When To Release Female Betta

[Earthling84]

condition the male and female well, have the spawning tank very full of plants for cover. introduce the female in a glass chimney, after the male builds a nest and she is ready let her out. stand over tank with net in case they take a massive aversion to each other. they could spawn in as little as 2 hours, or as long as several days. if either betta is starting to look ragged, scratch the spawn recondition and try again. it is not worth killing or long term dammige for one spawn.

I have now been told conflicting answers from different members. I am not trying to start a fight here, so please don't take it that way. What I am saying is, I have received different opinions. My male BUILT a bubble nest already, but I was informed to keep conditioning them for another week or two.

So what are your all opinions? Release when?


please, please, please - stay on topic

p.s. - I quickly read again and see you say "she is ready". So that is part of this also, how to know when the female is ready?

 

[CraigBaines]

Isnt the weather crappy today? .....





haha i jokes.. Sorry =]

 

[bronzecat]

Hi
As stated on the other thread, you really haven't had them long enough to have been able to ensure that they are properly conditioned. We have had a female that was in tip top condition before spawning, but died shortly afterwards. Spawning takes a lot out of them.

 

[Earthling84]

Hi
As stated on the other thread, you really haven't had them long enough to have been able to ensure that they are properly conditioned. We have had a female that was in tip top condition before spawning, but died shortly afterwards. Spawning takes a lot out of them.

And 'conditioning' is simply feeding them well with nutritious foods and having the temp 80 and adding the almond extract. Am I missing anything?

 

[Hawkins]

patience

 

[Earthling84]

something I don't have to pay for, and am in good supply of.

 

[azulfire24]

it can take between 2 weeks to 4 for a female to generate good eggs, if u try to early she might not have any or could have old ones that arnt as good.
if have just bought them from the pet shop i would wait at least the full 4 weeks before tryin g to spawn them as they could be harboring diease that dosent affect them but would kill babies, they are very delicate and if they catch anything they are done for.

most fish do have some diease, almost all do but it can stay dormant then pop out when a fish is stressed, like when being moved or breeding, espicaly if it is the first time for both. i usually wait 4 weeks after purchesing new fish to try and breed.

your male will build more nests, it is just a sign that he is happy and feeling good, and waiting till he is very fat will lesson the chance of his eating the eggs or babies. but he could still do it anyway, most do the first few times, then you have to wait again for the female to get ready.

i have noticed with my females that the longer i condition them the more willing they are to spawn so the male chases them less and with less aggresion there is less damage to both.

so my vote would be to wait a while longer.

 

[azulfire24]

what no feed back?

 

[Tolak]

Feedback? Sure! What if you wait longer than 4 weeks, or feed slightly less for a longer period of time? I know with Angels if you try to bulk them too fast with too much protein when they are adults you can have constipation issues. With angels the chances of this can be diminished by feeding some foods higher in roughage, and fasting one day weekly. Would this also apply to bettas?

Does temperature variances have anything to do with conditioning, and would anything in this article apply? http/www.aquarticles.com/articles/breedi...%20seasons.html

Not that I plan on breeding bettas, you asked for feedback.

 

[Netty]

That looks really interesting......will read it properly tomorrow when I'm more awake

 

[dusky]

Totaly agree with Bronze how much spawning takes out of them, mine look totaly done in after. One thing I really don't understand is 'conditioning'. Surely if they are fed well all the time they should be in tip top condition permanantly??

 

[Earthling84]

Surely if they are fed well all the time they should be in tip top condition permanantly??

I would think so, however, if you just got the fish, you can't be sure how the previous owner was feeding them.

Plus, some animals, like my Short Tailed Opossums, need to be in close quarters to trigger the female to go into 'heat'. Then a few days later they will mate. It would make sense with almost any animal that they may want to check each other out for a little before breeding. (although this isn't true with some animals who breed right at first contact)

 

[newfishy]

azul, what on earth is up with that picture? did the poker tournment go that well?

 

[dusky]

Surely if they are fed well all the time they should be in tip top condition permanantly??

I would think so, however, if you just got the fish, you can't be sure how the previous owner was feeding them.

Plus, some animals, like my Short Tailed Opossums, need to be in close quarters to trigger the female to go into 'heat'. Then a few days later they will mate. It would make sense with almost any animal that they may want to check each other out for a little before breeding. (although this isn't true with some animals who breed right at first contact)

Yes i can see the girl being in with the boy conditioning bit of it,, was just the feeding. I do the 3 times a day bit if spawining but it'd just expect my girls always to be in good condition anyway.

 

[newfishy]

ah, forgot to mention the when the female is ready part.

a female ready to spawn, will be active, look very healthy, have a round chubby belly and on darker colored females you will see breeding bars, that run this way |||||||. stress strips are not good, and run this way along the fish ===.