Breeding Cone!

[nakomis90]

heya guys,just
your probably sick of the sight of me,
but i have looked at my LFS and they dont have betta cones for breeding!
just curious is there an alternative to the breeding cone?
Thanks Guys
Chrissy

 

[chrisdoesntmiss]

I have never heard of breeding cones, they are bubblenesters.

Chris

 

[nakomis90]

I have never heard of breeding cones, they are bubblenesters.

Chris

the cones that you place the female in before breeding!
the glass things used to introduce the female/male

 

[chrisdoesntmiss]

Oh i see what you mean, sorry.

Chris

 

[nakomis90]

Oh i see what you mean, sorry.

Chris

No problem

just curious if theres something else i can use?

 

[Amerce]

use a clear plastic cup

 

[nakomis90]

use a clear plastic cup

Will that float and not tip?
or would it need polystirene to help?
could i use a Guppy Fry trap?

 

[Amerce]

These are the cups in question but I get the half pint ones, the girls sit in here and it really depends on how much water you have in the breeding tank cause if it is shallow (around 5 inches or so) then the cup sits on the bottom of the tank and does not float, any more water and there is still no problem you just have to gauge how much water to have in the cup for it to float, never had one tip

 

[HODDY]

cut the bottom and top off a pop bottle

 

[Bubblenester]

A glass hurricane lamp is perfect- it's basically a glass tube with a wider bulge in the middle, and you can find it at a craft store or Wal-Mart, usually in the floral section. I've also heard of people just cutting the top and bottom off a 2-liter soda bottle.

I prefer to use a "tube" structure rather than a floating cup because I think that male bettas produce hormones that induce a female to produce eggs and get ready to spawn, and it's really easy to briefly lift or tilt the tube to let tank water in.

 

[bettawen]

i also use the breeding traps others i now use cut down 2l pop bottles

 

[bordercollie05]

i also use the breeding traps others i now use cut down 2l pop bottles

Why not just use a right side up jar. Peanut butter jars or pickle jars are failry large...and if you have the tank only half full, then she won't be able to jump out. I've never succesfully bred a betta, but when I tried thats what I used.

 

[nakomis90]

i also use the breeding traps others i now use cut down 2l pop bottles

Why not just use a right side up jar. Peanut butter jars or pickle jars are failry large...and if you have the tank only half full, then she won't be able to jump out. I've never succesfully bred a betta, but when I tried thats what I used.

cheers