Barring

[chrisrm]

i brought a female betta the other day to replace one that had died of old age, when i got her home i put her in my males tank (in the bag still) and within 30- 60 seconds she hat vertical stripes along her body, both were very excited. (the male already had a bubble nest on the go)
i was just wondering do females normaly respond that quickly to a male or do they just realy like eachother!!?

 

[betta fish]

If they are in breeding condition and full of eggs they can respond in that way almost instantaneous!

 

[loraxchick]

sounds like stress stripes to me. males and females should never be kept together for the long haul. if you plan on breeding you should wait til she's settled i her OWN tank and condition the pair. then chimney her in the breeding tank and SUPERVISE the spawning.
if all seems well now, you might just end up with a dead betta more likely than not.
cheers

 

[chrisrm]

sounds like stress stripes to me. males and females should never be kept together for the long haul. if you plan on breeding you should wait til she's settled i her OWN tank and condition the pair. then chimney her in the breeding tank and SUPERVISE the spawning.
if all seems well now, you might just end up with a dead betta more likely than not.
cheers

i thought stress stripes were horizontal?

 

[pippoodle]

stresss stripes this way ----------- breeding the way IIIIIIII

 

[chrisrm]

stresss stripes this way ----------- breeding the way IIIIIIII

nice
as i thought!

 

[loraxchick]

oops...guess i missed the positioning in the post

 

[Platygirl11]

Wow, I thought it took longer but I've never bred bettas. Good luck.

 

[crissylou]

Some females will bar up very quickly, some just don't show any interest, all depends on the bettas themselves and how attracted and eggy they are x