Betta Trouble

[awsomepk]

Hi guys it's me again. I got the male to make a bubble nest but...well my heater broke. I have a new one now but over the week i was gone. I put the new heater in, but i also got 2 guppies(1m&1f) and a dozen small gold fish as feeders for my brother's turtle. He stopped making the bubble nest, and now the female is in there with him. He seems to have forgot that i wanted him to breed so plz help the heater's at 82 and i stopped the filter. Anny suggestions, and will the guppies or goldfish be a problem?

 

[kevinfleming21]

Betas will not mate if anything else is in there tank. They need there own breeding environment.

 

[awsomepk]

lol thnk

 

[DrownedFishonFire]

First concern is not the breeding of the betta pair...

my concern is sharing the tank with feeder fish?

they carry diseases and will more likely to pass them onto your fish residents in the tank.

have your brother set up his own tank for his feeder goldfish.... that way your fish is more healthier.

 

[rain21]

my bettas breed without anything... just remove the other fish from the tank, separate the 2 bettas for few days and then again let them be together...

 

[Laticauda]

You shouldn't be feeding feeder goldfish anyway. They harbor gill flukes, and all kinds of other nasties. Frozen krill, frozen bloodworms are just as good, even better nutritionally speaking than feeder goldfish.

 

[TinyFishKeeper]

Can you explain your set-up a bit more? What size tank, how much water, any spawning aids (IAL or spa), what do you have for the male to nest on, bare bottom or no, what kind of filter, hiding spots? Also, how did you condition the pair?

All other fish MUST be removed from the tank. They will not spawn and even if they did they eggs would get eaten by the other fish.

Here's my breeding set-up so you can get an idea of what it should look like.

I use a 15 gallon but a 5-10 gallon tank is better. Only fill the tank up with about 4 inches of water. In my tank I have betta spa, prime water conditioner, and aquarium salt. I have java moss and naja grass for the female to hide in. My heater is at 84F and the sponge filter is off. The cup is used to anchor the nest and the breeder trap is for the female. Make sure you tape over any openings in the tank to keep in the humidity.