New To Breeding Betta

[rob1986]

Hi, im new to breeding betta fish and could use a little help. Over the past 2 months now i have researched
betta fish also watched lost of vedios on youtube about it. I have always keep tropical fish with grate succsess now trying bettas.

I have a 43-liter tank with about 4-5 inch of water, heater running a temperature between 75 and 80. Well planted tank and hiding places and no gravel. Had the fish for 2 weeks now and been well looked after.

In there i have 1 nice looking male that as blowen his bubble nest and one nice female in a large glass within the tank, her bars on her body have changed from horizontal to vertical. This is the problem when relesing the female she loses the bars and then they go bach to the horizontal line. These is abit of chasing but dose not look like mating.

Please can any one help me. Thanks
Rob

 

[lilfishie]

how have you conditioned the pair for breeding?

Chasing is normal and it can get very nasty sometimes so bad it involves death

 

[rob1986]

Thanks for the quick reply if im honest im not 100% sure can you explain it to me abit more.

Thanks Rob

 

[rob1986]

if this is feeding on a live food from day to day then the answers is yes also keeping the water ok.

thanks

 

[lilfishie]

if you don't know what i mean by conditioning the pair then to be honest you shouldn't be breeding.

You need to research breeding these fish more

how long did you feed them live food and how often?

 

[rob1986]

been feeding on adult brine shrimp for a week to bothe the male and female.
thanks

 

[comocrayfish5]

this happened to mine and i saw it as a sign that she was interested
in the male but NOT ready to breed!! so dont stress her out. trust me it is HARD to
breed bettas. i gave up and went to guppies, feeder guppies( not for food) and platies!!

 

[sausagewinkle]

Id personally listen to lilfishies advice and do more research, before and once they have bred

 

[rob1986]

Thanks