Breeding

[Marto666]

Can I expect them to be breeding anytime soon? How often do they lay spawn?

What do I do with the males?

Thanks

 

[lilfishie]

you need to do lots of research before breeding these fish, its not just a matter of chucking them together and hoping for the best. Research is key with bettas as is planning, you will need to seperate all the males, find homes for 100 odd fry (sometimes more/less)

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Can I expect them to be breeding anytime soon? How often do they lay spawn?

What do I do with the males?

Thanks

You can't keep a male and female together either. Unless they've been conditioned and prepared for breeding otherwise one will kill the other one. It's your decision at the end of the day but people have come on here asking the same and kept them together and then the post we get is "I wish I'd listened".

Males and Females CAN be kept together in a HUGE tank with lots of cover but for the size of the tank vs the fish size then it's not worth it.

How big is your tank and are they together or did I rudely assume that?

 

[Marto666]

I not particularly interested in breeding them, just wondered what would happen.

I bought them to brighten the tank up, if I wanted to breed them of course I would have researched first.

My tank is 350L – would you regard that as a big tank?

 

[fuzzynicki]

I have a male living in with lots of females, but they are in a very densely planted 260litre tank. There are several very knowledgeable breeders on here who can give you all the advice you need.

Both male and female need to be conditioned prior to breeding. You cannot necessarily assume that any pair will breed either. They're not at all like mollys/platys etc, etc!!!

edited to add: yep 350 litre is a big tank!

 

[lilfishie]

just keep an eye on them even in large tanks i've heard things turn nasty

 

[Marto666]

Thank-you fuzzynicki

That’s exactly what I wanted to know, much appreciated

Yes, I will keep an eye. I would be most happy if they didn’t breed to be honest but will be back on here if they do. They are beautiful fish and a great addition to my tank.

 

[lilfishie]

not much chance of them breeding in a community, the tank is too deep, has substrate and many others willing to eat them

 

[Marto666]

not much chance of them breeding in a community, the tank is too deep, has substrate and many others willing to eat them

Great!