Argh

[blue_betta]

ive been conditioning my pair for their fist spawn for the past 3weeks. before i bought them, they had been living in the same tank so were quite well aquainted, but ive had them seperated while conditioning them. the male was in a 30 ltr tank with a bunch of hygrophilia and a bunch of comboba. everything seemed good. i introduced the female on thursday night in a breeding trap and the male went crazy for her and was displaying and adding to his already extensive nest. i left them till this morning to get reaquainted and she seemed as keen as him this morning so i let her out. and they just seemed to click, he was displaying and she was displaying and flaring back to him, there was a bit of chasing from both sides, and she folled him everywhere. the suddenly the male turned on her and she hid under the plants. she ventured out again and the flirting continued, but then he went for her again and she hid for about 10 mins before he found her and again he went for her, and took a big chunk out of her tail. at this point i felt if i left her in he would kill her so i removed her and im not going to try again until her tail if fully healed. i was absolutely gutted as it looked like they were going to do it! im just glad he didnt kill her.
anyone any pointers as to where i went wrong? should i have left her in the breeding trap for a while longer?

 

[lisie]

Chasing and shredding of fins is normal. As long as the male isn't causing injuries to her body (although some scales ripped off is normal too) then they're fine. If you think the male is being too aggressive, re-vase the female to give her a break and then try again.

 

[faithless1294]

ye some fun fighting always happens.

 

[blue_betta]

should i have perhaps left her in with him, i was just scared incase he injured her further. everything seemed to go very well at first

 

[HODDY]

my female got beaten up quite badly.And some of these spawns you see form thailand th female has practicaly no fin left! So ye its perfectly natural.Maybe let her back out in the morning and keep an eye out for any proper wounds.

 

[Jaded12]

It can take anywhere from a couple of hours to a couple of days after releasing the female for them to actually spawn. The male needs to "beat the female into submission" first. It's normal for him to go after her. But you do need to keep an eye on them, because some male are aggressive enough that they will kill the female. Good luck!