I want to start to breed bettas. How hard is it to do it? This would be for experience and a little extra money. What would I need to start it?
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How hard is it to breed bettas
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Theres a thread here about breeding them, few people discuss their techniques etc. Just do a search.
I have bred everything from goldfish to convicts, from Red Devils to Piranha.....Every litle chance I have had with Bettas has led to no success....Once, I remember once, I had a pair squeeze off some eggs under nest, long time ago....My luck with male Bettas is that they usually run over the females and leave them to die....Best bet is to have at least a 20g long tank with many hiding spaces consisting of long plants.....Once the male establishes territory and builds that bubble nest, he will court the female everytime she swims by...Be sure to buy BIG, PLUMP COLORFUL FEMALES.....Remove the female after mating.....Males watch the nest until hatching....Scoop the fry and eggs after 3rd or 4th day......Place the spawn in a 10g grow out.....O yeah......Have many jars ready to separate the juveniles....
You should leave plenty of plants for the female to hide and as a source of infusoria.
Everyone has his own breeding techniques. Many persons are unwilling to share!!!
Breed bettas for fun. After a few trials, you'll be able to make some money too.
I breed goldfish(comet) for money. Its much easier than betta.
But i'm actually on a mass betta breeding project.
Everyone has his own breeding techniques. Many persons are unwilling to share!!!
Breed bettas for fun. After a few trials, you'll be able to make some money too.
I breed goldfish(comet) for money. Its much easier than betta.
But i'm actually on a mass betta breeding project.
woofy;2485572; said:
Thats what people do, but first you should practice with cheaper varieties. losing them won't discourage you THAT much.
The most difficult part is to raise and feed the fry. That's where I lose most of the brood.And don't forget that bettas are ahemmm *virgin*. They have always been isolated. So you should let the betta practice a bit... four to five spawn will be okto get a good yield. Do not expect large batches of fry at first.
Rikesh;2485605; said:
i agree its trial an error, u might not even get that particular female to get along with your male. Bettas are picky from my experience, u also need time for breeding them because of this, u cant just get a pair go away for 8 hours and come back to eggs. U hav to watch their behavior, for aggression, and so on.
i've found out that addition of black water helps the couple into breeding.
Don't buy fancy stuff, just use an indian almond leaf.
Don't buy fancy stuff, just use an indian almond leaf.
I have just started using it after i spotted a couple of trees. I've been reading much about it but i didn't have the idea that there could be some tree round.
Just imagine the look of the guy when I just show up and tell him i'll pick some leaves that's lying on the ground on his yard. He perhaps thought that i'm picking it up for smoking