Bettas

[cichlidluver]

I have been reading endlessly about breeding bettas, and they all seem to say the same thing! I have been keeping bettas for about 5 years, and would LOVE to try breeding them. I have a 5 gallon tank I use for breeding, a 55 gal. community tank, a 1 1/2 gal. that has guppies in it, and lots of old betta bowls. I also have plenty of supplies for aeration, if I need them, because I recently read that baby labyrinths need it to break the surface of the water. Any advice of help is greatly appreciated!!!

Cichlidluver

 

[riogal_11]

I'm sure you'll get tons of help if you post this in the betta section. I keep bettas, but have not started breeding (yet). But I do know one thing that is the consensus of the board and that it is very timely, costly, and takes a lot of patience. Also the standard tank size for breeding bettas is 10 gallon. We have some awesome breeders in that section that are always more than willing to help people out. If you search over there, there are also tons of threads dedicated to this, as well as links in the FAQ's.

 

[con771]

The first piece of advise I'd offer after you've done endless amounts of research is to dive in and give it a shot. You'll also be better equipt to ask more specific questions.
Best of luck! Breeding bettas is very rewarding .

 

[cichlidluver]

Thanx for all the help!!! I will DEFINITLEY look into the forums on betta breeding!!!

Cichlidluver

 

[cichlidluver]

One more question. Actually, a few more questions. I have looked at some of the betta breeding things on this forum, and I saw a discussion about filters. I know that bettas don't require one, but do you recomend using one? Do you think I could use the 5 gal for breeding? If I do, will I need a filter? Once again, any advice is greatly appreciated!!!

Cichlidluver

 

[ExaTekk]

I have bred bettas a few times successfully with filtration and without.
If one was to use a filter (little less work on your behalf) sponge filters work the best, fixed to an airpump with adjustable flow, so u can tone the flow down once the fry start to hatch.
I did stax of research about breeding bettas, and read so much stuff. I stand by only one thing. Take a cross section of everything u have ever read about it, and just go trial and error.
Whatever works for you.



I actually had a reluctant nest builder last time i bred, he would make/start to make his bubblenest, then tear it up. I read somewhere they like a tiny bit of packing foam to assist the construction, and that worked well.

Probably repeating everyone else but hey! I cant read all the posts!! lol

 

[cichlidluver]

Do you think the 5 gallon will work?

Thanks,
Cichlidluver

 

[wuvmybetta]

A 5 gallon is fine, but you'll need to do water changes every day after they're one week old,up until they're a month old. Then you have to move them to a grow out.

 

[cichlidluver]

I have a 55 gallon tank that isn't too populated,(desease ) do you think I could divide it? I've been thinking about getting another filter, but I don't think I will need it if I use some sort of mesh as a window in the divider(I saw a plan on a forum)........

Cichlidluver

 

[wuvmybetta]

No, I really can't stress enough how clean you need to keep the water. Plus I don't think you realize how small they are. I'm assuming,of course, you mean your plan is splitting your apparently diseased,stocked 55....no?

 

[splashluff]

welcome to Betta breeding

hrm. If the 55g is diseased, I would NOT put Betta fry in there. If you want to use it as a grow-out, you'll definitely need to scrub it down and desanitize it. Plus, if the fish on the other side are carrying the disease, it could easily kill off an entire spawn of juvies. Baby Bettas are also TINSEY and if you dont make the divider 1000% secure I'd worry about some of the babie sliding through and getting eaten. That's just me though, I'm very cautious ... And, if the Bettas will be sharing the tank with a bunch of other fish, that just means 2x the WC's! good luck!

 

[cichlidluver]

The desease is long gone, but I still haven't replenished the fish, and I don't know if I will.....

 

[wuvmybetta]

So, is it empty? I'm confused.

 

[Kopix Nation]

Bettas never last long for me. They are the only fish I can't keep because they always die!!!It is so anoying!!!!!!


claire

 

[cichlidluver]

No, there are still some fish left.

Cichlidluver