Siamese Fighter Fish

[Carina]

Since ive had a fish tank ive always had a (male) siamese fighter fish because i think they are gorgeous. i know about only having one etc. and ive been thinking, now my community tank has moved up to a juwel 350 i have a little tank to do something with. was maybe thinking of breeding fighter fish? although i dont know where to start any tips?

also ive never come across a female fighter fish lol do they look different?

thanks, Carina

 

[catxx]

it's hard work breeding bettas! but you've come to the right place.
and you'll need a lot more than 1 tank, you can't breed them in community tanks. you'll need one for spawning, 2 for each betta to recooperate in, and a 20 gallon for grow out (can be same as spawn tank), + several dozen 1 gallons to seperate off males (and occasionally females) that are getting aggressive. Spawns can number from 0 to 500, so if you get a top end spawn you'll need a LOT of 1 gallons needing water changes every day unless you have a barracks system.

check out http/www.bettatalk.com and the pinned topics on this forum

female bettas have short tails, they won't be seen in fish stores as much because they don't look quite as exciting as the long finned ones (so the fish stores say). you can however get short tailed males as well, females will have a little white dot on their tummy called an oviposter.

 

[SPLiSH]

Females are slightly smaller with shorter fins and some people will say they are 'duller' but you can find some brightly coloured ones. I think they are all beautiful!

catxx has pretty much covered breeding. It is time consuming and hard work, and a lot of experienced betta keepers never venture into breeding. But if you do a lot of research before hand it will pay off. May I suggest that if you decide to breed, get the female a while before you start, so you can become familiar with her behaviour and so she is settled if you breed. They make great pets though, not just breeders!

 

[Betta_luver]

Try covering all of the basics on bettas before you consider breeding them. Learn everything you can gain experience then if you want to breed still then give it a go.