Female still laying eggs???

parrot_man

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The female which was laying eggs yesterday, is still laying them today and she is in a totally different tank! I am only after feeding the female and male with frozen bloodworms, and she started dropping them again! what do i do?:/ ???
 
You know - if you don't know what to do when a female drops eggs just all on her own you CERTAINLY should not be considering breeding bettas.

Also... your NUMEROUS posts are getting really irritating.
You're asking the same darn thing a hundred different ways.
You sound like someone who is one of those folks out to make a quick buck on a hobby that you think might be a tad bit fun.

Honestly, I feel sorry for the fish in your posession. I can't even begin to imagine what the mortality rate is going to be with your poor fish if you go ahead with breeding right now.

I myself wouldn't even consider breeding fish until I had done months.... MONTHS of research on them, and even then I'd be doing more than rushing out and buying some barracks and thinking I'm ready.
 
Parrotman - the stress of this whole ordeal, plus her time in with the male, is probably causing her to drop her full load. She should be fine unless you are seeing bleeding, paleness, lethargy, etc. However, producing a full load of eggs then losing them is almost as stressful as it would have been if she'd lost them breeding. Because of this, you should probably keep her water temp on the higher end (82), feed her a protein-rich diet, make sure the filter current is mild so she doesn't get exhausted, and keep her AWAY from that darn male for several weeks.
You seem to be turning a deaf ear to everyone's advice for the most part; if you'd been more careful and done your research to begin with, she wouldn't be in a stressed state right now. I would like to urge you once more to not only reconsider breeding at all, but to please do some more research so that neither of your fish end up stressed or injured.
 
It's not called laying eggs with Bettas. It's called DROPPING eggs. Laying implies that they are fertile and that it is being done for breeding purposes.

She's dropping them because she has to. And she will drop all of them before she is through. Let her do it in peace, in seclusion, all by her lonesome. For her own peace of mind and well-being. Feed her well, and keep her water warm and extremely clean.
 

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