ive never breed betta so bare with me. i got a new betta about a week ago. halfmoon with blue and yellow. he made a large bubble nest. so i got him a female half moon red and white so. i can i breed these to? plus what will they look like?
betta breeding
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It's gonna be hit or miss if you're mixing 2 colors. A lot of the fry will turn out to be a mud color while some may be pretty decent. It's always better to breed the same color of fish. However, if you wanted to develop a strain of butterflys, go for it. Gl. 
And if you are looking for info on how to breed them and care for the fry.
I have bred bettas before, for several years. You should keep the females away from the male right now, in a separate 10 gallon. Only fill the water halfway in the male's tank, have some floating java moss for him to build his nest in, either that or half of a foam cup. Keep the tank bare of substrates, no filter is neccessary in the breeding tank.
You have to feed the females live worms and regular pellets to get them ready for breeding. You can only breed one female to him at a time. Wait until one looks ripe with eggs. Place her in a 1 jar and place her in the male's tank. He will display to her. Keep them like this for a while until she gets these pinkish bars on the side of her stomach. Then slowly let her out of the jar and into his tank. He will flare at her for a while, maybe even attack her, but have some cover for her to run to if that happens. It may take a few more days, but she'll eventually swim up to his nest, and he'll see that she's ready, and they'll breed.
The male will pick up the eggs with his mouth and spit them into the nest. Sometimes the female helps with this. They are not cichlids, the female will be killed after the breeding is done if you do not remove her, only the male takes care of the eggs and young. Put the female back with the other two females so that she can recover from the stress of breeding. The eggs should hatch in a day or two, let the male continue to care for the fry. Once they are free swimming, either siphon them out, or remove the male before he gets too hungry. Don't feed him during this entire time while he cares for the fry.
You basically have to raise the fry on baby brine shrimp, crushed betta pellets, daphnia after a few weeks, and basically whatever they can eat. Be sure to cover the top of the tank for a month to prevent any cold gust of air from drifting over the surface while the fry are developing their labrinths or whatever, lol. But yeah, sponge filter for the fry. After a week or so, you can do small water changes, they are super fragile when young.
And when you can begin to see that some are males and some are females, start getting the males and putting them in 1 gallon containers. Keep the temp around 78-82 degrees. But you're gonna have lots of bettas in little jars, lol. Be ready for that. XP
(Just copied and pasted what I wrote for a previous thread about breeding bettas, lol.)
I have bred bettas before, for several years. You should keep the females away from the male right now, in a separate 10 gallon. Only fill the water halfway in the male's tank, have some floating java moss for him to build his nest in, either that or half of a foam cup. Keep the tank bare of substrates, no filter is neccessary in the breeding tank.
You have to feed the females live worms and regular pellets to get them ready for breeding. You can only breed one female to him at a time. Wait until one looks ripe with eggs. Place her in a 1 jar and place her in the male's tank. He will display to her. Keep them like this for a while until she gets these pinkish bars on the side of her stomach. Then slowly let her out of the jar and into his tank. He will flare at her for a while, maybe even attack her, but have some cover for her to run to if that happens. It may take a few more days, but she'll eventually swim up to his nest, and he'll see that she's ready, and they'll breed.
The male will pick up the eggs with his mouth and spit them into the nest. Sometimes the female helps with this. They are not cichlids, the female will be killed after the breeding is done if you do not remove her, only the male takes care of the eggs and young. Put the female back with the other two females so that she can recover from the stress of breeding. The eggs should hatch in a day or two, let the male continue to care for the fry. Once they are free swimming, either siphon them out, or remove the male before he gets too hungry. Don't feed him during this entire time while he cares for the fry.
You basically have to raise the fry on baby brine shrimp, crushed betta pellets, daphnia after a few weeks, and basically whatever they can eat. Be sure to cover the top of the tank for a month to prevent any cold gust of air from drifting over the surface while the fry are developing their labrinths or whatever, lol. But yeah, sponge filter for the fry. After a week or so, you can do small water changes, they are super fragile when young.
And when you can begin to see that some are males and some are females, start getting the males and putting them in 1 gallon containers. Keep the temp around 78-82 degrees. But you're gonna have lots of bettas in little jars, lol. Be ready for that. XP
(Just copied and pasted what I wrote for a previous thread about breeding bettas, lol.)
wow lots of work with a lot of fun. thanks for that i have my female across the room from the male.
Lol, it's always best to let them stay closer together, though not in the same tank. Cause then the male will be more used to her presence and ergo less likely to attack her, and she'll be more ready to breed with the stuff. 
Post pics, lol.
Post pics, lol.
Fish on Fire;1145819; said:It's gonna be hit or miss if you're mixing 2 colors. A lot of the fry will turn out to be a mud color while some may be pretty decent. It's always better to breed the same color of fish. However, if you wanted to develop a strain of butterflys, go for it. Gl.
lets see some pics of the offspring any ways