once the fry are free swimming I wanted to move them or a handfull of them into one of thoes small tanks where there will be nothing but a little bit of floating plant,filter and heater (no gravel) so I can feed them microworms and they can find them or try some egg. I will add snails of course lol. But yeah I just wanted to know that once the male has done his thing am I able to move the babies once freeswimming. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I used to breed a lot of fighters and I would suggest you breed them in a small tank and remove the parents not the fry. Not many people seem to, but it is possible to raise large numbers of fry if you do it right. The fun starts when you have to seperate the males and grow them to as good as imported ones (or no one wants to buy them) They can be a lot of work unless you get pretty organised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted February 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Thanks for that Info. I have been reorganising my tanks in my head as to whats going to go where to allow the male and female to be different tanks and to keep the fry in one tank. So I now have to clean out the small tank (bare bottom) and get that all ready Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I think the less disturbance to the fry the greater the survival rate. I also found that drip feeding infusoria day and night helps. Use a pilot light at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted February 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 What do you mean by a pilot light? I have read that when the male is looking after the next that the light has to be on 24/7 untill the fry are free swimming but I haven't heard anything about a pilot light for the fry. I have yet to make infusoria but I do have good microworm cultures going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 The fry are very small and in my experience do better if fed continuoasly day and night. They are too small for microworm to start with and will do best on green water. I used a system of slowly dripping in green water to feed them day and night to get them started. They will get better growth with brineshrimp than microworm. I used to feed both, at different times. You will have to keep the air above the tank moist and warm also. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted February 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Yeah I have read about that and was going to put a layer or two of gladwrap over the top of the container. I don't know about drip feeding as I will be unable to feed them at night but I am going to look into setting up a jar of tank water with some lettuce in it to try and start some infusoria (if all goes well) but I am having a hard time finding out when it is ready to use. Some say when the water turns foggy. Others say when the water turns clear after being foggy and I am soo confused over it. I don't have any brine shrimp eggs to hatch and can't afford it at present. BTW would a male betta be ok with a number of baby bristlenoses? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 You just put a contaier of green water above the tank and run the water through some air hose with a restricor on it until you get a very very slow drip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted February 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 ok that I think I can do. Next question lol, Where can I get green water? or is that the infusoria? To help them grow is it best if I put it on a window ledge? I dont' know about keeping it warm as the weather down here has been pretty cold lately. But I will give it a shot. Cheers for all the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Crumple up some lettuce and put in a jar of water. Place jar of water in water heater cabinet (dark and warm) and you should have infusoria within 2 days. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Green water is infusoria it just shows green because it has microscopic algae in it. Water with nutrient in the sun goes green with algae. It is where the water goes green, not just the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted February 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 so do I put it into the hot water cupboard or on the window ledge? I also have a tube of liquid fry but I can't see me being able to do a drip line from a tube of liquid fry lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 If you put it in the cupboard you will get infusoria without algae. In the sun you will get infusoria with algae. A solution of liquifry will give you the same sort of food to produce either or both of the above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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