Betta Spawning

Betta_04 · New member Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 10

Ok so I've got my male betta building a bubble nest in his 1 gallon fish bowel, he has breeding grass at the bottom and two floating plants, I have a female right next to him in a one half gallon bowl, I have been feeding her three times a day (Freeze-dried bloodworms, tetra floating tropical medly flakes, and color enhanceing pellets) She shows signs of being ready, (following him as much as she can, and is plumped,) is there anything else I need??? thanks
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4Dogsihave · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 12:24 am Post subject:

Oops I think I hit the wrong button. I do have a betta. I used to have alot of them but just dont have the time anymore. I know this is off topic but I love them, I was only able to breed once and it was a fun experiance. I wouldent do it again though, I was such a worry wart I spent most the day just looking at them. Plus my female got injured pretty bad in breeding.

tuttifrutti · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 1:10 am Post subject:

HOw come everyone else seems to have such luck? I tried for MONTHS, and had no luck! I went to all these websites, books, talked to people who had done it, and they had had no problem with it! Mine just wouldn't do it! Grr...I finally gave up, since most of them died from a fungus or because they carried their eggs for too long.

Hooben · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 4:53 pm Post subject:

We have two bettas, and they seem to live forever! Smile

I think that the betta is the best starter fish there is. For some reason people believe that the goldfish is the best for beginners.

Betta_04 · New member Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 10

My male betta has just started makeing a bubble nest, but is it really true that if the females carry there eggs to long they die?!? Neutral

maybe I should try with the other betta, the one who seems to be makeing a bubble nest even though there is no female.

tuttifrutti · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 8:23 pm Post subject:

I don't know if that is true or not, I just heard that somewhere, and it did make sense because so many of the pregnat females I had just up and died!

cichlids small jawz · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 8:47 pm Post subject:

i cant vote...

Betta_04 · New member Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 10

One time I look in there its a pretty small one but bigger then the last, the next it is made of like 4 bubbles whats up with that? and where do I find these hurricane globes, or those chimney things to put the female in???

tuttifrutti · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 8:07 pm Post subject:

I didn't do the chimney thing, I jsut stuck another fish bowl inside of there, since I had extras. Maybe I just didn't leave them in there long enough, who knows. They always almost got killed, so...I would often find them with the female biting hte male. I lost 1 male to that, because he got an infection even though I treated him for it...I had 2 females that died because they jumped out of there bowls. I stepped on one, she had just jumped out, and I couldn't find her, then I realized she was under my shoe....she was the same color as the carpet.

Betta_04 · New member Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 10

She was the same color as the carpeting? wow. hmm. I will look into that other fishbowl thing, thanks. anything else you can tell me???

tuttifrutti · Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 10:59 pm Post subject:

not really, that I can think of, since my luck went so sour! Razz

you sure you even want advice from me?

gr8fuljames · Member Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 329 Location: Indy

Betta_04 · New member Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 10

Thanks gr8fuljames, any thing else you can tell me? thank you to tuittifruitti, yeah any advice I can get I will take!