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Raetak - February 29, 2008 11:07 PM (GMT)
ELLO AGAIN!

All rite I have two 10 gal tank fully funchenl :P wrong i know. My brother has a male betta in one in the other... nothing..... So has any one here bred the Betta befor? I plan too!

Robyn - March 2, 2008 01:37 AM (GMT)
I have a pair of bettas in my indoor 20 gallon tub pond. They have produced eggs a few times but, since I did nothing to protect the eggs, they all got eaten by the parents and snails. I wouldn't mind raising their babies except I don't know what I would do if I got a bunch of male bettas. They really don't deserve to live in little bowls but the males must be separated, and I only have so many aquariums. You have to consider what you will do with the babies if they mature to adulthood.

Raetak - March 14, 2008 02:18 AM (GMT)
Can my Betta eat live fish as in Small live-bearers?

Robyn - March 14, 2008 07:16 PM (GMT)
Bettas have small mouths. But, like most fish, they will eat any tiny fish small enough to fit in their mouths. That mostly limits them to fry.

mariaelena - March 28, 2008 06:00 PM (GMT)
Hey there, first I'm gonna start off by saying breeding bettas is a big responsability, you need to think through many things, it's not something you do just for the fun of it, you have to make sure you know what you're getting into. Here are some things you need to consider before breeding bettas...
1. Are you bettas veiltails? If they are please don't breed them. You'll have such a hard time trying to seel over 50 male bettas, and females. Especially the males since they can't live together. It's not good to sell them to a pet shop since they'll live in small cups for a while. Breeding halfmoons, deltas, plakats, and doubletails, and even crowntails is much more desirable.
2. Did you get your bettas from pet shops? If yes, they're almost certainly 1 year old or older. This is not good. Bettas should spawn at an age of 3 months-6 months. Even a little older is ok but 1 yr old is far too old. This can result in weak eggs, hurt parents, and other bad results.
3. Do you have live foods to feed the fry with? Fry (baby fish) are very little in the first couple of weeks they need to eat live microworms. They need this food because it's small enough to fit in their mouths and has all the nutrients they need. After about a month you can switch them to baby brine shrimp and then, when they're juvis you can start converting them to crushed flake food or small pellets.
4. Do you have room for the males when they become juvis and start getting agressive? You'll need a lot of places to put em cuz there will be at least 50 if the spawn went well.
5. Do you have the guts to cull or the time to find homes for deformed fish? Culling is horrible but if you can't find homes for deformed fish and don't have the time/room to take care of them you will have to cull fish (kill them) I do find it cruel and that's why I think if you're gonna spawn you should have a place to keep the deformed fish.
Well, that's all I can think of for now. If you can handle this, go ahead and spawn! anyways, here are a couple of sites that'll help if you do decide and spawn...
bettatalk.com/ I think this is the best betta site ever!
fishluver.piczo.com/ and my own site, click on betta splendens.
Good Luck!

kENNY - April 23, 2008 03:01 AM (GMT)
QUOTE (mariaelena @ Mar 28 2008, 02:00 PM)
1. Are you bettas veiltails? If they are please don't breed them. You'll have such a hard time trying to seel over 50 male bettas, and females. Especially the males since they can't live together. It's not good to sell them to a pet shop since they'll live in small cups for a while. Breeding halfmoons, deltas, plakats, and doubletails, and even crowntails is much more desirable.

When my CT in my 29G dies, I plan on getting a VT! Your right they arent as popular as some of the "Higher class ones".




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