Male and Female Beta

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The bottles just sit on a 1.5" dia hole in the plexiglass lid.

They balance there fine and are far more stable than you'd expect because of the shape and weight.

The lamp is 9vdc LED and would be unlikely to cause fire.

I like these POM bottles because the bettas can lay inside of them easily, and the shape makes them much stronger than any rectangular or cylindrical bottle of the same plastic. Also they magnify the fish for inspection.

But the opening is too small for fish larger than a big betta.

I'd like to figure out how to remove the ink without dulling the gloss. It would be much nicer without the printing.
 
I kept a male with females in a 10g. The dominant female killed the other one. Then the pair lived happily for some time. Never spawned. But coexist. The tank was heavily planted. Kinda like a maze to swim in. That might be the only reason they never bothered each other.
I miss having bettas.

Ulu Ulu that is a very interesting setup with the bottles. For a moment I thought you were keeping them in those just sitting on the tank. Lol
 
Ulu said:
This is very common but not always true. I think it depends on the fish and the environment.

Betta Boy and Heidi have been living together in a 10 gal with bottles and plants and things to hide in.

AFAICT they aren't going to breed & I don't know why. They don't seem to fight, and actually appear to like each other.

They blow bubbles and play around and often appear to be mating, but no eggs at all in many, many weeks.

These fish lived in adjacent tanks and have been able to see each other every day for many months. I was sure they'd breed in three days when I first introduced them, but no joy.
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Breeding bettas is an extremely difficult and challenging procedure. Both sexes must be well fed and many people prefer to breed them in a seperate 10 or 20 gallon tank. You fill the tank with only 3-4 inches if water and make sure that the water is soft and acidic. Adding indian almond leaves helps greatly and the male needs some sort of strcuture to build bubblenest underneath, preferably an indian almond leaf or a small square of bubble wrap. You then place the female in a glass container inside of the breeder tank so that the pair can acclimate to each other. Leave them like that overnight and then release her in the warning. The male will start flaring but he will eventually chase her around the tank like crazy and your female will get beat up horrendously. Sometimes males are much kinder but I’ve never had this happen with me. After anywhere from a couple hours to a few days the male wraps his body around the female, somewhat stunning her. She’ll then drop out a bunch of eggs and this process is repeated multiple times. After that remove the female and try to heal her damaged fins and fatten her up again. Raising the fry is another massive obstacle that you have to go over.
 
I am sad to report that little Heidi has passed on. She was the queen of the beta sorority and the last one to pass on. I have had her only 2 years, but she was large when I got her. 50% larger than the other females available. She came from Petsmart.

Even sadder I accidentally killed my betta Spike while I was moving all my tanks around. We have been remodeling this year and I have moved . . . lemme see . . .18 tanks and sumps, but I only owned 12 so some were moved twice or 3 times, and 3 have been retired. I also bought 2 new ones still uninstalled. In the process of moving and saving the tankwater, I put polluted water in his tank rather than the blackwater I had prepared. I'm sure It fried his gills in about 5 minutes. I almost immediately changed his water again twice, but the damage was done.

RIP little spike and Heidi.

I want to post a sad emoji but this site has nothing suitable.
 
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