Female not interested?

[parrot_man]

I went down to my lfs today and bought myself a male and a female betta! the male is the the tank (5 gallon) with a polystyrene cup in the corner, gravel and a few plants! The female is in a large clear plastic cup in the tank! the male is going crazy around her! she hasn't shown any vertical bars yet, how long should it take? when will he start to build his bubblenest?

 

[newfishies]

are you planning to breed them?

 

[OohFeeshy]

Ummm.. they're not VTs are they? And di you put them staright into the breeding tank? Not good. You need to condition them for at least a week. Plus they need time to settle in.

 

[parrot_man]

Yes i am planning to breed them! They are not VTs and i put the male into the tank after he was floated in his bag for about 1 hour then he was let in! the female is in a clear cup in the tank!

The male is going crazy! how long should i wait until i let her out? do i have to wait to he builds a bubblenest or can i just let her out to see what happens?

 

[OohFeeshy]

By your original post I take it you bought the female today as well. STOP. Take the female out and put her in her own tank. Feed them both live food for about a week. Have you read the pinned topics on breeding? What will you do if one of them has a disease and gives it to the other because you were so impatient? Patience is a virtue.

 

[parrot_man]

They have already been getting fed live foods for 2 weeks at the lfs and so are fully conditioned! yes i did just buy the female today!

The male has just built a bubblenest! What do i do next?

 

[OohFeeshy]

I still think you should take them out. You only bought them today, they will be stressed from the move.

 

[parrot_man]

But he has just built a bubblemest! should i not let her out?

 

[infant340]

(sigh) plz plz do A LOT of research i cant stress that enough and do u have live food for the fry? dont get hasty just bcuz he built a nest doesnt mean they're going to breed and if they dont your just putting themm thru alot of stress

 

[parrot_man]

yeah i have BBS!

 

[littlefishie]

LIVE bbs, or frozen?

 

[wuvmybetta]

A bubble nest does not mean he has to breed right away. He'll rebuild everytime you do a water change so no need to rush.

 

[parrot_man]

live BBS!

 

[Kara101584]

parrot_man;

Read this over:
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=37944

Read it about 5 times, then if you still want to breed those 2 Bettas, put them in separate tanks for a few days so they can relax. You're not likely to have a good spawn if your fish are stressed out. Just give it some thought, or at least tell us that you'll think about it.

 

[RandomWiktor]

Give each fish its own tank, and give it a good two weeks to adjust to the surroundings and quarentine for any possible health issues. By tossing them together right off the bat like this, you are putting a LOT of unneccesarry stress on both fish. Not only will they probably perform poorly in breeding, but they will likely have low survival rates of the fry, and if either is harboring a hidden illness, the other can get it as well. Transporting and mating, all in the same day? Please! Consider the amount of stress those animals are under, and for the sake of their well-being, give them more time to adjust! And, read the sticky to make sure you are ready for breeding, for I get the impression from your posts thus far that you've not put a terrible amount of thought or research into it.