Betta Egg problem

[Rikesh]

don't worry.. It may happen if the male is not experienced.. Remember that they never bred before. Male Bettas are isolated whenever they are maturing.

 

[Dakkon]

I have sad news

His eggs didnt hatch, and also 2 days ago he got fuzzy lips, i used meds but it was too late, he was floating last night

 

[Rikesh]

My condolence...
Anyway, do you have any idea how your betta got ill? Maybe bad water parameters or something? F

 

[Dakkon]

i used my test kit and everything looked ok. I just got this betta recently, it might be a possibility that he already had something.

was a silver betta with a blue face, i called him old man haha

 

[Rikesh]

Lol. yeah, if the betta hasn't lived in good conditions, chances are that he might have a shortened lifespan....

 

[Aquaman_95]

Interesting, I've had betta eggs hatch after 36 hours. Perhaps, you should have left the female betta in longer.

There is a great Betta Site you can go to with tons of Betta Articles

www.bettysplendens.com

 

[Rikesh]

Perhaps, you should have left the female betta in longer.

What for? I don't understand what would have changed in the presence of the female?

 

[Dakkon]

from what ive read it says take the female out, once the male is done and the female is being chased/harrased. After she dropped her eggs she was running from him so fast i almost had to catch her lol.


he wasnt very old though, im not sure when betta get fertile. mabe he wasnt?

 

[Rikesh]

Even if the female laid only part of her "egg stock" they would have been fertilised and would hatch. I had young males and females to breed successfully, they mature quickly. For this case, I might blame it on a mistreated unhealhty male...