bettas

[Angel Lady]

I just love my bettas I have a male and 2 females they are they best fish I have ever seen every time I getnear the tank here they both run they eat out of my hand I have to keep one of the females in a jar but i have her in the fish tankI want to try to breed them I would love some more of them I wish that they didnt fight so I think that they are the best fish that anyone could have.

 

[mathman]

Betas are really pretty fish but their agressive behavior is what turns me off to them. I would love to have a whole tank full because of their color and grace . My wife wants to start breeding them also and I, like you, would love to find out more on how to work with them. Seems to me you need several small tanks; 2 gal or so for each pair.

 

[LiquidLife]

Most breeders use at least (minimum) a 5 gal. tank although in Thailand I've heard they use a terricotta bowl (but I think they have a very high mortality rate and have a different attitude about fish as pampered pets). The breeders I know don't want to lose their breeders so we take extra precautions and care during breeding to try to protect our fish. Since you don't want to move or disturb the eggs or new fry unnecessarily for the first 2 weeks of life (they are tiny, smaller than granules of sugar), we use larger breeding tanks so there is more of a chance that the tank won't become polluted before the fry can be disturbed enough to do a cleaning.

Some things to think about BEFORE deciding to breed. Bettas can lay hundreds of eggs, in some cases, thousands--in just one spawn. Once the fry are born, it's up to you to feed and care for them. Baby bettas need live food (thriving, ready and reliable before doing a breeding) at least twice a day (so no vacations) and a steady water temperature (around 80 degrees) to grow. In 2-3 months, you will have to start to individually "jar" adolescent males and then clean those jars frequently since you don't want curled or damaged fins. And then, the big question is what do you do with all of those fish once they are grown Are you equipped space-, time-, tank- money-wise to keep hundreds/thousands of fish or do you intend to sell them? Where? There are no guarantees anyone will buy them. If you go to the fish auctions, are you prepared to deal with the ugliness too (non-payments, dissatisfied buyers, shippers who lose your fish, etc.)?

 

[Angel Lady]

Most breeders use at least (minimum) a 5 gal. tank although in Thailand I've heard they use a terricotta bowl (but I think they have a very high mortality rate and have a different attitude about fish as pampered pets). The breeders I know don't want to lose their breeders so we take extra precautions and care during breeding to try to protect our fish. Since you don't want to move or disturb the eggs or new fry unnecessarily for the first 2 weeks of life (they are tiny, smaller than granules of sugar), we use larger breeding tanks so there is more of a chance that the tank won't become polluted before the fry can be disturbed enough to do a cleaning.

Some things to think about BEFORE deciding to breed. Bettas can lay hundreds of eggs, in some cases, thousands--in just one spawn. Once the fry are born, it's up to you to feed and care for them. Baby bettas need live food (thriving, ready and reliable before doing a breeding) at least twice a day (so no vacations) and a steady water temperature (around 80 degrees) to grow. In 2-3 months, you will have to start to individually "jar" adolescent males and then clean those jars frequently since you don't want curled or damaged fins. And then, the big question is what do you do with all of those fish once they are grown Are you equipped space-, time-, tank- money-wise to keep hundreds/thousands of fish or do you intend to sell them? Where? There are no guarantees anyone will buy them. If you go to the fish auctions, are you prepared to deal with the ugliness too (non-payments, dissatisfied buyers, shippers who lose your fish, etc.)?

my betta is ok after the chicken I will admit after I gave my bettas chicken I worried all nite last nite I figure after 24 hours he should be ok I like this website it gives me as much infomation that I need to keep my fish alive and it also lets me know what not to get but I already had the iredecent shark I guess now I will keep him even though I know he is going to be a huge fellow my bettas like him so far.

 

[mathman]

Thanks Liquid I have neither the space nor the money and almost definitley not the patience. I had, silly me, thought it would be almost as easy as the live bearers I have dealt with. Of course I knew breading would be harder but didn't even consider the after affects lol.

Thanks again! You have surely saved me a headache and heartache but also saved countless baby fishes!!!!